Deep Blue out of business, any alternatives that might be little better than Aqueon and Marineland

[joec]

Without spending big bucks on Reef Savvy or Miracles?

 

[Burrito]

they went out of business? bummer, love their frag tanks and prices. i guess low prices only last so long

 

[joec]

they went out of business? bummer, love their frag tanks and prices. i guess low prices only last so long

Yep, I just had two LFS tell me that

 

[ca1ore]

That would be a shame; though take what the LFS tells you with a large grain of salt.

 

[Jonreefer]

my LFS told me the same thing as well.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Some options
-cadlights slightly cheaper than red sea, do not have as high of ratings, they are very pretty in person though. Never owned one only saw someone elses.
-used
-glasscages.com

 

[BantyRooster97]

planet aquariums

 

[JoshH]

Concept Aquariums in Calgary is a custom builder who quoted almost half the cost of Miracles for my new build( and Miracles was half the price of Reef Savvy). Lots of options out there that are a little more budget friendly.

FWIW I ended up going with Miracles, no tank yet but I'm certain I'll be happy with it.

 

[ca1ore]

If true, a shame. Nobody was building affordable frag tanks as well as they were. It's a tough business to be in these days - everybody expects cheap; few seem to want to pay for a quality product.

 

[Mical]

Try these guys - https://www.fishtanksdirect.com/

 

[Desert Sea]

You mention Deep Blue, Aqueon and Marineland so I'm assuming your looking into glass tanks. Depending on what size your looking for, look into SC Aquariums. They have stock sizes ready to ship and also do customs if your willing to wait. Had them build me a custom 150 and I'm very pleased with the quality and the price.

 

[jent]

I personally would not recommend SCA after my tank developed a leak. I also felt the tank looked good, but 4 years later I guess the quality issues started to show.

My new aquarium is going to be from planet aquariums.

 

[DSC reef]

There is a company called tank me USA. I've seen their work, its impressive.

 

[hart24601]

I was so bummed my lfs also told me deep blue was out of business as they are the only decent rimless around here lfs carry. I am hoping another company buys them

 

[SeaJay]

LFS sold me a 135g Seapora that I’m very happy with. Good clean black silicone work, glass braces on top, nicely drilled. I’m very pleased and the price was comparable to the brands you mentioned though I believe the quality to be significantly better.

Only problem is, I think I recall seeing a thread where someone mentioned they were made by deep blue. Don’t quote me on that. Maybe this was part of their plan to make nicer stuff, get it selling well and then drop the old product line??

 

[SeaJay]

Accidentally double posted that. Is there not a way to delete a post?

 

[rc1626]

Custom Aquariums. Don't have one but would consider if I go custom in the future. They have a few videos on YouTube showing build process and a nice website. Custom and standard sizes available. Prices seem pretty reasonable on standard size tanks.

 

[wesman42]

They didn't make any 6' tanks. None at all. My current tank is a deep blue, and they're really well made.

 

[scriptmonkey]

The tank business must be booming because I solicited bids from 4 companies and only one has responded with numbers. If they will not respond to take my money, what will they be like if something happens?

So I am following along to see of I am missing anyone. If you want to talk to someone for something custom and will reply usually within 24hours to questions talk to Zoya at Crystal Dynamics Aquarium so far been great.

Tankmeusa is 15days to just quote FYI but at least the let you know off the bat which is nice.

I am waiting on a quote from Crystal Reef Aquatics, and Coast to Coast (to be fair. I did just contact C2C on Friday).

Good Luck

 

[Don Lidtke]

I received my 72x30x27 tank and stand from Crystal Dynamic a couple of weeks ago. I looked at several other manufacturers but after seeing the CD tank at MACNA it made the choice very easy.

Working with Zoya was also a pleasure.