Local Tank Builders

[lessthanlights]

Can anyone recommend a local acrylic or glass tank builder for my next project. I'm looking at a 48x36x24 or similar. I have a 36x24x24 from Midwest Custom Aquarium and it's great but I just want to see what else may or may not be available.

Thanks

[coldwaterreefer]

www.reefmania.net

[Wetone]

I like oceanic, glass is the best for the reefer. Custom overflow were you need them and how big did you need them .

[redwinger]

Originally Posted by coldwaterreefer

www.reefmania.net

Acrylic tanks and he is the man. I loved my 120 he built and might have been one of the most customized,tricked out tanks that he has built. When it comes to acrylic tanks the sky is the limit for design. Only downfall of acrylic is it scratches easily. Glass is durable but kind of limited in custom fabrication situations. Plus unless you go starphire the clarity is not as good as acrylic.

Acrylic pros
Design possibilites are virtually endless
clarity
lower weight
easy to drill
better insulator than glass


Cons
scratches easily



Glass pros
cost (in most cases)
Doesn't scratch as easy


Cons
Heavier than acrylic
not as clear (unless using starphire)
Not as customizeable
Not as good a insulator as glass

[REEFSTOCK]

You got your insulation cons mixed up.
acrylic cons are scratch and need to support the whole bottom, not just the edges.

also for glass: advantage: doesn't scratch easy and disadvantage: if it does, its not fixable (acrylic is).

40,75,120,120,125?,180 There are a couple decent glass sizes but defiantly more possibility with acrylic.

[maxseeley]

Originally Posted by redwinger

Acrylic pros
better insulator than glass

I would argue that that is a con - heating is a lot easier then chilling

BIG BIG PRO using glass for reef tanks is it is much easier to clean. Glass also has larger openings then acrylic tanks. BIG con with glass is that the silicone joints have a finite lifetime where a acrylic tank joint will last forever.

[REEFSTOCK]

lol good point