Ultraquariums - Large Rectangular Aquariums Extra Large 6, 8, Foot Aquariums Ultraquarium line represents the most common Large custom rectangular sizes we've been asked to build. These extra large aquariums are available as standard sizes. Ultraquariums are available as Show aquariums, or as a Premium aquariums, including pre-drilled overflows and plumbing. For Economical Acrylic Aquariums we offer SeaClear Acrylics For High End Acrylic Aquariums we are proud to offer Custom Hand-made Aquariums. Made with thicker acrylic, hand polished, hand craftsmanship. Click Here for the Custom Aquarium Request Form not your typical, run-of-the-mill fish tanks...... they are more like works of art." [ Acrylic vs. Glass ]  [ Algae Magnets & Acrylic Care Products ]  We are a leader in custom acrylic aquarium design and manufacture focusing on attention to detail, highest quality, reasonable lead times, competitive pricing, and overall customer satisfaction.

We are not the middleman; we are the fabricator. We design and build high quality custom acrylic aquariums and related components for private homes, businesses, zoos, research facilities, public aquariums and other educational institutions. Though the bulk of our fabrication is for aquaria, we also built a lot of research vessels, lab tanks, high-end displays, trade show tanks, acrylic props, museum cases, cabinetry, etc. Other than artificial reef inserts, all acrylic fabrication, cabinetry, welding, etc. is done right here under our own roof. fish tank in disney restaurantEverything is built to order, one at a time, by experienced craftsman.fish tanks for sale in orange county Though we are a small company, we are very capable and take on many jobs that other companies can’t or won’t. fish tank in dining room

Though a small fraction of what we have done, in this site you should find a good variety of pictures and examples of different things we have built since getting our start in 2001. An old-fashioned work ethic and the fabrication of quality products over many years have allowed us to be lucky enough to establish a solid reputation. You will not find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. self-promoting. Though powerful tools today, our time is better spent taking care of our valued customers to insure their satisfaction. The word-of-mouth that results from it is still the best advertising there is. It is how we got to where we are today. When you speak with us, we take the time necessary to explain anything you have questions about or need recommendations on. You will not be transferred around from one person to another and will not have trouble reaching the person you need to talk to regarding your inquiry. Messages and emails are returned promptly. Lead times are met. Pricing is always competitive.

With our well-equipped shop, extensive experience, and large thermoforming oven we have full fabrication capabilities and are able to offer tanks of any size and virtually any shape, limited only by your imagination. We are likely able to make your dream tank affordable when other manufacturers cannot, and specialize in large aquariums and custom shapes. Attention to detail and quality is of high importance. We do not work with glass, only acrylic. We use only full gauge high quality acrylics in the construction of our aquariums. They are all produced from either Polycast, Plexiglas, or (if larger) Reynolds brand acrylic. These brands of acrylics are widely recognized by reputable aquarium manufacturers and the plastics industry as the highest quality acrylics available. No off-brand imported acrylics allowed. Insist that your investment is produced from a quality product as no other will perform as well in the long run. Midwest Custom Aquariums’ tanks are guaranteed for a lifetime against leakage due to manufacturer’s defect.

They are built from thicknesses proven to hold up well over time. We will not quote a tank built with thinner materials just to reduce cost or make a sale. The single biggest factor you can do as a consumer when looking for a new tank is ask about acrylic thickness, and make sure you are comparing apples to apples when getting quotes from multiple fabricators. Purchasing a tank built from an inferior thickness to save money is probably the biggest mistake you could make, as there is a good chance it will be much more expensive in the long run. If the fabricator doesn’t specify, make sure to ask. We are not limited to just aquariums. We either fabricate or supply all the components you may need for your system, including high quality cabinetry, steel support frames, wet/dry (trickle) filters, mechanical and chemical filters, protein skimmers, heaters, chillers, a variety of pumps, lights, ultraviolet sterilizers, refugiums, artificial reef inserts, rockwork, etc. Each of the above is integrated to work specifically with the tank you order so you do not have the hassle of coordinating the details necessary to insure they all work together.

