Acrylic Tank Makers Comparison...

[inkblue]

...need opinons oR feedback on Midwest Aquariums and So Cal Creations :icon16:

I can buy a 120G from MidWest for about $800 shipped, but from SoCal, it would cost me about $1,300 shipped. From MidWest, I can buY two... i REALLY want two!

Maybe ya'LL have experience with one or the other or know oF someOne wh0 haS. :thanks:

 

[kimoyo]

Ink - You should try that linK for Midwest Aquarium, lol.

You talking about Midwest Custom Aquarium right. His tank wasn't flawless but it was nice. If your going to pay 1300 you should go with Envision Acrylics, if not I would go with MCA. Just make sure hes going to do all the top notch stuff for you. And know exactly what you want before he starts so you can email him everything. He does good work.

In fact you should show him a picture of my tank to remind him what he should do .

 

[inkblue]

sorrY pauL, i fix'd it ...wh0 is MCA? ...with MidWest, it may not be fLawless, but for $700 leSs i caN live with that

 

[kimoyo]

MidwestCustomAquariums, the guy who did my tank.



Don't let him give you the cheap bulkheads like he did to me. And he didn't drill the hole big enough for me to fit the schedule 80 ones.

 

[kimoyo]

And the thicker acrylic makes the tank look nicer. Was that Socal quote for 1/2" acrylic?

 

[inkblue]

yes, i think so... hoW many gaLLons is the tank in the piCs :scratchch hE said he wouLd use thicKer acrylic for mY 120 :happysad:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Ink talk to NYPD Frogman b4 you do anything looks like he's cheaper and closer!!!!!

 

[inkblue]

yuP, i aLready have a sUmp being made by fraNk :icon16: :approve:

 

[kimoyo]

the outside measurements are 4'*2'*2'

 

[DevIouS]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6763

 

[inkblue]

KimoYo, perfecT! caN i ask why you cHose the overFlow outside of the tank, was it just preference :scratchch :afro:

 

[jhale]

external overflows are the bomb.

nothing to get in the way of aquascaping.

 

[jhale]

ink check out this tank on RC, it's made by envision. it kicks arse.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=514675&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[inkblue]

nice! ...am going for a tecH-looKing taNk. as much as possiBLe, i dont want wood anywhere near my red-frame taNk the long-terM goal iS to have it hooK'd up witH multipLe webcaMs pointing to differnt partS of the taNk that i wiLL broadcast 24 hourS :lol: i'LL hooK up the AquatronicS to a dedicated PC/server to monitoR all conditioNs...[croSs-fingers] :bigeyes2:

 

[Gmandese]

Ink, with all the stuff you're buying/want to buy, do you live in an airplane hanger or something? :scratchch

 

[DEEPWATER]

INk ,Call me tomorrowand reming me.Ill get you a # from company in Canada they make really good tanks ,and may be cheper then both of them shipped.

 

[inkblue]

my pLace it TINY :irked: i juSt dont have anYone living with me :happysad: ...i just waNna combine what i like to d0 with what I know i CAN d0 :yeah:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

INK if i were u i would go with the 150 gallon. 30 gallons more=More aquaspacing=more corals=more fun Lolz even the 120 gallon is cool. im gettin a 120 gallon in the near future. so if you ever upgrade to the 150 gallon ill buy the 120 gallon from ya. lolZ talk to ya lataz INK

 

[inkblue]

TONY... i thiNk yoUR pHone is ringinG :shhh: :headache: :arg:

 

[kimoyo]

I like external overflows because I don't like internal overflows. I also had my overflow made long so it would skim off the surface more. There are some really nice tanks from envision on RC.

Curthendrix's http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=579130
Hop's http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=623983&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
Nexdog's http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=664086
Reefboy1's http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=562238