Getting tank built?

Eb0la11 · #1 06-27-2009, 07:34 AM

Bow Valley Aquatics. Will custom build whatever you want and are very reasonably priced as they are the wholesaler who supply Big Als, Pisces etc with their tanks.

$425 for a 180G with overflows interior or exterior. Just the tank/canopy glass/trim.

Mine will be done on Monday and I can let you know how it goes.

He has all the plumbing parts you need at the shop as well - not to mention a 3 foot grand cayman alligator in a massive tank just to show off how good he is.

lorenz0 · #2 06-27-2009, 09:06 PM

Personally i would stay away from bow valley, it may be cheap but the materials used are cheap as well. if you trust some of your tank made out of a glass shower door, go for it cause it really comes down to you get what you pay for.

Snappy · #3 06-27-2009, 09:50 PM

Starphire is nice & clear but scratches very very easily.

fishytime · #4 06-28-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Elite does top-notch work. If you want ground and polished edges they do that. A must I think.

FWIW Gary can polish and bevel edges too. Its just an expensive option that not many people decide to go with.

If you really wanna get a feel for who does the best tanks...ask some of the peeps here with big tanks(like 300g+) who did theirs like Snappy, Yeeg etc.

fishytime · #5 06-28-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

In fact you are the first person to say anything bad about them. .

Mute point....anything bad said would be deleted.

Jamieh · #6 06-28-2009, 03:03 PM

I am the owner of a retail pet store and have been buying tanks from Bow Valley for about 10 years. I have never seen a big tank of Mitch's leak in all this time. The notion that Mitch uses shower doors is not exactly fact as he does use recycled glass for smaller tanks which are used for reptiles and are not meant to hold water. I actually have a 210 gallon rimless tank in my living room that has a center overflow which was built by Bow Valley. In my dealings over the years they have been extremely slow.

Doug · #7 06-28-2009, 03:18 PM

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Eb0la11 · #8 06-29-2009, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamieh

I am the owner of a retail pet store and have been buying tanks from Bow Valley for about 10 years. I have never seen a big tank of Mitch's leak in all this time. The notion that Mitch uses shower doors is not exactly fact as he does use recycled glass for smaller tanks which are used for reptiles and are not meant to hold water. I actually have a 210 gallon rimless tank in my living room that has a center overflow which was built by Bow Valley. In my dealings over the years they have been extremely slow.

How is this said 210 rimless? Are you satisfied?

kien · #9 06-28-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Mute point....anything bad said would be deleted.

Very good point! But with all due respect, my life does not revolve around this forum :-) I was actually referring to first hand accounts of the various tank builders from calling around town and talking to people face to face where their opinions can't be silenced :-). Now, having said that, some people have PM'ed me with some more opinions good and bad of all the vendors (thanks for that). Bottom line is I recommend calling around and talking to people and get their experiences.

lastlight · #10 06-28-2009, 07:59 PM

I'm not trying to start a war but I've been inside Bow Valley recently. My sump does in fact have a shower door on it's bottom and there are indeed massive sheets of glass on racks in the shop. Many of these massive panes of glass were still in wooden WINDOW FRAMES.

There's already enough information out there imo to make an informed decision regarding BVA. I only wanted him to cut me glass and that was a nightmare on its own.