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Gripenfelter 08-23-2011 12:40 AM

Recommend an acrylic tank builder to me
 
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 08-23-2011 02:32 AM

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 08-23-2011 03:29 AM

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

ill race you

RedCoralEdmonton 08-23-2011 05:38 AM

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

Steve

MarkoD 08-23-2011 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedCoralEdmonton (Post 631191)
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 08-23-2011 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkoD (Post 631206)
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 08-23-2011 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 631149)
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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkoD (Post 631162)
im building a drop off reef tank too.... glass tho.

ill race you

OoOoOoOo.

Starting my build next week hopefully.

MarkoD 08-23-2011 04:37 PM

I'll share if it works

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

Gripenfelter 08-23-2011 06:23 PM

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/l...h/53141e39.jpg

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/16298f28.jpg

God Bless Google Sketchup.

lastlight 08-23-2011 06:44 PM

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.


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