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Mike Savage 
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 Posted: October 08 2009 at 10:41pm |
This is really difficult to capture with a camera. All I can tell you is it is the COOLEST tank I have ever seen. It is well engineered and all smooth edges. Everyone will want one of these! 
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 11:04pm |
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Very nice Eric!
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Eric, I saw the night shot and showed Amy because that truly is amazing. She was in Awe. Very few tanks can make her even notice them. Just not here thing. But she went on and on about it.
That is the biggest compliment.
Nice Job!
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 11:46pm |
My wife was equally impressed. I love the concept of having moonlights, while highligting the trick chipped glass look.
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 11:46pm |
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Thanks, I am just trying to push the Aquarium envelope right here in utah :-)
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 12:33am |
That looks sweet. How did you get the edges to glow like that? Is that how the tank might be able to look with night lights or something?
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 8:22am |
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Yes, There will be led's in the stand shooting upwards threw the glass to light the edge.
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 9:45am |
If we use it for the raffle, don't forget, we need to etch "Mountain West Reef Fest" on one side and "Marine Aquatics" on the other in at least 2" lettering...dont you think? After all, anyone winning such a beauty would love to show how/where they won it...right? And if we throw in a vortech and a Neptune controller, we can etch the other two sides with their logos...perfect! 
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 10:08am |
Some days I just cant figure out if your a major dick or just trying to be a funny guy... 
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 10:17am |
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Wow Eric! I thought it was pretty cool until I saw the LED shots. Now I think it's probably one of the coolest aquariums I've seen.
It would be really cool to do the LED's shooting up through the glass like that on a zero edge tank as well.
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 10:22am |
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Just to play devils advocate. Do you worry about micro cracks on those Vally's?
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 10:32am |
 Dion Richins wrote:
Some days I just cant figure out if your a major dick or just trying to be a funny guy... |
Basically trying to point out the fallacies in human logic.
This tank is a perfect comparison to the stand issue. Take something so beautifully created, then add something so out of place. The logic should hold true that if someone is not bothered by putting lettering or logos on a gorgeous piece of woodworking, then it should hold true for this gorgeous piece of glass work.
I am simply a logical guy. Can someone explain the logical difference of putting lettering on this tank above the waterline compared to putting lettering on a wood canopy? If the reasons thus far given for the latter are valid, they should also be valid for this tank.
And, yes, I find logic and argumentation fun and humorous but it can often be construed as being a dick...and that too is humorous...
Eric, again this is one sweet ass tank...kudos for thinking and reaching outside the box (pun intended)...I can't wait to see it in person with the lights...if it does make it to the reef fest raffle, so long as there is no lettering, I will put lots of tickets in that bucket.
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 10:38am |
thefu wrote:
Dion Richins wrote:
Some days I just cant figure out if your a major dick or just trying to be a funny guy... |
Basically trying to point out the fallacies in human logic.
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I see, Still it is one mans opinion and some times its like the old saying, "Every one has one and most smell like ****" 
It really doesn't faze me in any way. Sometimes its fun watching people make asses out of them self. Myself included.
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 11:13am |
Dion,
Thats why i sand blasted the whole top is to make sure there aren't any little cracks and chips so no worries at all.
Jwoo
have you seen our Zero Edge Tank? I am thinking of ways to do this aswell
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 11:34am |
Can you imagine running a chiller on this tank, cranking it down to 38 degrees, and then putting various species from the arctic in it...even juvenile crab species...that would be sweet.
And, you could float little pieces of Styrofoam icebergs in it....hehehe
Now that would be the tank for the hobbiest that has already done it all...Adam, Mark?
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 11:55am |
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Oh, and a question, why aren't more tanks made with mitered corners on their glass?
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 11:57am |
Thefu
No most aquariums made are lap joints not mitered, leemar,allglass,marineland,oceanic, all do lap joints.
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 12:07pm |
The question was "why not?"
Is it less strong, does it cost too much, did they just not think of it, do consumers not care?
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 12:11pm |
I am sure it costs a little more to have every sheet of glass cut at the 45 degree angle like Erik did here.
It is much stronger to do it the way Erik did. I think the tank is 26 or 27 inches tall and he used 1/2" glass. The corners give him almost 3/4" of contact compared to only a 1/2" with a lap joint.
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 12:36pm |
Thefu,
I think the main reason is cost and it takes alot longer to build them then the lap joint tanks. To do the 45degree corners everything has to line up purfect, unlike lap joint you have more wiggle room.
Also the 45 degree angle aren't cut they have to be ground down to the degree
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