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Old 08-23-2011, 12:40 AM
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Default 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.
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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.
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im building a drop off reef tank too.... glass tho.

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

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

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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
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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 =)
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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.

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

ill race you
OoOoOoOo.

Starting my build next week hopefully.
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I'll share if it works

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





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Old 08-23-2011, 06:44 PM
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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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