mattyice Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 looks like Envision Acrylic is the way I'm going $2350 shipped to North Ridgeville, Ohio where i will drive there myself and pick it up here are the specs 48x48x24 Acrylic tank 1" vertical panels 1/2" bottom 1" thick eurobrace that would be 3" wide 24x5x23 over flow with a 1.5" hole for a SCH. 80 Bulkhead Front two edges will be hand polished pics will be up as soon as i get them Link to comment
fewskillz Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Not a bad price at all, I was expecting much worse. That is some thick acrylic, pretty tough sounding euro-brace. Link to comment
spanko Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 What is the dry weight on the tank, do you know? Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 yeah the only thing that sucks...Vortechs wont work on the tank, im going to see if my buddy will let me try his when i get the tank to see if they work and go from there, MAN i was really hoping i wouldnt have to have any wires in the tank and the vortechs flow is so spread out it would be AMAZING the effects i could get on them I'm not too sure yet, i dont know how much the pacakging weight is but tecenor said that the shipping weight would be 450 lbs but i think they greatly overdid the weight but if not this tank is thicker also Link to comment
spanko Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 That's a monster for sure............. Link to comment
eddie29 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 well heres to a closed loop system, get a red-dragon pump, they are monsters Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 haha red dragon pumps at wholesale are not a problem for me, it just matters what the price increase is between wholesale and normal pricing, i dont want closed loop as i want this tank to be extremely clean and i dont want pipe nozzles coming out in the tank, there will be 4 returns all of them penductors, two in the end view of the tank up near the surface of the water (only about 6" below it) the other ones will be piped down along the corner of the back wall and side panel they will be ran down about 12" where i will terminate them with a 90 with a penductor and have them facing towards the center of the tank, this will really mix up the flow and with 4 vortechs going crazy in there i dont see how it will be much of a problem for flow with SPS Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 update with pics and info on the first page Link to comment
hecsrt-4 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Nice looking tank, like the sketches. Is that you in the sketch haha Link to comment
eddie29 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 i think a simple two tone wood stand would look good. I'd take it easy on using the second wood, more just as trim peices but heres a pic of what I was thinking Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 I will prolly end up doing that as exotic wood can get pretty expensive from what I have seen so far online but I'm going to a local place that specializes in exotic wood so I will have to see what it costs through them Link to comment
FateX9 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 sheesh it seems like everyone here is going large now! kudos on that custom tank Link to comment
eddie29 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 sheesh it seems like everyone here is going large now!kudos on that custom tank you should come and join!! =) Link to comment
nynex Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 mattyice nice design plan... I have to ask though....How do you conclude that you have some of the best LFS's in the nation in canton ohio?? It may be just your opinion.. and you might have some decent ones...but the best in the nation?? I live in Florida and highly doubt they are as good as the stores here. Plus ive never seen prices as good as the Florida stores either. Most of the Fish Farms are located here in Florida. So the LFS's here have the access to go directly to the Fish farms and hand pick their livestock.. I know several who do this and ive been able to go a few times and seen a couple of the fishfarms. I also travel alot for my career and Ive been in LFS's all over and Ive never seen any as good as the ones here...well maybe in Calif.. Check out Sea in the City, Aquarium Fanatics, Aquaria Studios, or Ocean Blue. Link to comment
Sebea Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 S E A in the C I T Y is the best!!!!!!! Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 because i have been to stores across the nation and i still have yet to find one that compares to the coral and livestock that Dan at Salty Critter can get in the same goes for Phishy Business, Aquatic Technology, and quite a few local coral farms Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 we have new coral additions to the frag tank!!! Link to comment
eddie29 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 nice looking, not to mention the good photography skills. What camera are you using?? Also, whats that second to last coral? so my lfs finally can get those flavicuda anthias. Price is 120 for male, 40 for female. You think I should just get females and let them decide who wants to be the man?? Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 the second to the last coral is an alien eye chalice, i got all of those corals at MACNA from salty critter i would say at that price get females and they will duke out who is the male Link to comment
eddie29 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 man I'm jealous, glad next year its a bit closer to home and I'll be able to make it out there. So any news on the tank, eta? Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 ETA is about mid october, im talking to a few wholesalers right now and im pretty ####ed at proline aquatics because their representatives at MACNA were very rude to me and wouldnt talk to me about a wholesale account because of my age and they didnt think i was serious I'm looking at a few other places right now and i hope to have everything setup by the end of october, with a few custom pieces from macro rocks for the main parts of the SPS and LPS islands Link to comment
eddie29 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 i'm sure you've said it somewhere, but how old are you? nm I saw it listed on your profile. Yeah it sucks when you try to sometimes be taken seriously and people blow you off because of your age. Thankfully I have two things that help me out (i'm only 23), one is that I look older then I am and second is that I'm usually in my work clothes from the bank. Link to comment
robbie Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 how are your fish doing? good choices.. Link to comment
nynex Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Well Im sure that store you go to is good... But I still gurantee what you are paying for livestock in Ohio and what we pay in Florida...is night and day difference. Ive been to the stores up there...Plain Figi liverock is $8.99 a pound and we pay between $2.50 and 3.50 here. I have a friend who had an awesome saltwater store in Michigan and I couldnt believe what they charge up there..Guess we are spoiled here in Florida.. Also why should you get a wholesale account if you dont have a company in the Aquatics industry? Ive been to those expos and conventions too..Those reps know who the real dealers are and the people who are looking for a discount on their products. Ya sure we all want to save money and ive got friends at allot of these companies and gotten some awesome deals...But dont get bummed cause a company doesnt want to give a 20 year old a wholesale account, when they know you have no business and are only looking for a discount.. Link to comment
mattyice Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 see if you would read earlier in the thread i am starting a store, so dont jump to conclusions exactly like Proline Aquatics did also i get LR from salty critter for 4.50 for rock and so far his prices are just as cheap as florida's (believe me i have been to them), lets do a little price comparison for ya Premium fiji LR -$4.50 per/lb, all cured, coraline covered, and hand picked (gets cheaper as you go heavier) Pair of Watanabei angels - $175 Perfectly healthy and eating with aggressiveness ORA Picasso Clowns - $180 per pair Most stores charge over 250 for a pair amazing SPS colonies - $49 SPS frag packs for 150 (you pick) Gigas Clams - 70-120 also if there is something you want, i guarentee that Dan can get it in without a problem (my goldenback trigger for example) I'm setting up this tank as my personal tank and to show the quality of work that my custom installations will have, which is why I am setting up wholesale accounts Link to comment
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