I ordered my custom acrylic tank on 9/4/2020. Hard to believe that was almost 6 months ago. The vendor is American Aquarium out of Pennsylvania.
I'm in the process of unpacking. I'll post more pics in the build thread. Generally, it looks like it is in one piece thus far. I was surprised (and a little disappointed) that it did not arrive as ordered. Before I take off the shrink wrap, I thought I'd see how the fishy family would feel about this.
The tank was ordered as 3/4" acrylic with 1/2" top and bottom. The dimensions were 72 x 24 x 19. The external overflow was described as 5" deep - so total depth 29". I verified all of these dims before we build the stand and began the skirt. The tank measures 72 1/4" wide x 22 1/2" deep x 19" high. The sides are 1" and the front and back are 1/2" acrylic.
The stand was built 72 x 24. So the tank can't sit flush with the front of the stand or else the pipes coming from the overflow will now hit the back of the stand. It also shifts the weight on the stand if I align it with the back. Am I overthinking that I'm going to have to rebuild now? The skirt is made from custom quarter sawn oak cabinet panels - 30" deep so the tank won't transmit vibration to the wall.
Am I overreacting to be annoyed by this? What was the point of verifying the dimensions if it arrives 1.5" different in one direction? The 1/4" can be split on each side NBD. Just disappointing after this much time. There is one spot that looks like a blemish in a joint. I'll know more after I take the wrap off. Too deflated to do it right now. I really don't want to rebuild that stand or wait 6 more months. To add a little salt to it, they was supposed to be a refund check for $184 taped inside the tank. I guess that is taped in the missing 1.5" section.
I'm in the process of unpacking. I'll post more pics in the build thread. Generally, it looks like it is in one piece thus far. I was surprised (and a little disappointed) that it did not arrive as ordered. Before I take off the shrink wrap, I thought I'd see how the fishy family would feel about this.
The tank was ordered as 3/4" acrylic with 1/2" top and bottom. The dimensions were 72 x 24 x 19. The external overflow was described as 5" deep - so total depth 29". I verified all of these dims before we build the stand and began the skirt. The tank measures 72 1/4" wide x 22 1/2" deep x 19" high. The sides are 1" and the front and back are 1/2" acrylic.
The stand was built 72 x 24. So the tank can't sit flush with the front of the stand or else the pipes coming from the overflow will now hit the back of the stand. It also shifts the weight on the stand if I align it with the back. Am I overthinking that I'm going to have to rebuild now? The skirt is made from custom quarter sawn oak cabinet panels - 30" deep so the tank won't transmit vibration to the wall.
Am I overreacting to be annoyed by this? What was the point of verifying the dimensions if it arrives 1.5" different in one direction? The 1/4" can be split on each side NBD. Just disappointing after this much time. There is one spot that looks like a blemish in a joint. I'll know more after I take the wrap off. Too deflated to do it right now. I really don't want to rebuild that stand or wait 6 more months. To add a little salt to it, they was supposed to be a refund check for $184 taped inside the tank. I guess that is taped in the missing 1.5" section.