We supply anything from individual components to complete high-end turnkey systems, installed anywhere in the US and beyond. It is our hope that by looking through this site you can make yourself familiar with some of the major aspects of acrylic aquarium system and tank design before you buy, and hope you will find the pages and information of this website informative and useful. All pictures in this site are of our own aquariums, our own cabinetry, our own frames, filtration etc. All built in our shop, by us. No robbing pictures from other sites or paying somebody else for use of theirs.Designing fish tanks is a sink or swim business. No one knows that better than Martin Schapira, the 29-year-old co-founder of Okeanos Aquascaping, a high-end aquarium and pond design firm based in New York City. Schapira, who established Okeanos in 2002 with close friend Nathan Kamelhar, is behind some of the most elaborate and eye-catching aquatic projects in New York City and across the globe.

Most recently, he and Kamelhar dreamed up a backyard pool-and-aquarium complex that earned a spot on the Robb Report’s list of outrageous holiday gifts. Wait, let me correct that – starting at $11 million. The complex features a 30-foot-by-60-foot freshwater swimming pool that shares two of its walls with a massive glass saltwater aquarium so that swimmers can virtually swim alongside angelfish, eels and black-tip reef sharks. The aquarium can also be viewed from outside the pool, as it stretches from the floor of the pool to 15 feet above its surface. To date, no one has commissioned the complex – and understandably so. After all, if you had an extra $11 million lying around – or even an extra $1,000 – would you spend it on a fish tank? That’s the battle Schapira faces every day. “If you can sell aquariums, you can sell everything else,” he says. “It’s a very, very difficult business.” For one, aquatic displays don’t have the sort of following that designer watches or shoes have.

Schapira says most of his clients don’t know anything about aquariums when they first come to him except that they think they look cool from a design standpoint. Aquatic displays also require upkeep. Schapira says that unlike buying a fancy car that needs its oil changed every once in awhile, owning a high-end fish tank means having someone come in to maintain it as often as once a week but no less than every three weeks. In short, it’s a commitment. “The same way that someone would have a maid, it becomes, ‘Oh, the aquarium guy’s here,’” he says. And yet business is steady. The company is typically involved with 22 to 30 projects a year at an average rate of $50,000 to $75,000 a piece. Some of the company’s current jobs include a 500-gallon freshwater plant aquarium in the lobby of a Manhattan office building, a live coral reef aquarium at a private residence in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and a backyard Japanese koi pond at a 16,000-square-foot townhouse in New York.

For Schapira, who grew up in Queens, NY, designing fish tanks is a passion that was ignited when his father bought him a tank in elementary school. Something about the colors and calm of the scene inside struck him. “Queens is not the nicest place in the world, and yet [I found] I could create this little space that’s just gorgeous,” he says. His eye for design developed as he worked as a buyer for the string of apparel stores his parents owned. When business petered out, he and Kamelhar – whom he’d known since high school – decided to start Okeanos, determined to make fish tanks high-end design statements. “Everyone was doing the chandeliers and the cool floors, but no one was doing this,” Schapira says. Unlike some of the other aquatic-design firms in the market, the duo focused on making sure the materials were natural (Schapira is strongly opposed to acrylic tanks and fake coral) and also paid close attention to the quality of their photography.

Things were good for awhile, but in 2008, the financial crisis hit and Schapira saw business volume fall by 30%. Like many other small business owners, he had to retool. It wasn’t the first time Schapira had had to fight to survive. In 2004, he’d been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. He was 23 at the time and had just gotten married six months before. He underwent treatment and was in remission for a year, but the cancer came back and he received a bone marrow transplant in 2006. It was an incredibly difficult time, but Schapira credits his passion for his work as one of the factors that helped him get through it. “It took my mind off of everything,” he says. So when their business hit rough waters in 2008, Schapira and Kamelhar snapped into action to steady it. They decided to do everything themselves, mastering search engine optimization (Schapira says most of the company’s clients find them on the Internet) and reaching out to all sorts of new vendors.