TankArchitect
Member
Hi,
It's been a while in the making but I'm finally nearing the redo of my old 75g tank. New floors in our home necessitated the move of my tank inhabitants to a temporary tank in the basement, so now I'm acquiring new equipment and building a new tank setup.
Part of the setup involved purchasing a Deep Blue Professional 75g non-tempered tank which I was going to drill for a Modular Marine "ghost" type overflow (already purchased) on the back pane. When I called my LFS to inquire about purchasing the tank they informed me that Deep Blue was out of business. I also confirmed that with another LFS. My LFS only carries Aqueon and Marineland. From experience, I know that Aqueon is making tanks with tempered glass panes in either random or multiple locations, since I had to return one previously when I discovered the back pane was tempered and thus non-drillable. My LFS also told me that Marineland is also doing the same thing as Aqueon, that is, using tempered glass on their tanks in locations they previously did not. However, when I went to Marineland's website, I noticed their response to a question (from about a week ago) regarding the use of tempered glass on a 75 gal tank was that only the bottom pane is tempered. I sent this question direct to Marineland and am waiting for a response, but does anybody know if Marineland has changed to the use of tempered glass in random or multiple locations on their tanks? If so, are there any manufacturers of standard tanks left who are not using tempered glass, or at least, only using it in specific designated locations (like they always did)?
Hate to think I'd have to go custom for just a "standard" 75. Already got a feel for some "custom" prices and the shipping alone exceeds what I would have paid for a standard 75.
It's been a while in the making but I'm finally nearing the redo of my old 75g tank. New floors in our home necessitated the move of my tank inhabitants to a temporary tank in the basement, so now I'm acquiring new equipment and building a new tank setup.
Part of the setup involved purchasing a Deep Blue Professional 75g non-tempered tank which I was going to drill for a Modular Marine "ghost" type overflow (already purchased) on the back pane. When I called my LFS to inquire about purchasing the tank they informed me that Deep Blue was out of business. I also confirmed that with another LFS. My LFS only carries Aqueon and Marineland. From experience, I know that Aqueon is making tanks with tempered glass panes in either random or multiple locations, since I had to return one previously when I discovered the back pane was tempered and thus non-drillable. My LFS also told me that Marineland is also doing the same thing as Aqueon, that is, using tempered glass on their tanks in locations they previously did not. However, when I went to Marineland's website, I noticed their response to a question (from about a week ago) regarding the use of tempered glass on a 75 gal tank was that only the bottom pane is tempered. I sent this question direct to Marineland and am waiting for a response, but does anybody know if Marineland has changed to the use of tempered glass in random or multiple locations on their tanks? If so, are there any manufacturers of standard tanks left who are not using tempered glass, or at least, only using it in specific designated locations (like they always did)?
Hate to think I'd have to go custom for just a "standard" 75. Already got a feel for some "custom" prices and the shipping alone exceeds what I would have paid for a standard 75.
