Anyone Bought from Custom Aquariums?

[MikeJT]

I'm having a 350gal glass tank made. Has anyone worked with Custom Aquariums? I believe they are a distributor or associated directly with Lifetime Aquariums.

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Greybeard]

A year ago, when I was researching my new tank, Custom Aquariums was on my short list. My tank design was rimless, with a beveled and polished glass edge. The glass CA wanted to use was a bit thinner than Planet Aquarium, and I like the thick glass look, so I went that way, but it could have gone either way. I have to say, their salesman was easy to deal with, and their prices pretty darned good. I did buy a pair of H2Overflows and a pair of Siphon Stopper returns from CA. I like the H2overflows very much. Not so much on the returns. I had to alter them quite a bit to get them to work for me.

 

[joec]

I'm having a 350gal glass tank made. Has anyone worked with Custom Aquariums? I believe they are a distributor or associated directly with Lifetime Aquariums.

I've seen a couple of their tanks, they looked very nice

 

[Antics]

Here are a couple member builds that have aquariums built by CustomAquariums.

@hatfielj - 187g SPS Build
@bean2986 - Bryan's 180g CustomAquariums Build

From other threads I've seen their work seems to be fairly good for the pricing. Anyone buying from CustomAquariums shouldn't be expecting to beat a tank from AGE or Reef Savvy in overall quality but they certainly look very robust compared to the standard mass produced aquariums offered in the hobby.

 

[AlexStinson]

My Custom Aquariums tank should arrive next week. Mine is roughly 330g.

 

[MikeJT]

My Custom Aquariums tank should arrive next week. Mine is roughly 330g.

Did you go with the H2Overflows? How many?

 

[AlexStinson]

Did you go with the H2Overflows? How many?

I did. I went with 1 box and 3 of the overflows. I would have preferred to do two boxes, but I have this set up peninsula style to be a room divider, so I just didn't have the space to do that. I also went with 2x 3/4 returns.

 

[billy joe ferguson]

I was just at there outlet store yesterday here in Wisconsion. Picked up a H20 overflow kit and wound up buying a 180 Tank had a small blimish in the cornor of the tank. Could not see it. Good stuff. They are very picky on what they send out.

 

[MikeJT]

Did either of you try their seamless sumps?

 

[shred5]

They are located here in WI and the local fish stores carry them so I have seen a few. Very nice and very well built.

 

[Crashjack]

I have a 6’ x 2’ x 19” rimmed Custom Aquariums tank I got a little over a year ago. Nice tank and no issues. It was the most tank/stand I could find for the money, and delivery was free. I went with a Shadow overflow instead of their overflow. I’ve been well-pleased so far.

 

[Greybeard]

Did either of you try their seamless sumps?

I looked at them. I'm sure, functionally, they're fine, but man, they're ugly

 

[billy joe ferguson]

I am friends with a couple of the Techs there. I will tell you this in all honesty. They are very picky. I was looking at some of the tanks they rejected and started fresh with. To be honest a 180 is sitting in my Living room right now getting set up that I picked up this week.
Havn't tried thier sumps but know a couple LFS that use them and have no issues.

 

[KrustyKrab305]

I'm having a 350gal glass tank made. Has anyone worked with Custom Aquariums? I believe they are a distributor or associated directly with Lifetime Aquariums.

After seeing several YouTube videos of their facility I decided to get a quote this week for a 110gal 48x24x24. So far they have responded fairly quickly to my request and very professional. The price is good compared to a quote I received from Reef Savvy. I'm sure the quality may not be the same but a noticeable difference in price.

 

[MikeJT]

I looked at them. I'm sure, functionally, they're fine, but man, they're ugly

Agree. I kinda like the idea of modularity. Ability to add on and grow the sump.

Anyone point me to custom sump company?

 

[roberthu526]

My 300G from them should arrive in a month

 

[JumboShrimp]

After much thought (more thought, and ‘re-thought’) I recently bought one of their seamless sumps. I decided the versatility to design one’s own system was rather unmatched—not to mention you can tell the tubs are indestructible. Mine is a bottom-drilled tank, and so I have my drains draining down into a plain 21” long tub, which holds a recirculating protein skimmer (the way to go,) and the return pump. Now I have purchased a second 21” tub, which will be connected to the right, and will hold media reactors. Before too long I will order a third (and final) 21” tub, plumbed in tandem, to hold a large algae scrubber that I made from about $20.00 worth of pvc materials (not counting the light, of course). The algae scrubber will actually stand inside the third tub as it doubles as a refugium. I will try to post a photo or two before long, as a picture is worth a thousand words, right?

 

[ColoradoBill]

Any update on your Seamless sump? How do you like it?

 

[JumboShrimp]

Greetings: I did in fact get the 3rd tub, and I’m still happy with them. I didn’t think I’d want a filter sock, so I didn’t get the filter sock tub (which would have been placed in the #1 position, directly from the drain), but I think I would have liked it, now that I think of it. I had my BRS reactors inside the tubs, but currently I have them sitting outside the tubs.