75 gal Setup Progession

[AquariumNoob13]

do these measurements sound accurate for 2 pieces of acrylic for the hood?

10 3/16" x 4 7/16" x 4/16"

i was told on MFK to cut the pieces exact and then cut holes to put all the wires and tubes through.

 

[southpaw]

i have $160-200 to spend (the less money the better) but the filter is ganna be around $90 by itself.

I think you were going to get a XP3 filter if I remember correctly....just a heads up if you were going to get it from Big Al's... I noticed today they are no longer $89 ....They went up to $139 ... Petsmart has them online for $105 so you may have to go this route and pricematch their online price.

 

[southpaw]

Here are acouple more options on getting a glass hood if they come in the exact sizes you need


http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3730+3781&pcatid=3781

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3730+3790&pcatid=3790

 

[Mgamer20o0]

not too bad.

 

[AquariumNoob13]

i still have a page from when they were 89.99. will they price match it?

 

[southpaw]

i still have a page from when they were 89.99. will they price match it?

Not sure but you can give it a try

 

[ansbfish]

maybe, if you print it out w/o any dates.

 

[southpaw]

maybe, if you print it out w/o any dates.

I was thinking this too... I know last time I pricematched at Petsmart the manager never looked for any date...if there was even one on there.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

might work. just like other pm to other stores. it might fly but dont get mad if they look it up and charge you the right price.

 

[southpaw]

I dont think all stores will honor other sites prices anyway...so it may not really matter.

You should print out the $105 price one too from their site incase they wont even honor the Big Al's price as it will still save you a pretty good amount of $$$