Recommend an acrylic tank builder to me

[Gripenfelter]

Most of you know I am building a very custom drop off reef tank.

I've received quotes from Fish tanks direct and midwest aquarium builders.

Anyone else I should check out. The above two companies gave me pretty competitive quotes.

[lastlight]

http://www.envisionacrylics.com/

I came very close to building a tank with James years back and he's a great guy to deal with and if you read around the forums builds incredibly solid tanks.

[MarkoD]

im building a drop off reef tank too.... glass tho.

ill race you

[RedCoralEdmonton]

Marko.... seriously? or are you just trolling? If not the latter, come see me, very interested....

Steve

[MarkoD]

Marko.... seriously? or are you just trolling? If not the latter, come see me, very interested....

Steve

Lol no I'm not trolling. But I'm pretty sure I've figured out a way to convert a rectangular tank to l shape successfully. Will be testing on a 25 gal by the weekend and if it works I'm going to do it on a 6 footer

[lastlight]

Lol no I'm not trolling. But I'm pretty sure I've figured out a way to convert a rectangular tank to l shape successfully. Will be testing on a 25 gal by the weekend and if it works I'm going to do it on a 6 footer

That's all you're going to share? Oh come on... tell us what the plan is =)

[Gripenfelter]

http://www.envisionacrylics.com/

I came very close to building a tank with James years back and he's a great guy to deal with and if you read around the forums builds incredibly solid tanks.

Shot off an email to him.

im building a drop off reef tank too.... glass tho.

ill race you

OoOoOoOo.

Starting my build next week hopefully.

[MarkoD]

I'll share if it works

Here's a hint: what's the opposite of overflow? Underflow?

[Gripenfelter]

Well the simple way that someone suggested to me was to simply make a box out of glass but drill it so water can move through it and drop it in the tank.

I'll go acrylic though and stick with the true L shaped tank.

Still trying to figure out the logistics of it and might go bull nose as well.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l375/Grip_Singh/53141e39.jpg

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l375/Grip_Singh/16298f28.jpg

God Bless Google Sketchup.

[lastlight]

A 3 foot tall piece of glass to clean and you want to make it curved as well?! Sucker for punishment I take it? That does however look super cool I'd love to see that happen.

[Gripenfelter]

A 3 foot tall piece of glass to clean and you want to make it curved as well?! Sucker for punishment I take it? That does however look super cool I'd love to see that happen.

What? You don't own a Scuba suit? Perfect opportunity for me to get one.

I'm starting to doubt your commitment to your fishes. :lol:

Yeah I hide all my VISA bills from the wife. :redface:

[Gripenfelter]

So Midwest Custom Aquariums is cheapest for the tank.

Fish Tanks Direct is cheapest for the tank, cabinet, and canopy but way more on shipping.

The above two were within $100 of one another for the tank.

Everyone else was $1000-$2000 higher.

[MarkoD]

What's the price you got?

[Gripenfelter]

What's the price you got?

$4200. $1100 for a cabinet and canopy to match.

The local guys in town wanted $6600 for a drop off tank without the bullnose end or $9000 with the bullnose.

[MarkoD]

Holy smokes that's a lot of money for a tank