[Nhcoll-l] Stainless steel tanks for wet collections

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Paul

I will temper my comments with the caveat that we have not ordered from them in some time (years) due to the issues we found.  Maybe things have changed.  There were three main issues that we encountered at the time – inferior clasps that kept coming loose from the tank over time, buckling in the sidewalls of the large 36” tanks and issues with dolly wheels and decks failing, rusting and not rolling well.  It was not every tank but we had issues with enough to make us consider a switch to Delta.  We have had no similar issues with their tanks.

Andy

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From: Paul R Sweet <sweet at amnh.org>
Date: Monday, October 12, 2020 at 1:36 PM
To: Andrew Bentley <abentley at ku.edu>
Cc: Rebecca Newberry <rnewberry at smm.org>, "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Stainless steel tanks for wet collections

Andy

Curious to know what issues you had with the Steel Fixtures tanks? So far I’ve been happy with ours.

Paul
Paul Sweet | Department of Ornithology | American Museum of Natural History | Central Park West @ 79th St | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 718 757 5941


On Oct 12, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu> wrote:
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Rebecca

We have found that the tanks from Delta Designs are of superior quality to those from Steel Fixtures – see attached.  Prices may be a little outdated.

Andy

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Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Paul R Sweet <sweet at amnh.org>
Date: Monday, October 12, 2020 at 11:57 AM
To: Rebecca Newberry <rnewberry at smm.org>
Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Stainless steel tanks for wet collections

I’ve bought from

Roger Emperley
sales at steelfixture.com<mailto:sales at steelfixture.com>
1-800-342-9180<tel:1-800-342-9180>
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Paul Sweet | Department of Ornithology | American Museum of Natural History | Central Park West @ 79th St | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 718 757 5941



On Oct 12, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Rebecca Newberry <rnewberry at smm.org> wrote:
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Hi there,
Would you please share your preferred North American vendors for stainless steel tanks to store wet collections?
Thank you!
Rebecca
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