It is all the same glass, saphire/starfire etc. just different brand names for low iron glass. My tank cost about $200 but some of that expense was for polishing as well.

- Chad

yikes.... $$200 for a foot cube... id rather buy a crystal vase for 20 and get the same effect only alot cheaper... better yet a free large glass jar from work...

wow, i never realized how much of a good deal i got on my tank..

i've got to keep up with keeping the glass crystal clear now with everyday cleaning ;)

Haha... except you can't drill crystal and any glass jar you use will be riddled with imperfections and distortions. If you think that's expensive, you should see what the shop would have charged me if I didn't already know a couple of the guys working there. They charge $1 per inch for polishing glass edges. My polishing cost alone on the tank would have been $240 (12" per side x four sides per pane x five panes). This time around I had the shop drill the bulkheads for me (saved me some time)that cost about $10-$15 per hole and then the bulkheads themselves are $5-$10 each.
I'm sure anyone could make a cheaper cube - but don't make the mistake of thinking that just because you have a tank, you have "the same effect". ( :

Good luck,
- Chad

Yesterday I brought the tank home from the office. I put it on the bookshelf in the kitchen but I am still looking around for a better piece of furniture so that I can keep the 360degree visibility. The topoff sits on the left of the bookshelf and the cannister filter is to the right.




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As seen from my chair at the dinner table:

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Enjoy,

- Chad

I thought you were selling this bad boy Chad?

Ryan,
Hey dude. That is the plan but there are a couple components that no one wants. If it doesn't all sell, I will probably just hold on to it...

- Chad

how much would be selling this setup for?

I'm interested to know as well.

Just curious...