Penn Plax

Has anybody had any experience with Penn Plax tanks?
http://www.pennplax.com/pennplax%20p...atalog2009.pdf

They look like the Exo-terra styled tanks, but Penn Plax makes one with dimensions that would fit perfectly on my shelf (page 2, the 32" x 19").

This would be used for something other than a BP, but I want to know people's thoughts about the quality of the manufacturer.

I'm still curious about the manufacturer, but.... the cheapest I can find the tank is $330. I'd be better off buying a new shelving unit and a cheaper tank than buying that thing. :P

Seriously at $330 you could buy an AP T8 and a stand for it.

and honestly Penn Plax suck with regards to quality with their aquarium products I wouldn't trust them with my reptiles :P

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Seriously at $330 you could buy an AP T8 and a stand for it.

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Animal plastics is having a sale right now. Only $150 for a T8. You could almost get two T8's shipped for $330 lol. Idk how much their shipping is though?

Their shipping for the T8 is $45, and I know the T8's have been on sale for a very long time now. If you buy the T8 fully loaded (flexwatt, lights, divider, door locks, and a basking shelf it adds up. But yeah 2 basic T8's for the price of one of these things that I've never even heard of.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Their shipping for the T8 is $45, and I know the T8's have been on sale for a very long time now. If you buy the T8 fully loaded (flexwatt, lights, divider, door locks, and a basking shelf it adds up. But yeah 2 basic T8's for the price of one of these things that I've never even heard of.

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Very true. You know me too well. Of course id have to get all the bells and whistles lol ;)

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Originally Posted by captainjack0000

Has anybody had any experience with Penn Plax tanks?
http://www.pennplax.com/pennplax%20p...atalog2009.pdf

They look like the Exo-terra styled tanks, but Penn Plax makes one with dimensions that would fit perfectly on my shelf (page 2, the 32" x 19").

This would be used for something other than a BP, but I want to know people's thoughts about the quality of the manufacturer.

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Since we started carrying these, several staff members have used them, and each of the stores has had at least one model used in-store for several months. Love them! They look super nice, they're not hard to put together (even I could put one together, and I am horribly incompetent at building things), and are extremely durable.

The only negative that I know is that the wood is not well sealed for excessive moisture. If there is too much standing water, especially if you are attempting a vivarium style enclosure, it will be begin to slowly warp the wood. I have not tried treating the wood with a sealant or protective coating and then turning it into a vivarium, but since that type of method works for other kinds of unusual decorative cages I imagine it'd work well here.

These cages just plain look a little nicer, in my opinion, although the model you're looking at isn't the solid wood ones which are so fancy lookin. :)

-Jen