Information on "Glass Cages" Aquariums? - Aquarium Advice

tropicalfish · 01-14-2007, 11:27 PM

Does anyone have information on Glasscages.com Aquariums? is the quality good?

http://www.glasscages.com/?sAction=Home

ellisz · 01-19-2007, 01:08 AM

I have heard good things about them. LFS here sells some of their tanks and they also sell on Ebay.

loganj · 01-19-2007, 10:57 AM

The quality of these tanks is excellent. They are thicker glass than most other manufacturers and have much more substantial bracing. They are HEAVY though. I install aquariums in offices, hospitals, ect.... and I will never buy a tank from anyone else other than Glasscages. Call them up and ask for Tom...he'll answer any questions you might have.

tropicalfish · 01-19-2007, 06:45 PM

I've seen many good comments about these tanks over the past few days Google-ing and Yahoo-ing... The low price and thick glass seems unbeatable... I might go with them.

crazyred · 01-19-2007, 08:24 PM

makes me wish i lived in Tennesse.

ditchdoctor81 · 01-19-2007, 09:20 PM

tell me about it...I called them today & it will be around $205 to ship a 125gal to me

tropicalfish · 01-19-2007, 10:15 PM

They have a 38 gallon tank for 50! hmmm...
I have however, heard some comments on the owner.... that wern't so good, and some mixed.

loganj · 01-20-2007, 12:38 AM

I've never had a problem with them. They are ,however, adamant about their warranty. If you crack the glass, it's your baby. These tanks don't crack unless they aren't set up properly. If you twist it with an uneven stand, it will likely crack...so will any glass tank. I kinda suspect than anyone who has bad comments about them may have been in this situation. Anyway, I'm going up there Monday (1-22-07) to pick up a 180g tank and bring it back. I'll be coming back I-24 through Chattanooga and down I-75 to Dalton, Ga. I will be happy to pick up a tank for anyone who wants one. If you live anywhere close to me, you can pick it up at my house (Dalton, Ga area) or I can meet you...say within a 50 mile radius of Dalton.

tropicalfish · 01-20-2007, 12:56 AM

Another question--
Is it really necessary to have a sheet of Styrofoam underneath the tank?
All-Glass, Perfecto, Oceanic... I don't think they have this requirement.

JustOneMore20 · 01-20-2007, 01:13 AM

I'm considering adding a 40g tank to my collection...might just have to make a road trip to Tennessee this summer. Where at in TN are they located?

01-14-2007, 11:27 PM	#1
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	Information on "Glass Cages" Aquariums? Does anyone have information on Glasscages.com Aquariums? is the quality good? http://www.glasscages.com/?sAction=Home

01-19-2007, 01:08 AM	#2
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,676 Images: 9	I have heard good things about them. LFS here sells some of their tanks and they also sell on Ebay. __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

01-19-2007, 10:57 AM	#3
loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 4,008	The quality of these tanks is excellent. They are thicker glass than most other manufacturers and have much more substantial bracing. They are HEAVY though. I install aquariums in offices, hospitals, ect.... and I will never buy a tank from anyone else other than Glasscages. Call them up and ask for Tom...he'll answer any questions you might have. __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Logan J www.captiveraisedcorals.com

01-19-2007, 06:45 PM	#4
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	I've seen many good comments about these tanks over the past few days Google-ing and Yahoo-ing... The low price and thick glass seems unbeatable... I might go with them. __________________ --- 75 Gallon Rena FilStar xP3, Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200W (2), Coralife 48" Aqualight 260W 6700K --- 10 Gallon Hexagon Hagen AquaClear 30, Visi-Therm Deluxe 50, DIY CF 20W 6500K CF, Hagen Natural CO2 System :: Bloodfin Tetra (1), Red-eye Tetra (3), Black Skirt Tetra (3), Harlequin Rasbora (6), Platy (1), Otocinclus Catfish (1) :: Rotala Indica, Hygrophila Difformis (Wisteria), Cabomba Carolinia ---

01-19-2007, 08:24 PM	#5
crazyred Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Harlingen, Texas Posts: 1,179 Images: 1	makes me wish i lived in Tennesse. __________________ "My name is Crazy Red and I'm an Aquariumaholic." ~~Melissa~~dedicated Ram breeder~~ 55 gal.FW: 4 platies, 3 angelfish, 3 Cochu's blue tetras, 2 Rummynose tetras, 4 A. cacatuoides, 1 A. trifasciata, 2 blue rams, 6 Von Rio tetras, 1 Queen Arabesque pleco 29 Gal. FW: 2 variatus platies, 6 cherry barbs, 10 harlequin rasboras, 1 opaline gourami, 1 hillstream loach, 1 Rio Jari pleco (L-316), 1 GBR 10 Gal. FW: 1 african clawed frog, 1 dwarf flame gourami 10 Gal. FW:tons of blue ram fry (4) 2 Gal. FW: all four with male bettas

01-19-2007, 09:20 PM	#6
ditchdoctor81 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 65	tell me about it...I called them today & it will be around $205 to ship a 125gal to me

01-19-2007, 10:15 PM	#7
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	They have a 38 gallon tank for 50! hmmm... I have however, heard some comments on the owner.... that wern't so good, and some mixed. __________________ --- 75 Gallon Rena FilStar xP3, Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200W (2), Coralife 48" Aqualight 260W 6700K --- 10 Gallon Hexagon Hagen AquaClear 30, Visi-Therm Deluxe 50, DIY CF 20W 6500K CF, Hagen Natural CO2 System :: Bloodfin Tetra (1), Red-eye Tetra (3), Black Skirt Tetra (3), Harlequin Rasbora (6), Platy (1), Otocinclus Catfish (1) :: Rotala Indica, Hygrophila Difformis (Wisteria), Cabomba Carolinia ---

01-20-2007, 12:38 AM	#8
loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 4,008	I've never had a problem with them. They are ,however, adamant about their warranty. If you crack the glass, it's your baby. These tanks don't crack unless they aren't set up properly. If you twist it with an uneven stand, it will likely crack...so will any glass tank. I kinda suspect than anyone who has bad comments about them may have been in this situation. Anyway, I'm going up there Monday (1-22-07) to pick up a 180g tank and bring it back. I'll be coming back I-24 through Chattanooga and down I-75 to Dalton, Ga. I will be happy to pick up a tank for anyone who wants one. If you live anywhere close to me, you can pick it up at my house (Dalton, Ga area) or I can meet you...say within a 50 mile radius of Dalton. __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Logan J www.captiveraisedcorals.com

01-20-2007, 12:56 AM	#9
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	Another question-- Is it really necessary to have a sheet of Styrofoam underneath the tank? All-Glass, Perfecto, Oceanic... I don't think they have this requirement. __________________ --- 75 Gallon Rena FilStar xP3, Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200W (2), Coralife 48" Aqualight 260W 6700K --- 10 Gallon Hexagon Hagen AquaClear 30, Visi-Therm Deluxe 50, DIY CF 20W 6500K CF, Hagen Natural CO2 System :: Bloodfin Tetra (1), Red-eye Tetra (3), Black Skirt Tetra (3), Harlequin Rasbora (6), Platy (1), Otocinclus Catfish (1) :: Rotala Indica, Hygrophila Difformis (Wisteria), Cabomba Carolinia ---

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