you might want to look into ans tank , their silicon work should be machine cut , low iron at reasonable price , only thing they have it in standard size 3 feet

with talking to Geoff at superzoo 2013, he told me they are all like that *bites tongue*. It takes a special machine (or labor) to remove the excess silicone from the inner and bottom's of the aquariums. Nothing a razor blade at home couldn't handle though. This is what makes ADA tanks so expensive, They actually have a guy that removes the excess silicone by hand on each tank. But that is what you pay for - perfection. Where Mr aqua is giving you a reasonable product for a reasonable price (the 12 gallon long is actually pretty costly because of the unique dimensions, it's more about the shipping and insurance than anything). Now once I got the hardscape going, I don't even notice the silicone because the substrate is covering it. I just have to nit-pick at small details on reviews because I know some anal-retentive guy will buy one and tell me my review was completely bias.

ans doesnt have a website but you can check out this webpage http://www.eastoceansg.com/ , click the online catalog for aqua
by the way do you know what machine they use to cut such a fine lines on the silicon? always thought its just the masking

Ahh ok, wow ANS does have some nice tanks. Might have to talk to one of my importers about this =). It's sad that ANS doesn't have a website, that is like having a product and no store.
Anyways, I don't personally know how they get manufacture, it's whatever I can torture out of my contacts for details is what I can write haha. Geoff stated that the manufacturer over in Taiwan had the option to purchase a machine to trim the excess silicone.
@limz_777....thanks for the link...by reading the information, it seems that the stand are created in raw wood format so that one has the choice to either stain the wood or laminate it to the color of choice....not a bad option.
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