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Probably because they are in demand but a niche product.Anybody know why lowboys are so hard to find? I can’t find any around MO and none of the online sites want to ship.
we can make them and and make many of them.I’ve reached out to Glasscages to see if they’d be willing to manufacture an equivalent at the same price point. @Joe Glass Cages
A local seller uses an older glass cages frag tank and it is solid - thick glass and lots of silicone. My guess is that the Zoomed Lowboy glass thickness is 4mm.… However, they are not anything like the offshore mass produced ones with respect to price and quality. The mass produced offshore tanks are built with a plastic frame and thinner glass….
The viewing area from the front, sides, and back is narrow because of the low height and top and bottom trim. If you’re looking at using multiple lowboys, have you looked at using a hydroponics tray or stock tub instead?Right!?! I've been trying to order like 3-5 of them! Just haven't gotten my butt to the lfs to see if they can get them in. Ive got a store that loves me and will order just about anything commission free. I believe petco or petsmart might even be able to get them for you not sure if you have them in MO.
I own two of the advanced acrylic 24”x24”x8” frag tanks. I paid somewhere around $250 for approximately 20 gallons. They are wildly infuriating, because at that low of volume, even taking an alk test sets off the ATO and every time I change out the filter floss, the water level changes. Now compare that to say, the Aqueon 75 gallon which can be purchased for $110. The annoyance there is more ergonomical. However, theoretically, dollars to dollars spent, you could set a frag rack at the same depth from the rim of the 75 as you would from the frag tank and have the tank lower to the floor to compensate for the ergonomic/usability difference. Less money, more real estate, greater stability. Would I do it? Eh, hard maybe.It’s hard to beat $100 - $150 for a lowboy and if you don’t have it against a wall and surrounded on both sides like I had it , there are a lot of viewing opportunities.
Maybe check with local LFS in state or nearby states or local reefers. You may need to drive some distance to pick one up. I’ve also seen local reefers sell lowboys from time to time.
If you’re looking at other options, Advanced acrylics has some larger acrylic frag tanks but they are 7 times the price and they’re acrylic.
Glasscages tanks also has tanks around that size which start at around $500 according to their site, but shipping can be expensive.
They became Seapora, same exact tanks and everything.didn't "DEEP BLUE" go under as a company?
What did your 80 cost? Eurobraces or no?CDA Built me a amazing 80g frag tank, I’d highly recommend CDA and also AGE for custom tanks.
$1800 about 300 of it was shipping, all starfire, reinforced seams and reinforced starboard bottom and external overflow.What did your 80 cost? Eurobraces or no?
I just want to point out one thing. While Deep Blue is now Seapora, their tanks are not EXACTLY the same. It might be a nit pick but very important to differentiate. I can't confirm this for every tank but I know for the popular 80g shallow tanks, Deep Blue used to only make them with a bottom tempered pane. Now Seapora makes them will all tempered sides. I'm sure a lot of their tanks follow the same trend now. When I was trying to figure out if I could drill my tank or not, I found a lot of conflicting information on the forums until I reached out to Seapora. Luckily I had a Deep Blue tank and was able to drill it.They became Seapora, same exact tanks and everything.
I am so glad you said that. If it’s undrillable, it’s essentially useless to me.That’s a huge difference.I just want to point out one thing. While Deep Blue is now Seapora, their tanks are not EXACTLY the same. It might be a nit pick but very important to differentiate. I can't confirm this for every tank but I know for the popular 80g shallow tanks, Deep Blue used to only make them with a bottom tempered pane. Now Seapora makes them will all tempered sides. I'm sure a lot of their tanks follow the same trend now. When I was trying to figure out if I could drill my tank or not, I found a lot of conflicting information on the forums until I reached out to Seapora. Luckily I had a Deep Blue tank and was able to drill it.
Like I said, I only know this is true for the 80 gal RR tanks. If you're interested in a certain tank you may be in luck. This 60gal frag tank is described to have non-tempered sides.I am so glad you said that. If it’s undrillable, it’s essentially useless to me.That’s a huge difference.