Why is it so difficult to buy a tank these days?

[Aqua-Digital]

+1 concepts, without doubt the best tanks I have ever seen and I have had two from them now. Check out their one piece Euro brace! Now thats quality.

[mikellini]

Originally Posted by VFX

Does nobody want business any more?

Having sold my tank in anticipation of a new one... my tank builder decided to ignore me. I haven't heard from him in months once we'd specced up the tank. He never replies to messages or email & also he's taken no money from me, so I guess there's no tank coming.

After coming to that conclusion, i contact one of our sponsors to inquire about getting one made up & sent over. Months later & no response.

So, I guess I should shop locally then...

I go to a cheap but filthy local LFS, to ask about what they have and was completely ignored by everyone downstairs. Eventually, my wife flagged down a sales person from the fresh water side & directed him my way. When I asked told him what I was looking for, he said they only have what I can see here... so i ask him the price of one of the tanks they had sitting right there. His response? "How would I know, I'm not the fish guy" and then he promptly turned his back on me & walked away whilst I was mid sentence.

I go upstairs to speak with the owners & they just said "well you asked the wrong person, what did you expect?". No apologies, no offer to help me, just carried on his conversation with his wife(?).

After that I go to another sponsor, where I'm a known regular. I tell them what I want, they tell me to email them as it'd be easier... well, no response.

So I email a handful of local places who deal with custom tanks, all from their website contact pages. A week later no response.

All the while, my fish & corals are looking uncomfortable in a tiny 75 gallon tank on the floor of my living room, instead of being in a shiny new 120+ gallon tank

Is business so good that they can't be bothered?

Or is it really difficult to build a nice 60L"x24W"x20H"?

I even gave the option of a standard 48"x24"x24" if my custom dimensions were too awkward... oh well, I'll scour the used market I guess.

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Don't take offense, but perhaps there's something about your approach? Although nobody should be treated rudely face-to-face, or have emails ignored (or missed), or be forgotten about. But two really annoying and true cliches come to mind: you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, and the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Good luck with your search, and I like those dimensions for a 120! Have you thought about doing 60x30x18 for around 140 gallons? Actually would hold probably 120 when full, and many more options for aquascaping

[apexifd]

I never had any problem with the two local LFS stated by OP.

[trilinearmipmap]

Originally Posted by VFX

Why is it so difficult to buy a tank these days?

Here are some large 2nd hand tanks I found online, shipping might be a bit much though.

http://www.mortarinvestments.eu/prod...2#currency=USD

[jason604]

I think reefwars might b right. There's most likely something wrong with ur email. Check if ur getting bounce backs or even check ur spam folder I'm sure they r auto being sent there. Doubt so many vendors n not one replies. Btw I recently bought a tank from a reefer on here that's pretty much exactly the dimensions ur looking for n paid next to nth 😁

[hunggi74]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

Here are some large 2nd hand tanks I found online, shipping might be a bit much though.

http://www.mortarinvestments.eu/prod...2#currency=USD

Oh you got me too much for my blood.
OP, I have that problem with my email sometimes where it gets put into my junk mail box and I completely miss it. It does seem weird that not one company has responded to emails.

[Rice Reef]

Originally Posted by apexifd

I never had any problem with the two local LFS stated by OP.

+1

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

Here are some large 2nd hand tanks I found online, shipping might be a bit much though.

http://www.mortarinvestments.eu/prod...2#currency=USD

Whoa, and they are priced in US $ too! Nice, but a little too rich for my blood too....

[VFX]

You know what? I never even thought about the email thing... I checked just now & didn't find anything amongst the spam. Other people have been getting my emails... I don't know, I guess I could try to follow up again using a different email account to be sure.

Attitude? I was very polite, gave plenty of options & information.

Those US tanks are nice. Shipping wouldn't be an issue, just drive it back!

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[reefwars]

Originally Posted by VFX

You know what? I never even thought about the email thing... I checked just now & didn't find anything amongst the spam. Other people have been getting my emails... I don't know, I guess I could try to follow up again using a different email account to be sure.

Attitude? I was very polite, gave plenty of options & information.

Those US tanks are nice. Shipping wouldn't be an issue, just drive it back!

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email me directly if you like and want to get a quote from concept

denny@conceptaquariums

or pm me here as well i would be glad to help if i can


cheers

denny

concept aquariums