Poseidon
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Or do you mean because it's 1" you lose clarity and it's heavy
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Giglio324
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Has anyone suggested you look at great lakes aquarium from what i can see they make pretty nice tanks. I feel like that would be where i would get my next one. Only 30 mins over the border from me tho
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Poseidon link said:
BINGO!!
At 24" you only need 3/8 cell cast with full rim and center bracing...
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i did mention it. ..thats where harleymike got his new tankGiglio324 link said:
Poseidon link said:
ask gary to do it, just setup a fence and run a router around it, should be really simple. clarity shouldnt be affected at all.. Parker plastics would also do it. 1" acrylic rimless.. sounds nice, polished top lip.
Poseidon
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Sealife doesn't offer warranty...
Bit of a turn off if I'm spending all that dough.. What do you guys think?
Bit of a turn off if I'm spending all that dough.. What do you guys think?
Poseidon
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I didn't order it today, I'm going to think about it for another night.
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Now that surprises me, Maybe it's a personnel thing, where they'll cover any problems with the tank but not damage to floors or what ever, did you talk to them? That's discouraging.
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Normally I wouldn't care. But because I've had a 'brand new' tank blow up all over my room, I don't want to waste a lot of money to have it happen again.
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Well that's where the extra $$ comes from for miracles. Because if something does happen they are going to pay your deductible.
I find it weird to build something and not have a warranty....
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i dont blame them, without an actual insurance policy to cover damages.. etc etc.. they could be on the hook for crazy amounts of money if something happened, Gary buys the glass precision cut and beveled and just assembles the tank, myself i would be ok with this, he does a good job from what i've seen in their shop, i mean its not rocket science, the proper adhesive and a bit of knowledge and it shouldnt matter who is assembling it but if your worried about that. why not just cut that acrylic tank down? easy to do and no chance at all of seams bursting, breaking, Acryilc bonds are stronger than the acrylic itself from what i've read.
if miracles only offers to pay your insurance deductible i wouldnt bother with them at all.. they should be paying their insurance deductible to cover any damage caused by a tank under their warranty.. no?
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Well that's where the extra $$ comes from for miracles. Because if something does happen they are going to pay your deductible.
I find it weird to build something and not have a warranty....
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i dont blame them, without an actual insurance policy to cover damages.. etc etc.. they could be on the hook for crazy amounts of money if something happened, Gary buys the glass precision cut and beveled and just assembles the tank, myself i would be ok with this, he does a good job from what i've seen in their shop, i mean its not rocket science, the proper adhesive and a bit of knowledge and it shouldnt matter who is assembling it but if your worried about that. why not just cut that acrylic tank down? easy to do and no chance at all of seams bursting, breaking, Acryilc bonds are stronger than the acrylic itself from what i've read.
if miracles only offers to pay your insurance deductible i wouldnt bother with them at all.. they should be paying their insurance deductible to cover any damage caused by a tank under their warranty.. no?
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Miracles covers it all (floors, livestock, hardware)
The liability is the main reason I wouldn't expect Sealife to cover anything other then the tank if something happened.
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Yea this is why I want to think about it another night, I still may go with it. But want to hear your inputs as well, and what duke said, Adam has a tank with no issues, and all his tanks in the store look awesome and don't leak,
And I do understand the no warrantee thing, I just need to decide if that's something I want
And I do understand the no warrantee thing, I just need to decide if that's something I want
Sealife builds some killer nice looking tanks. What I am saying is I don't think I would accept a no warranty on the tank itself if I am buying brand new and "custom"
It may never leak and last you 20 years, but how are you going to feel if a month in it cracks and are told you are SOL. I would definitely discuss this with whomever do you go with.
It may never leak and last you 20 years, but how are you going to feel if a month in it cracks and are told you are SOL. I would definitely discuss this with whomever do you go with.
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he already has the glass,the 150 and the bent glass tank
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I'd take the back glass to Sealife and have them build a tank around it, There's your 5 ft section already drilled, If they don't warranty why would they care, save a few bucks.
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just get the tank you want man, no regrets later, i imagine sealife would cover the tank if the silicone work let go or the glass cracked, chances are good it wont,gary always uses 12mm and all edges are polished and beveled for the best fit and finish. i mean can u honestly expect a company to cover damages to ur house? were playing with glass boxes held together with silicone lol, and hundreds of pounds o water lol. i mean look at sealifes 500G, sure it 1" glass but still thats close to 5000 lbs!!!!!
oh and if ur really worried about it add coverage to ur home insurance, i did and its like 20 bucks a year
oh and if ur really worried about it add coverage to ur home insurance, i did and its like 20 bucks a year
Poseidon
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nexusnight link said:just get the tank you want man, no regrets later, i imagine sealife would cover the tank if the silicone work let go or the glass cracked, chances are good it wont,gary always uses 12mm and all edges are polished and beveled for the best fit and finish. i mean can u honestly expect a company to cover damages to ur house? were playing with glass boxes held together with silicone lol, and hundreds of pounds o water lol. i mean look at sealifes 500G, sure it 1\" glass but still thats close to 5000 lbs!!!!!
oh and if ur really worried about it add coverage to ur home insurance, i did and its like 20 bucks a year
oh yea i really understand the whole warrenty thing,
i just didnt expect it, and i need to think about it for abit...