thatguy559 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 are there any where you guys are located at i live in washington and im willing to drive to get one made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Shoot a message to Rick, that's his screenname, he can build an aquarium for you, an he does really nice work. If you want acrylic, you have several choices, and if you need a custom fuge, again, several choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 can he do it in glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Rick? oh yeah, he works with glass, and does a [language filter] good job of it too. I forget who it is on here, but he made a really nice take, glass, for someone on here, and then another member, CoralCrazy has a frag tank that he built, super nice stuff if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Rick makes glass tanks??? How big?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 i was looking to get a 60"Lx36"Wx24"H with an external coast to coast overflow with 4 holes two 1 1/4" bulkheads and two 1" bulkheads in the middle of the 1 1/4" bulkheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I dunno how big he'll go, I know he offered to help me build a 4x2x18H 93g tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 well i hope he can build this for me i shot him a pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Rick makes glass tanks??? How big?? hopefully big enough to get you off my case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 i was looking to get a 60"Lx36"Wx24"H with an external coast to coast overflow with 4 holes two 1 1/4" and two 1" holes in the middle of the 1 1/4" holes. I like that dimensions (rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I do too Alex, nice an deep to give you plenty of options on scaping, and long enough to really keep any reef safe fish you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 If you are looking for a rimless tank, then the option for having a nice built tank are limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 What about a euro-brace Alex? I love my 40b simply because of the euro brace, it's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 hopefully big enough to get you off my case! HA HA funny! Not until I have one sitting in my living room!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 it can be eurobraced. i need it to be open on the top due to me only having one plasma arc light. if you look at my build thread you can see why im inquiring about a new tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 are there any other builders out there. there has to be more out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I can't comment on Rick's build quality, although I believe he's a hobbyist working with glass and not a professional tank builder. For the size your talking about I would only consider a professional tank builder with some tank engineering experience. Like I said I've only seen photos of one of the first tank he's built and have no idea how his skills have progressed. Other than that there really isn't any options around here, Joel who used to own Waves was building glass tanks but I believe he quit building tanks when he closed his shop. You might try the Seattle area, I believe I remember hearing that someone up there was building custom glass tanks. This was a while ago though. Have you considered acrylic? I know a lot of people dislike acrylic tanks because of how easy they scratch, although if your looking at Starfire (low iron glass) it scratches fairly easy compared to normal glass. I personally wouldn't consider building a glass reef tank without Starfire because of how much regular glass kills the optical quality. As far as visual clarity you can't do better than acrylic. Acrylic does scratch easier than Starfire, but acrylic is repairable and can be polished without even draining the tank or removing livestock. If you scratch glass you just have to live with it. Eventually a glass tank will break down, its just the nature of silicone and has the potential form leaks over time. An acrylic tank will last forever if properly built. To me the choice is simple, we're blessed to have one of the worlds top acrylic tank fabricators right here in the NW. I'd give James a call over at Envision Acrylics. James has built multiple tanks for me as well as plenty of other members around here. His prices are very fair and the quality can't be matched. He'll get you setup with a beautiful over built tank that'll last a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 i have considered acrylic i had an acrylic tank and when i came back from a deployment there was scratches everywhere. from my wife taking care of it for me. she didnt know any better. do you have a contact email i can reach him at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 http://www.envisionacrylics.com/contact.html Give him some time to get back to you, he can take a little while depending on how busy he gets. It's just him and his wife that work at the shop. Best thing you can do is draw out your ideas and sit down and talk with him or email him what you have in mind. Even if I lived all the way across the country I'd still have James build my tanks. You'll get a completely custom tank tailored to exactly what you want while knowing you've got the Rolls Royce of fish tanks. And keep your wife away from the magnet cleaner... Mine won't go near the tank cause she knows better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 + 1 James is a world renowned acrylic builder and you can see his work at many of the shops. Smann's tank was built by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 just waiting on his reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 does anyone know of anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You can message wannareef, aka Charles, he does great work as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy559 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 does he work with glass? or acrylic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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