Leanan Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Hello, my name is Tiffany and I've been in Austin for a few years now. I have quite a bit of freshwater experience (mostly community tanks), but I'm taking the plunge into saltwater for the first time! I'm planning my first tank, a mixed reef, to be started sometime next year. I'm still in research mode right now so I'm looking forward to reading up on the forums and learning as much as possible. I do have one initial question - are there any good custom tank builders in the Austin (or Houston) areas? I'm hoping to get a roughly 100 gallon rimless tank built, and I'm having trouble finding one. I've been looking at places online (Miracles, ReefSavvy, Leemar) but it would be great to find a place locally. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 WELCOME!! Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Tiffany, Welcome aboard. We do enjoy playing here. There is a lot of knowledge here from many different view points. If your fresh water experience involved planted community fish tank, you may consider macro lagoons with brackish water fish. Start a thread in Lagoon subforum. There are many nice tanks listed in tank build forum. Members are very happy to share their thoughts. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Welcome to the club Tiffany! Unfortunately, we don't have builders in Austin I'm aware of but there is one in Dallas which isn't too far away. Wish I knew the name but I'm sure someone will chime in with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoric Eulogy Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Welcome. DAS and DSA both make custom tanks in the Dallas area. Nothing in Austin as far as I know though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hi Tiffany, and welcome! I know that River City Aquatics and the Austin Aquadome can work with you to have a custom tank ordered. They are able to get quotes from multiple builders, and even better, you can often avoid shipping if you have it delivered to their store. I think that Fish Gallery may offer this service as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 nice to have u on board, if u really wanted to get into the tank build you could order the glass from Binswanger and build your own like me, its fun and not to difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 hi and welcome to the board. there are a lot of friendly people on here to help you with questions for your first build. well, second build, too, i suppose, but you are probably starting with just the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migs Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Welcome! I am actually about to start to looking for a bigger tank to upgrade so interested in thread. I was going to go RCA - but feedback or thoughts on different companies - Blue Planet, DAS, DSA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorien Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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