mattdean
Aquarium Advice Regular
I ordered a custom tank from Marineland. A 48 X 24 X 20 peninsula tank with 3 sides Starphyre glass, coast to coast overflow, drilled for closed loop and euro braced. The cost was $1200 CAD. 1st tank was bad. The euro brace was upside down on 3 sides. One long side was not square making the euro brace off as well. So, I sent it back and ordered a new one. This time I added a foot to the length and asked for an INSIDE euro brace. I really did not like the look of the euro brace sitting on top of the side panels of glass. Especially when the tank is in the middle of the room. They wanted $400 more for the longer tank. Now, the drilling of the holes and the overflow and the initial cost of putting the tank together was over half the price. So, how is it that they can charge a full 30% more for just 25% more glass AFTER you take into consideration the initial charges?
Now, I got the price down to $1500 for the new tank. ($100 less than the asking price from my LFS) I waited another month for the tank. It comes in and the euro brace is still ON TOP! I even asked about the brace when I saw the drawings and specs because it looked to me like it was wrong, but I was told it would be inside.
What would you do? I wouldn't take it. I will have this tank for a long time and I've built my whole room around it. Marineland's response is to take $100 off and say, oh well. The problem now is I amy have to wait anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks for it. and I don't know if it's going to be right then anyway!
Very frustrated. Rant over.
Now, I got the price down to $1500 for the new tank. ($100 less than the asking price from my LFS) I waited another month for the tank. It comes in and the euro brace is still ON TOP! I even asked about the brace when I saw the drawings and specs because it looked to me like it was wrong, but I was told it would be inside.
What would you do? I wouldn't take it. I will have this tank for a long time and I've built my whole room around it. Marineland's response is to take $100 off and say, oh well. The problem now is I amy have to wait anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks for it. and I don't know if it's going to be right then anyway!
Very frustrated. Rant over.