Large tanks ... Reputable sellers

[Rotaripsnoc]

Wife and I will be buying our first house soon, I'm demanding a slab foundation so it will cope with larger tanks better. I'm eventually wanting to add a 100 gal, and a 350 gal. My LFS doesn't have the floor space to stock them, and I planned on speaking to him about it next week, but I was wondering if there are any dealers near Oklahoma that anyone could recommend.

Saw a Red Dragon Pleco nearly identical to http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/kjc/120107/884r1/61741gb_20.jpeg

I'm not a big pleco guy but I think they are quite gorgeous, a few Tiger Oscars and Blue Jack Dempsey's to stock the 350 tank.

 

[exhumed07]

that is a bad ass looking pleco, even i admit and i think most are kinda ugly lol. as for the tanks i'm not sure of who would make or sell them near ther but i could always ask my lfs who made theirs. one of them has 2 500 gallon show salt tanks and the other has 1 200 gallon show freshwater tank.

 

[FishDad]

Try craig's list. Probably get your best bang for your buck there.

 

[FreshyFresh]

If going new, you pretty much have to special-order anything larger than a 55-75g tank through a fish/pet store, or find a vendor yourself online. Big bucks for something new larger than ~55g I'd imagine.

Good luck with your home purchase! Slab homes are great until you have plumbing, heating or (high) water issues. Ugh...

 

[Thyra]

And I have heard they aren't great in tornado country.

 

[exhumed07]

slabs have good and bad things. my garage is a slab foundation and it's helt up great. we did go with thicker then normal concrete though. in close to 30 years it has yet to crack with the slab being 6 inches on average. it's also 3 different slabs butted against eachother. got the 2 stall part, the shop and the boat stall as seperate slabs. as for being bad in tornado country i disagree. u do a raised cinderblock foundation with floor joists, the joists are attached to the cinder blocks and the walls built on top of that. with a slab the floor is solid strong and heavy and the wall framing is bolted to the slab making for a stronger construction. but in general a stick built home is not real great for tornados. got a few homes here built underground and into hillsides. it's kinda like the homes the hobbits live in on the lord of the rings lol. but those would be the best for a tornado. worst that would happen is broken windows. and with shutters that damage can be limited even if a twister parked overtop of the home for an hour lol.

 

[Lotus]

You're probably best off getting your tank from your LFS or from someone local. It's hard to ship those large tanks. Your LFS may need to special order it for you. Talk to them about it to make sure you're happy with what they're ordering.

We have slab foundations because that's all they do here in California earthquake country. I guess it's fine for tanks -- I've never had to worry about it.

I'd advise you not to do wood or laminate floors where you have tanks. Something will go wrong eventually and it will trash the floors. Tile is your best bet.

 

[FreshyFresh]

Yep. I got lucky being home when my 29g cracked and lost close to half it's contents onto the laminate floor of a second-story bedroom.

Mercifully, no water damage at all.

 

[exhumed07]

well anymore alot of wood floors are not wood in new homes. it's a synthetic material. the sub floor is still plywood though. as for your situation freshy you got very lucky. i would think the ceiling would have gotten damaged or the wall.