Best place to buy a new glass, pre-drilled aquarium?

dskibs · 02/20/2011, 03:14 PM

Decided it is time to start a new tank, wondering anyone's idea on the best retailer to use for a glass (or acrylic, I suppose) tank that is predrilled with overflows and the whole lot, and a predrilled sump too! Also wondering if anyone aquarium makers have tanks predrilled for a closed-loop system? Probably going to use bluezooaquatics.com to find the skimmer/lights/filtration/everything else that will be the meat of the tank, wondering if anyone knows of other sites that have a good selection as well! Thanks!

andrewsky · 02/20/2011, 04:19 PM

i got my tank from glasscages.com not bad, little expensive but it did come with overflows, bulkheads, pre-drilled, and a nice rim top. but yet again the glass is so thick its probs about a good .25-.50 inch thick!!!! crazy. never seen glass that thick. but knock on wood i've had no cracks or problems with it. came with stand we spray painted it. if you want to see my tank to see if you think its a good supplier to get it from here s the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwdKpjY7snM

not sure if you can see the thickness of it in this video but its very thick. great people helped alot. i also got two overflows so that added to the expense of it. but ya glasscages is great.

MrGoodbar · 02/20/2011, 05:41 PM

I am in the process of setting up a 75g. i got my tank from all glass aquarium. My LFS ordered it for me and it has built in overflow pre drilled. I believe there is a sale till the end of February for all different sizes of their tanks. I got my tank with all the plumbing for around 200$. The tank is really nice i would recommend it to anyone. The best part was it came with a flyer for a sump and everything to help save some money. It works for me

wreedps · 01/20/2014, 11:04 PM

Anybody have any new recommendation on where to get a tank like this?

dppitone · 01/21/2014, 02:05 AM

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billdogg · 01/21/2014, 08:34 AM

IMHO, if you are in the market for a new standard tank, your LFS is the best place to go. Why? You get to support your LFS. (as you should) Also, if something happens to the tank in shipping, it is way easier for the LFS to deal with the vendor that it will be for you.

Laddy · 01/21/2014, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdogg

IMHO, if you are in the market for a new standard tank, your LFS is the best place to go. Why? You get to support your LFS. (as you should) Also, if something happens to the tank in shipping, it is way easier for the LFS to deal with the vendor that it will be for you.

I agree too. There are a couple things LFS' do better than dealing with online vendors, and this is one of them.

fishroomlady · 01/21/2014, 09:43 AM

FWIW, I ordered a deep blue pre-drilled reef ready tank off of amazon. (my LFS is too small to order tanks). It arrived twice cracked

due to the shipper not the company and amazon took care of it. There is some assurance when you deal with a third party if something happens.

02/20/2011, 03:14 PM	#1
dskibs Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 74	Best place to buy a new glass, pre-drilled aquarium? Decided it is time to start a new tank, wondering anyone's idea on the best retailer to use for a glass (or acrylic, I suppose) tank that is predrilled with overflows and the whole lot, and a predrilled sump too! Also wondering if anyone aquarium makers have tanks predrilled for a closed-loop system? Probably going to use bluezooaquatics.com to find the skimmer/lights/filtration/everything else that will be the meat of the tank, wondering if anyone knows of other sites that have a good selection as well! Thanks! __________________ Carpe Astra 75 gal. reef setup w/ 30 gal sump

01/20/2014, 11:04 PM	#4
wreedps Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 6	Anybody have any new recommendation on where to get a tank like this? __________________ n00b trying to learn...

01/21/2014, 08:34 AM	#6
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	IMHO, if you are in the market for a new standard tank, your LFS is the best place to go. Why? You get to support your LFS. (as you should) Also, if something happens to the tank in shipping, it is way easier for the LFS to deal with the vendor that it will be for you. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

01/21/2014, 09:43 AM	#8
fishroomlady Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 329	FWIW, I ordered a deep blue pre-drilled reef ready tank off of amazon. (my LFS is too small to order tanks). It arrived twice cracked due to the shipper not the company and amazon took care of it. There is some assurance when you deal with a third party if something happens. __________________ "You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?" - Talking Heads Current Tank Info: 65 gallon wide reef tank

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02/20/2011, 04:19 PM	#2
andrewsky Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 253	i got my tank from glasscages.com not bad, little expensive but it did come with overflows, bulkheads, pre-drilled, and a nice rim top. but yet again the glass is so thick its probs about a good .25-.50 inch thick!!!! crazy. never seen glass that thick. but knock on wood i've had no cracks or problems with it. came with stand we spray painted it. if you want to see my tank to see if you think its a good supplier to get it from here s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwdKpjY7snM not sure if you can see the thickness of it in this video but its very thick. great people helped alot. i also got two overflows so that added to the expense of it. but ya glasscages is great.

01/21/2014, 02:05 AM	#5
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