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Old 10-09-2003, 03:28 PM
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If you don't mind me asking Evan;
How much for the glass and their time and such?
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Old 10-09-2003, 04:01 PM
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$825 For all the 1/2" glass and machining costs.
$10 for the silicone
$8 for the egg crate

$843 total materials & labour(not including my own) cost for the tank.

A bit less $ than an allglass 92g bowfront corner tank(which I cannot stand the distortion on), and about half the price of having the exact same pentagon tank custom built locally.


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Old 10-09-2003, 04:45 PM
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So who did you get your local price to build it from?

Not InterAmerican I assume?
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Old 10-09-2003, 04:56 PM
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I talked to both InterAmerican and Aqua Enterprises.
It's the glass thickness, starphire, polishing, and especially the mitered joints that would make this tank so much $. I could have had Aqua Enterprises build it for about $900.00 without the polishing, mitering, and the starphire glass but I wanted a nice show quality tank with straight clean seams and satin smooth edges, which is what I have now

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Old 10-09-2003, 05:36 PM
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Default VEry nice indeed

Well I'm thinking now about getting one of those made

Maybe i will down size and put that one in the corner of my rec room in stead of the 280 sell that one. \
What ya think doug up for a challenge!!!!!!
ANd Jayson if you se this wanna get me a price on the glass with the 22.5 angle corners with the 1.5 " over flow with the 2 x 1" returns.

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Old 10-09-2003, 05:42 PM
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You go, Mike! I can see these catching on... definitely a beauty, unless you're looking for Tang space. (Mind you, at the greatest width it looks like you've got about 4 ft. there -- the size of this thing is a little deceiving isn't it? )
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Oh Evan, that is simply awesome ! We might be asking you some questions....
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Old 10-09-2003, 07:12 PM
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If anybody wants the blueprints I'll put them up on my site next week along with some helpful tips.

The size is a little decieving. It's actually 55" across inside from corner to corner and 30" of from the front pane to the near side of the overflow.

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Old 10-09-2003, 07:13 PM
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Yes, very "wow" all around. Can't wait for the next Calgary meeting, which you will be hosting of course. Whoops did I let the cat out of the bag???!!
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Hmm, I may have to come back for that one!
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