Nature View vs. Oceanic

[Triggerman]

have to agree compared to anyone else doing custom work aquatrend does a good job at a good price. oceanic's custom work is great but you'll pay a sm. fortune.

[Henry]

The basic price for the stand still has not changed much. If I remember correctly I think I bought my 65 from fintique for $110-115 range.

Henry

[witecap4u]

I have a 100gal aquatrend that I got about 4mo ago. I paid $233 for it with 4 holes drilled in the bottom at dealer cost. Pretty nice tank, but I dont think the glass is as nice as some Oceanic's I've seen, but I do look at my tank more and with more detail than others tanks, so I could just be imagining it... BTW, I think the 75g aquatrend is like $130 range dealer cost.

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[TexasState]

You get what you pay for. My experience with AquaTrend tells me to stick with Oceanic product.

[Richard]

I own a Natures View 58 gallon and it is a very sturdy tank. The glass is 3/8" thick but it does not have beveled edges or nicer trim like the Oceanic would. $129 is a good price, pretty much at cost.
Perfecto ( i.e. Marineland) tanks also have a very good price plus a 20 year warranty. In fact I will be ordering a Marineland 265 next week to replace my 140 reef which sprung a leak 2 weeks ago.

[JimD]

Bottom line: anything over a thirty gallom tank has to have at least 7/16" glass, trust me on this one,,,, I had a sixty gallon tank explode in my living room that had 3/16" glass, in my opinion, the thicker the better when it comes to reefs....