After attempting to order the tank through Charlie at the Fish Tank Factory, I ultimately chose to place my tank order through Ron at my local fish store, Octopuss Garden. Order was placed on February 3rd (2/3), of the following specs.
Leemar
36" x 18" x 12" (L x W x H)
3/8" glass
Trimless/Braceless
Starphire front panel
Diamond Edge Polishing
Black Silicone
There were some delays. One of the holes had to be outsourced, due to its unusual size (1.5" schedule 80 bulkhead size). However, ultimately, the company had drilled the wrong panel, and had to redo the tank.
Finally received the tank four weeks later on March 4th (3/4). Everything looked good, with possible exception of the additional 1" hole that was added at the last minute. The edges look a little jagged on the 1" hole, versus the smooth and beautifully crafted outsourced 1.5" hole. Otherwise, no scratches noted, no silicone mishaps noted, and tank spec seems to all be as ordered.
All plumbing parts were ordered from Savko Plastic.
A custom ATO reservoir was built by a local, Jim.
Jim also helped reskin my stand.
On the other hand, the 15" x 15" x 12" tank was ultimately used as a combination nano/fuge/frag tank, and plumbed to the sump. Separate return pump used (Eheim 1000), with a 150w VisiTherm Stealth heater in the overflow section in case of return pump failure. One A grade Picasso clownfish (purchased from Doni), a rose bubble tip anemone, a clam and various frags currently reside in the tank. A 150w Aquamedic Ocean Light (purchased used) with a new 20k Radium bulb was hung on a bent EMT conduit light arm. Two eyescrews were screwed in, and 1/16" wire rope used to hang from the light arm (crimps used).
A DIY LED spotlight is used to light the tank when the main light is off.
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