New tank shopping

300bowler · Jun 18, 2019

I woke up this morning to my 220 gallon aquarium pouring water all over my floor. I have since drained the tank completely. I am now looking to purchase a new tank and am looking for recommendation on brands or custom builders that people would recommend. Looking for a 72x30x30 size for the new tank.

Any reviews, good or bad, would be helpful.

LiveWire · Jun 18, 2019

I like the @Red Sea Reefer line myself. Very well made tanks and the XXL series would fit what you are looking for. They are not cheap but as we all know you get what you pay for.

https://www.redseafish.com/aquarium-systems/reefer/

Jon Fishman · Jun 18, 2019

Oof.

Are you going glass, acrylic, rimless, euro-braced, etc?

Jon Fishman · Jun 18, 2019

LiveWire said:
I like the @Red Sea Reefer line myself. Very well made tanks and the XXL series would fit what you are looking for. They are not cheap but as we all know you get what you pay for.

https://www.redseafish.com/aquarium-systems/reefer/

Not in the size he's looking for.... I'm guessing he's keeping his current stand

JoshH · Jun 18, 2019

Lots of top manufacturers to choose from, I went with Miracles Aquariums and was very happy I did. Top notch custom work at a reasonable price.

Reef Savvy
Planet Aquariums
Crystal Dynamics
Coast 2 Coast

Just to name a few others.

Note these are all Glass manufacturers

300bowler · Jun 18, 2019

Thanks for the replies. I am looking for a glass tank. And I am looking for those dimension becasue that is what I am limited to on space. My current tank was 220 gallon, 72x24x30 so I figured if I have to buy a new one why not go as big as I can fit.

JoshH · Jun 18, 2019

I approve of your logic

300bowler · Jun 18, 2019

JoshH said:
Lots of top manufacturers to choose from, I went with Miracles Aquariums and was very happy I did. Top notch custom work at a reasonable price.

Reef Savvy
Planet Aquariums
Crystal Dynamics
Coast 2 Coast

Just to name a few others.

Note these are all Glass manufacturers

I just contacted coast2coast and he is going to get back to me by the end of the day today on a price.

mrilovemesomeme · Jun 19, 2019

300bowler said:
I just contacted coast2coast and he is going to get back to me by the end of the day today on a price.

Are you willing to sell your sump for right price

300bowler · Jun 20, 2019

mrilovemesomeme said:
Are you willing to sell your sump for right price

I am setting up a new tank and am using the same sump so nothing is for sale

JoshH · Jun 20, 2019

300bowler said:
I am setting up a new tank and am using the same sump so nothing is for sale

If you're interested in a short read might be worth it in your search

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/your-thoughts-on-custom-tank-manufacturers.616102/

Larryr · Jun 21, 2019

300bowler said:
I just contacted coast2coast and he is going to get back to me by the end of the day today on a price.

I purchased a 330 (72 X 36 X 30), to replace a 220, from Patrick at Coast to Coast in March and had it up and running the end of April. He treated me like mine was the only order he had in the shop when obviously it wasn't. I'm exceedingly happy with the quality of the entire build. I purchased the stand from him as well as I was looking for a package that was guaranteed to work together. I could of saved a little from others but I particularly like the fact his entire overflow box sits on the outside of the tank. I'm picky about my aquascaping and it's really nice not to have an overflow in the tank.