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Old 06-27-2009, 09:06 PM
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Personally i would stay away from bow valley, it may be cheap but the materials used are cheap as well. if you trust some of your tank made out of a glass shower door, go for it cause it really comes down to you get what you pay for.
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Old 06-27-2009, 09:50 PM
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Starphire is nice & clear but scratches very very easily.
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Old 06-28-2009, 02:32 PM
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Elite does top-notch work. If you want ground and polished edges they do that. A must I think.
FWIW Gary can polish and bevel edges too. Its just an expensive option that not many people decide to go with.

If you really wanna get a feel for who does the best tanks...ask some of the peeps here with big tanks(like 300g+) who did theirs like Snappy, Yeeg etc.
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Old 06-28-2009, 02:39 PM
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In fact you are the first person to say anything bad about them. .

Mute point....anything bad said would be deleted.
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I am the owner of a retail pet store and have been buying tanks from Bow Valley for about 10 years. I have never seen a big tank of Mitch's leak in all this time. The notion that Mitch uses shower doors is not exactly fact as he does use recycled glass for smaller tanks which are used for reptiles and are not meant to hold water. I actually have a 210 gallon rimless tank in my living room that has a center overflow which was built by Bow Valley. In my dealings over the years they have been extremely slow.
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Old 06-28-2009, 03:18 PM
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http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=44214

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Old 06-28-2009, 03:37 PM
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Here we go.....
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Can Bow Valley be added to the list.
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ok, I was avoiding it but I have to ask... what was the point of posting this thread, theres no ratings in it

Although... Christy.. when is that poll going to be up and running

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I am the owner of a retail pet store and have been buying tanks from Bow Valley for about 10 years. I have never seen a big tank of Mitch's leak in all this time. The notion that Mitch uses shower doors is not exactly fact as he does use recycled glass for smaller tanks which are used for reptiles and are not meant to hold water. I actually have a 210 gallon rimless tank in my living room that has a center overflow which was built by Bow Valley. In my dealings over the years they have been extremely slow.
How is this said 210 rimless? Are you satisfied?
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