Need to get prices on a big tank

[littlebuck70]

Well i grabbed a shark egg from a store and planing on doing a fish only 300 gallon but it turned in to a reef tank.

But now i have a bamboo shark that is going to need a new home.

So where is the best place to have a tank made.


Looking for at least 500 gallons. 8x3x3 roughly in size. It can either be glass or acrylic.

Any help would be great.

Thanks Jeremy

 

[albano]

well, I know that you'll hear different opinions on this, but I rec'd my new 8'..(450g) acrylic from Glass Cages, built to my specifications within 6 weeks, for about 1/2 $ what other builders were quoting. check their website, they probably deliver to Albany for very little $

 

[Dre]

Thousand Island Aquarium in Brooklyn N.Y.

 

[littlebuck70]

Thanks.

I was looking on their site but i can go bigger with glass so now i have to figure out if i should go glass or acrylic.

 

[albano]

what do you mean, bigger?, there is a member in marketplace selling a 1000gal acrylic (actually is 900g) 8'x6' for about $3000, as I recall. And my 450g was brought into my home by my brother and I...you'll need at least 4 more friends to bring in a glass tank. If you mean $ for $ you'll get a larger tank in glass, yes, you will, but there are advantages for either choice.

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Miricle, A.G.E, Aquarium Obsessed as well....

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Have you thought about a pool?

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Have you thought about a pool?

now that was funny......:tongue1:

 

[Galantra]

Jeremy another build WOW! I would go with Aquarium Obsessed i have seen a lot of their work.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

Have you thought about a pool?

how about an endless pool. it 's about 12x8 and has jet propulsion system the shark can swim against for exercise. i thought about one of those for my kids' triathlon training.:biggrin:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Actually I was talking about a pool/pond type fixture made out of fiberglass.

 

[tosiek]

Think BIG!

 

[Dre]

Actually I was talking about a pool/pond type fixture made out of fiberglass.

The guys at the Manhattan Aquariums have one with sharks and sting rays.

 

[RaSooch]

I have seen people use retaining wall stones and a pond liner from home depot setup in their basement for a shark tank. Not sure how well it worked long term but it was a really inexpensive solution that you could be done yourself and you could go as big as you wanted to.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

All of this because you bought a bamboo shark egg!!!! Whatever happened to having the system up and running and then make the purchases. This has to be a joke

 

[littlebuck70]

Well thanks everyone for the info.

As i stated in my original post i had a 300 gallon for it but wanted to make it a reef tank.

Shark is in the reef tank and doing great but in a few years he will out grow it so need to start planning on doing a bigger tank

Im thinking about doing a concrete block for the back and sides with a glass panel on the front.