Mdwannabe
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My Glass Cages tank is approaching 1.5 years old. It's a custom (duh) 180 RR.
I have been quite happy with it. While I have to admit I was less than happy with the comb cuts in the acrylic for the overflows, I had no other issues, and even that was easily fixed.
Silicone work on my tank was perfectly fine for me, though I'm no professional. I'm still (after 1.5 years) not sure what all the posts are about concerning the silicone work.
Trim work was acceptable, considering it is just plastic angle cut to go around a corner, and the cut parts are never seen.
As for Tom, my hats off to him. He spent enough time with me on the phone to make sure the tank he built was the tank I wanted. I do have to admit giving him numbers for tank dimensions, and seeing it in real life were were very eye opening. When I went to pick it up, the only thought that went through my mind was "I'm in trouble when the wife see's this". Somehow numbers on paper, and glass in reality, are very much different!
And going to his factory was interesting to say the least. Seeing the number of tanks in various stages of completion is impressive.
Spanish is the language of choice, yet Tom does not speak it. But from what I saw, communication was no problem.
He tried local labor, but was always dealing with call-out's.
He hired 2 Mexican Families (yes the entire family's), and had no problems. No this is not meant to be a slam to either US, or Mexican labor.
Housing became a problem for them, so Tom bought a Mobile Home Park that was for sale, and now rents the homes to the employees. That's a business man, with insight! At least that's the story I got.
I will happily do business with him again, and may recommend him for one of the top 20 business men of the year in the "Nashville" area.
I have been quite happy with it. While I have to admit I was less than happy with the comb cuts in the acrylic for the overflows, I had no other issues, and even that was easily fixed.
Silicone work on my tank was perfectly fine for me, though I'm no professional. I'm still (after 1.5 years) not sure what all the posts are about concerning the silicone work.
Trim work was acceptable, considering it is just plastic angle cut to go around a corner, and the cut parts are never seen.
As for Tom, my hats off to him. He spent enough time with me on the phone to make sure the tank he built was the tank I wanted. I do have to admit giving him numbers for tank dimensions, and seeing it in real life were were very eye opening. When I went to pick it up, the only thought that went through my mind was "I'm in trouble when the wife see's this". Somehow numbers on paper, and glass in reality, are very much different!
And going to his factory was interesting to say the least. Seeing the number of tanks in various stages of completion is impressive.
Spanish is the language of choice, yet Tom does not speak it. But from what I saw, communication was no problem.
He tried local labor, but was always dealing with call-out's.
He hired 2 Mexican Families (yes the entire family's), and had no problems. No this is not meant to be a slam to either US, or Mexican labor.
Housing became a problem for them, so Tom bought a Mobile Home Park that was for sale, and now rents the homes to the employees. That's a business man, with insight! At least that's the story I got.
I will happily do business with him again, and may recommend him for one of the top 20 business men of the year in the "Nashville" area.
