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Old 07-17-2007, 04:35 PM
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Anybody know of good Acrylic tank manufacturers in Canada. I know of Tenecor, but are they in the States?

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Old 07-17-2007, 05:29 PM
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Tagging along because I'm interested as well.

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what size tank you looking for?
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Untamed had his tank built in the US, but he might know of a Canadian place he found during his research. you could PM him

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Old 07-17-2007, 10:38 PM
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just want to know in general, we are thinking of setting up a custom system for a client of ours, size is still undetermined but it will most likely be above 100 gallon and a custom shape.
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for those interested, although not in canuckville, here is what we found out so far re acrylic manufacturers:

Tenecor
http://www.tenecor.com/bg_cat_2.html

Livingcolor
http://www.livingcolor.com/

ATM
http://www.acrylicaquariums.com/

and something not entirely related but VERY cool!
Zero Edge
http://www.zeroedgeaquarium.com/index.html

As for Canada???........?
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http://www.truvuaquariums.com/index.html also in the US.

The lack of comparable Canadian outfits is probably due to the higher domestic prices for acrylic.

There are some places like http://www.miraclesaquariums.com/index.html but they are back east and have limited selection.
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What are atvantages to acrylic aquariums?
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Depends on who you talk to

BUT,

in general, acrylic is lighter, clearer and stronger(especially in an earthquake). So it makes sense for LARGE tanks or tanks that are weird shapes and sizes.
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I found a place in Langley, BC that claimed they could make anything...and had acrylic up to 1" thick. Unfortunately, they had no experience making aquariums in particular - which made me nervous.

In the end, I went with Envision in Oregon. http://www.envisionacrylics.com/index.html

He provided a lot of experience and actually built things into the tank that I had not considered. (ie. removable overflow strainers)
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