FishTanksDirect

I was wondering if anyone has ordered from these guys recently. I have built a list of 6-7 manufacturers/sellers that I have reached out to for pricing on a 300-350g tank and these guys are the cheapest by far. They have a Tsunami tank which is 8ft long x 2ft tall x 3ft wide for $2190 + $200 overflow/bulkheads and the shipping is free. With such a large tank I am weary and want to make sure I am getting good quality. I found a handful of reviews. Seems like a bunch of folks are happy with them but there were a couple of negative reviews.

Also, it looks like they use 1/2in acrylic for this size tank which I am not sure is enough.

I am not sure on how they treat their custom tanks. From what I read, they outsource the build of the tank to a number of different manufacturers. I believe the one manufacturer is Sun Coast Aquariums which apparently does not do very good work. The manufacturer they have on their website for the tank I am looking at is Tsunami which you cannot find anything about. I will give a call to confirm because apparently they have Tenecor listed as a manufacturer still.

Is 1/2in acrylic sufficient for a tank this size? It is not very deep (24in) but will be 3ft wide.

I have reached out to FishTanksDirect to find out what the thickness of the acrylic will be. The other manufacturers came back with 3/4in acrylic and one wanted to use 1in acrylic. I am also trying to confirm who the actual manufacturer is. Their quote of 2190 for a 350g w/free shipping is ridiculously low and got my hopes up!

How would I reinforce the seams?