Im pretty sure that Golds does not use Bow Valley, they guy he uses is named Gray i think. I have talked to a couple of people that used RC and they were very happy.

Golds uses Mitch and Gary.

Mitch has been draggin his butt on a pair of 33 gallon drilled tanks for weeks now. He had the first batch done fairly on-time but put my 1" holes in the wrong sides of the tanks. Oh and the 1" holes were 1.5"! I've been told I'll have my tanks by Friday or Gary gets to build them lol. Pretty frustrating as I went to Golds to avoid BVA. Colby's guy can do some really neat things with cutouts, ground edges etc and his work is cleaner than anyone elses in my opinion.

Wish I was wrong.

My 90g acclimation tank is from Colby's guy... it is one of the first tanks he ever built and it is very well put together. Excellent quality and it looks fantastic. Black silicone which is something I wish we had done with our display.

What if a guy decided to make his own? Is there a special type of silicone that should be used? Could get the glass cut and stick her together myself. Is this tougher than I think it is?

Dennis over at golds told me he uses mitch for the smaller stuff and gary for the bigger. Took mitch 3 weeks to build me a 12 gallon tank, he drilled 3 1/2" instead of 3/4" then tried to blame me for it. Who in there right mind would want 1/2 overflow?! Then to top it off, it was scratched to hell and made of the finest scrap (read crap) green glass he had liein around. Next time ill be goin to RC or to see Colby that's for sure.

I actually was driving down Barlow the other day and BV was being gutted. All the signs were gone and it was being cleaned out.
Wonder whats going on?

Maybe that Alligator thing got loose and ate someone.......

You have a couple of options on what brand you use. However, what you want is something that DOES NOT have fungicide in it. I've used GE Construction (in a purple tube), as well as GE Silicone II Windows and Doors in all our builds (I believe it has a silver label). If you want photos of the actual containers they're in the first couple pages of my 180g build thread under the Tank Journal section.

If you are going to build your own sump its quite simple, just make sure you tape everything, and have good ventilation. Clean the glass before hand with newspaper and vinegar to avoid any particles getting caught between your glass panes and the silicone.

If you want help or details let me know. Kevin and I have built quite a few tanks to date and have it down to an art.

Seriously? Crap...he was building my 12ft tank...oh well I didn't put any cash down, so I'm not out anything, but it still sucks.

Bv just moved, I got mitches cell somewhere if you need it. Starting moving about 2 months ago to a bigger shop in foothills industrial