Sources for big tanks?

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So, as some of you know, I'm in the process of building a new house, and yesterday was my birthday (yay me!).

Today, at my actual party, my present was my wife giving me the ok to go ahead with my crazy scheme of building a bookshelf on one wall of the living room with a giant ass fish tank in it. Pic for reference. Imagine this but like 3' taller with a fish tank taking up the extra space between the shelves and the cabinets.

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Now unfortunately, the bookshelf thing limits me to roughly a 2' width; and glass sheets top me out at about 12' long. I don't want to be bothered with building it. The past few years have been VERY hard on me, and Ijust can't be bothered at this point.

That being said, the only seemingly legitimate source of tanks on this scale are Glass Cages and Dolphin Aquaculture. GC is my top pick right now. Dolphin has great products, but I feel like they're overkill in both build and price for my need.

There's a few local companies that make acrylic tanks, but that comes with a premium on cost that I don't really want to pay.

Any suggestions that may be available would be greatly appreciated. I'm still not entirely certain that this plan will ever actually see the light of day, or that I won't downsize to a 300 or something, but I'd like to explore my options. I'm probably going to turn my old, trusty, and ugly 150 into a sump.

Thanks all!

PS- I see all the PM's. I'm not ignoring you, it's just been a busy couple of days!
 

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Fishtanksdirect does custom tanks. I had my tank made through them (Sun Coast Aquariums).
Doviiman had his tank built through them.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...-822-gallon-ext-aquarium-build-thread.442108/


I checked out Dolphin. The two year warranty scared me.

I wish I had known about Waterdog products. I definitely would have checked them out at least. They make beautiful fiberglass tanks.
https://www.waterdogproducts.com/?f...orfjgv628n5n5b-wUql47CfCE14b3npnyGjNzbBQ5OS10

This 4,000 gallon tank is a Waterdog tank. It is now owned by BigRich Price (Bigrich545)

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...llon-tank-install-h20-custom-aquatics.187624/


https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...000-gallon-tank-many-others-and-ponds.470877/
 

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With the 2' width limitation, have you considered a wooden aquarium built directly into the wall with the shelves built around it? I think you would make the most of the space that way and it would probably end up looking better too.
 
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Craigslist and can contact Mario vidakovic on fb. Does new tanks with stands at a fair price if i want a new tank. He can deliver. Think ur in fl too?!
 
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I have purchased most of my tanks used.
Kijiji is pretty popular where I live. Many of those on-line sites for used items are only useful if you live in or near a fairly large city so there will be decent selection.
I find it more difficult to get deals on larger (say over 100 gallons). People will part with small tanks and accessories for 10 cents or 20 cents on the dollar, but when people have spent $1000 they want to sell for $500, $600, or $700 and often it comes with accessories I do not even want to pay for.
 
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Texas321

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Depending on size. I'd looked for used on craigslist or if you have the money have someone build one for you. I'm jealous...I want a monster tank so bad.
 
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