Drop Off Reef Tank

fishytime · #1 08-03-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dave@conceptaquatics

just for fun i sent in a request for a quote to see how much it would cost to have the two pieces cnc'ed and tampered. It should be interesting to see what they come back with

hope I didnt step on your toes Dave.......I had been sitting here waiting for you to pipe up and say something

dave_C · #2 08-04-2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

hope I didnt step on your toes Dave.......I had been sitting here waiting for you to pipe up and say something

nope none at all lol, i was just sending in my to piece to get quoted so figure why not just ask

Gripenfelter · #3 08-04-2011, 03:50 AM

Definitely doing tempered glass. Waiting on a glass quote from PPG otherwise going with a local company.

ScubaSteve · #4 08-04-2011, 10:28 PM

Hey, here's a more extreme version of your tank with some build pics: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/riveraquarium

mark · #5 08-04-2011, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Hey, here's a more extreme version of your tank with some build pics: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/riveraquarium

good find

MarkoD · #6 08-04-2011, 11:13 PM

Yeah why not do what they did.... Build the floor out of wood and put glass on the viewing sides

Gripenfelter · #7 08-05-2011, 02:10 PM

Wood flexes and would be more prone to leaks. Even some acrylic tanks flexed and burst at the seam of that 90 degree bend. Glass doesn't flex (as much).

Here's a link to someone's acrylic tank that burst.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/s...322764&page=10 (scroll half way down)

Took him a while to get back on track.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/s...322764&page=25 (scroll half way down)