Not for Perfectionsts: Brand New 100g Rimless FS

[apt220]

Brand new 48"l x 24"d x 20"h all regular plate glass tank. It was made by Miracles Inc.

There are three imperfections:
1. In the back seam, there are some air bubbles in the silicone at the top
2. In the same seam, there is a tiny amount of air bubbles at the bottom.
3. In the same corner at the top, there is a tiny chip on the glass. It is soooo tiny I can't even get a picture of it.

I had it filled with water for over a month and the defects/bubbles didn't get bigger or progress. I'm pretty sure it will hold up, but of course this is at your own risk.

There is a hole in the center back at the top that is drilled for a 1.5" bulkhead.

Here are the air bubbles in silicone ("from the curing process"--according to Miracles).

At the top:

Minor bubbles at the bottom on same seam (the curved area is just a reflection from the camera lens):

$350 firm. I have no problem keeping this thing and using it for a sump for my future large tank. Pick-up only. Serious inquiries only since I work pretty long hours. At least two medium build adults will be needed to carry this thing out of my first floor apartment ~200lbs. I can help, but I can't carry it very far. I'm a small guy, so you will need to bring a 4-wheeled dolly if you want me to help transferring it.

If you have a nice healthy SPS tank *without pests*, I'll consider trading the tank for 25-30 SPS frags (at least 1.25 inches). I'm talking nice colorful SPS frags (acros), not common monti digis, caps, etc. And I'd have to come over to check out the tank and pick out the frags. I have had too many bad experiences trading for frags blindly. I'm not a nOob

Thanks for the interest . Happy holidays.

 

[tnyr5]

wow sucks they sent you that, I'd be annoyed (perfectionist here lol) Best of luck selling it, this would make a sexy sps tank for someone local!

 

[apt220]

Yeah I was quite irritated. I used the opportunity to upgrade to starphire glass. Now that I have both to compare, I'm not impressed by the difference in clarity. Looking back, it sucks that I had to wait 3 weeks for a new tank to be built, but it's not bad I got an extra tank out of it

 

[jg2269jg]

hey i have a question how did you plan to plumb this tank with just one hole. thanks jeff

 

[apt220]

Hey Jeff, Good question. I had the hole drilled for a gla*ss-hol*es.co*m (remove asterisks) 700gph overflow. reefsahoy is using one on his tank. They have a very skinny profile and footprint. Check out his pics:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15277997&postcount=10

 

[apt220]

Oh I just realized that you were probably asking about the return from the sump. I wanted the return outlet to be high up as possible so I minimize the amount of water that gets siphoned back into the sump in the case of a power outage. I don't have a lot of spare volume in my sump. So I plumbed the return to come over the top. When holes are drilled near the edges of glass, the general rule is to have the edge of the hole at least the diameter's-length from the edge. I felt that this was would make the return hole too low in the tank.

 

[Lyfey]

Would you include the stand also? What did miracles say about both of the seams? Is it covered under warranty? How far is Danville from Central Jersey? I am around route 78.

-Chris

 

[apt220]

Would you include the stand also? What did miracles say about both of the seams? Is it covered under warranty? How far is Danville from Central Jersey? I am around route 78.

-Chris

Sorry, I'm currently using the stand for the replacement tank (I'm sure you can build something much nicer anyway). There is only ONE BACK seam with bubbles. This tank is not under warranty, but they suggested that I use it as a sump in the future. I personally think it will hold up and at one point considered doing a FOWLR tank with it, but that will be too much work (and money) for me. One 100g is enough for now!

I'm not sure about the drive to Central Jersey, but I once drove to Newark and it took me about 2.5 hours.

 

[tnyr5]

I'm no expert, but based on the pics I see I would have no fear whatsoever of this tank failing. I've seen much worse seams hold just fine.

 

[apt220]

Wow from the tank builder himself!

Yes, Miracles didn't replace the tank because they thought it would fail, they did it because they pride themselves with customer satisfaction and quality. I think they didn't want this one back because it wouldn't be worth it to ship it back to their facility.

 

[SPotter]

Where in central jersey are you?

 

[apt220]

Uh, I think Lyfey is in Flemington. I'm in Danville, PA. I'm not sure if you were getting us mixed up.

 

[tiffyreefer]

pm'ed ya

 

[apt220]

PM returned..

 

[apt220]

Sold. Thank you.

 

[tiffyreefer]

no thank YOU! look for a build in the future