Glass box dreaming: What do you consider to be the most desirable brand of aquarium on the market right now?

[Peace River]

Glass box dreaming: What do you consider to be the most desirable brand of aquarium on the market right now?

If you could get any brand of tank that you wanted or maybe you are recommending a new tank to a friend or fellow hobbyist, what brand would it be? I mean, what do you consider to be the most desirable brand of aquarium on the market right now? Red Sea continues to be a top brand even though there seem to be a wide range of opinions and experiences. WaterBox continues to innovate and produce stellar options. JBJ and Innovative Marine have been producing solid tanks for a long time. There are also newer brands to the reef tank scene like Cade, AquaForest, Eshopps, and others. There are excellent custom tank builders like Glass Cages as well as Reef Savvy tanks which are expensive and the supply is limited. Please avoid bashing any particular manufacturer and let’s focus on what you consider to be the most desirable brand of aquarium on the market right now.

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[Readywriter]

Other - if reef ready aqueons were easier to find it would be all I bought

 

[herozero]

The one that doesn't leak.

Here in SoCal Visio/Advanced Aqua Tanks is a good local producer. Had two tanks over a decade or two and no issues.

 

[stoney7713]

I voted other because I don't have a preference and I think most people wouldn't pass a deal on any of those if it saved enough money.

 

[shakacuz]

IM or reef ready aqueon(i'm a simple guy lol) tanks

 

[kenchilada]

How do you make this poll and leave out Planet Aquariums?

 

[Gman83]

I picked other because I think there are several I would love: Cade, Glass cages, CDA, and IM.

I know I want a peninsula, so it will come down to size and cost when I'm ready to pull the trigger. I don't care about glass clarity, it all looks the same to me. Right now I'd rather get regular glass if it could mean 50 more gallons.

 

[X-37B]

IM. What you get for the money is hard to beat, imo.

 

[littlehermit0]

I literally take anything, random thing from tetra, salifert for tests, ASF for dosing supplements like waste away and other, JBL for some other thing and Ciano or Aquatlantis for filters or aquarium.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Whoever still makes fully framed tanks.

 

[gunnarmcc]

Current tank is an IM and I think they’re hard to beat for their value. However I’d like to pick up an Ultum Nature Reef system and see how they work. Haven’t seen one in person but it looks like a solid little platform.

 

[19Mateo83]

Anything not Red Sea

 

[Dburr1014]

Reef savvy I think everyone dreams of owning. Way to $$$$ for me.

 

[Dburr1014]

Anything not Red Sea

Your not in the free giveaway?
LOL

 

[reef tank 2.0]

for me, brand doesn't play into the equation one bit. If there is a tank that suits my needs, as well as my wallet, then I'm golden. Obviously, as long as it doesn't leak and all is well when in operation, then life is good

 

[albano]

If it’s not acrylic, l don’t want it!
I’ve had great luck with Tenecor and Fish Tanks Direct.

 

[vlangel]

Other - if reef ready aqueons were easier to find it would be all I bought

Aqueon are the only aquarium I have ever had and before them I only bought All Glass Aquariums. I have always used HOB overflow boxes. With variable speed return pumps its easy to match the drain capacity to the return pumps output so that the overflow box does not lose a syphon.

 

[Rjukan]

How do you make this poll and leave out Planet Aquariums?

This ^
I voted other for Planet Aquariums. I saw one in person at WWC and was impressed with the quality.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

IM or reef ready aqueon(i'm a simple guy lol) tanks

IM or reef ready aqueon(i'm a simple guy lol) tanks

I have one of the reef ready aqueon 4ft 120, you can ask your LFS to order some for you, pretty sure they're avaliable on the wholesaler list quite frequently

 

[Sump Crab]

I'd be looking at glass cages, planet aquarium, etc.