What brand of acrylic does ATM use

[alprazo]

I have bought directly from Reynolds in the past, after contacting several retail/wholesalers. They sell the sheets 4'*8' * thickness. Great to deal with and though the R-cast wasn't cheap for a 2" piece, it was 1/2 the price of some other vendors.

You can buy larger sized sheets of course. 4*8 was the minimum.

 

[lunker65]

i want to know who made the acrylic for the aquarium in the mall of dubi. i got to see that first hand and it is incredible.

 

[robmcd]

The kind that makes TV shows horrible.

 

[Phixer]

Lunker...Do any of these pictures look familiar? I used to live in Dubai, these are all made of R-cast (Reynolds Polymer acrylic), in addition to the other pictures.

The reason I was asking about who uses what is because I've made a few custom tanks over 500g and I've learned that although the market is competitive every MFG out there charges significantly more than what it costs to build. Around a 300% markup. Providing I buy at wholesale, I have been able to build a higher quality tank using thicker material for much less than what ATM, Aqua Art or Living color currently puts out. Maybe this is due to their huge overhead? So Im considering building a few part time. The mark up on large custom tanks is more than furniture, Id like to bring more of these monster tanks within the reach of most people.

 

[lunker65]

The one on the top looks like it is the one the mall. i remember walking out of the smoothie shop that is just around the corner, looking up and almost droped my drink lol. it was pretty sweet. ive been to dubi i think like 8 times and i always have to go look at that aquarium.