Aquarium pricing?

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And how are they? Have you used these personally?
 
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There are some on here being used. A Debranded build thread. From what we can tell, it's the waterbox manufacturer.
Shipping does cost a bit.
Good to see there’s other options. I would have to find some one local to buy one with me since it says minimum order of 2
 

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I'm going to set up one of similar size and have been scared to price them out 🫣
I may actually go with acrylic when it's all said and done.

Let us know what you decide.
 

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Good to see there’s other options. I would have to find some one local to buy one with me since it says minimum order of 2
They will do one. You just have to ask. And you typically can negotiate. I just think the 10k price is a bit much for a tank that size. Especially if it's built with less than 3/4 glass.
 
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They will do one. You just have to ask. And you typically can negotiate. I just think the 10k price is a bit much for a tank that size. Especially if it's built with less than 3/4 glass.
I agree on that the price is insane .

I guess when the time comes, I’ll try and negotiate if I go that route
 

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You can price out a tank on Glass Cages site. It would not shock me at all to see a custom 350g tank hit $7-8000 USD
 
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On the end, how good your tank will look depends on your aquascape, corals and light. I see many tanks looks way better than my expensive (for it's size) tank.

So, I won't spend 10-15k on a tank from Miracles.
 

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Also in the same boat as you - and unfortunately I can also report that custom tank prices at least in Canada are astronomical currently. They more than doubled a few years back. Had a 96 x 30 x 27 (I think) tank quoted and that same tank went up more than double the price when I had it quoted again a few years later.

It's forced me to look into plywood tanks to build on my own. Albeit I am having the darndest time figuring out thickness for viewing panels and then where to get glass above 12mm thickness in Canada.
 
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Also in the same boat as you - and unfortunately I can also report that custom tank prices at least in Canada are astronomical currently. They more than doubled a few years back. Had a 96 x 30 x 27 (I think) tank quoted and that same tank went up more than double the price when I had it quoted again a few years later.

It's forced me to look into plywood tanks to build on my own. Albeit I am having the darndest time figuring out thickness for viewing panels and then where to get glass above 12mm thickness in Canada.
Go through glass cages. The quote I got with them, was over half the cost, including the shipping to Calgary.
 

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