I see where you are going and it makes perfect sense. There are a lot of people who like the DIY aspect for the cost savings alone, not to mention the fun part. Pretty sure glass guys don’t have a complete DIY setup.
However, for some of us, whose eyes and hands don’t work quite as well as they did, that attempt might end up in total disaster. To be honest enough, I’m anal enough to be driven crazy by a poorly jointed seam on something I did to my display tank sitting in my den.
I believe part of the reason why people are driven to certain brand name glass tanks is because of the entire package. Here is the tank, stand, sump, plumbing, etc. If you want lights and a pump, they’ll put that together as a package for an additional cost. Some chose only the first part, some want the whole package. Unfortunately, all of that doesn’t necessarily give you a quality build. There are tons of threads in regard to this issue. Still the inclusion of all of that is a huge draw.
At this stage of the game for me, acrylic is the way to go and your value bundles for the tank and stand are right on target. My earlier question about the configuration of the overflow, was more in regard to number of drains, ie the bean animal setup. Do you just put in one drain in the current spec or do you put in two drains, one in the classic sense and one as an emergency drain?
Also, I noticed in the enclosed Magnum stand series, you recently changed the colors available. Is that due to the April launch of the new Magnum stands?
