Best Place for Custom tanks?

[Palmer]

Welcome to SW reefing. I havent been in the SW hobby long but even if you get a tank for free plan on spending a fair amount of money in this hobby even after initial set up.

[Magma]

Originally Posted by Palmer

Welcome to SW reefing. I havent been in the SW hobby long but even if you get a tank for free plan on spending a fair amount of money in this hobby even after initial set up.

Oh i know I have 2 tanks setup right now

[riceboy]

Dude just give conceptaquariums a pm. I myself along with a handful of others are getting our tanks built by him. You can keep on posting and what not but if you were to go out to a handful of places and give each on the dimensions of a tank and sump and get a qoute, then you would see which place is the cheapest. I was in the same boat a couple of weeks ago, so I went to 5 places in calgary and got quotes. Then I just chose the best price and looked at the quality in the tanks they built. That's how I ended up getting conceptsaquariums to build my tank.

[Magma]

what size did you get built?

[riceboy]

Check out my tank build. 82.7gal three sides starfire and one piece starfire eurobrace. 3'x2'x22"

[michika]

I'll second the huge thumbs up for Concept Aquariums!

They're building my tank right now (you can click through the link below, its called Tibet). They have spectacular communication, really fair prices, you get to see before hand exactly what you're getting via drawings and sketch ups. They show up when they say they will, and its always a really easy going process. They're well worth the few minutes to send out a PM.

[Magma]

we will see who can offer me the best package for the best price, it wont be till the new year but its good to have a idea of where to go.

[DiverDude]

I understand you don't want to spend a fortune on a tank -no one does. This is a hobby after all and hobbies take discretionary income.

HOWEVER.....this thing is going to hold over ONE HUNDERD GALLONS of salt water in your house. Try this....take a ONE gallon milk jug, fill it with tap water and randomly toss it somewhere in the room you plan to put that tank -that is literally a drop in the bucket of what the scene will be if your tank fails.

Does this mean that if you pay less the tank will fail with water all over ? Certainly not -but would you take the chance ? The tank is like a crash helmet for a race driver; it's the ONE thing you don't cheap on !!

[Magma]

If the tank fails it fails, let face it that could happen to any builder, I think all the ones mentioned would be pretty good and I dont think your paying for that in a tank, your paying for the name a lot of time....

[burtonpj48]

I was wondering where concept aquariums is? A contact number would also be better thanks.