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I just want to take this time to thank you along with a couple other channels that I follow. Over the last year I have learned A LOT from all this information that I have gotten. My 55 gallon long tank has come A LONG way, converting from plastic plants to live, learning about filtration which I have 2 sponges and a hang on. Water parameters have been a HUGE help I learning to keep up with that as well and what to do in the event of spikes. My jack dempsies went from faded to brilliant color over the last 7 months and I can't thank you all enough for helping me out. 😁
Definitely my very favorite size tank! Unfortunately do not have the room for one like this but that doesn't keep me from wanting one!! I would do a paladarium style or pond/island style Aquarium with mine if I had one. And I can just imagine how cool it would be to aquascape this Aquarium especially if you can view it from all sides! I always enjoy your expertise, knowledge and experience you share! I hope you and your family have a very blessed and beautiful day. Love you guys bunches! 🤗🌿🐟🌿💚
Just built a 44 gallon low boy. I love it for schooling fish, I think I'm going to be schooling in everything than bigger fish as in the past. The only issue I see with the larger long boys is the setup cost. much larger substrate and much more $$ for planting it out. Plus, I don't use canister filters so to get some movement all the way across the tank I needed to put in a powerhead that runs on a timer several times a day just so I don't overwork the fish all the time. Great video!
I had a 40G low boy for some time when i was in high school now that i'm out of college and done more things in the hobby, it's my dream tank to have it setup again. Still in storage but one day it will be my main tank(currently only have a 10g heavily planted tank with some misc tanks over the years).
Is 40G low boy same dimensions as 40 G Breeder tank? I have the breeder and it is the best dimensions I have found. Not too big, not too small. 10 g and this one are my favorites to have work with.
I have a low boy for my similis, and I agree it's definitely a center of the room kind of tank. I've also considered getting another one for a black water community tank, I think it would be pretty cool to see leaf litter with that much surface area. Apistogramma, hatchetfish, congo tetra, etc. You also can buy a screen lid for these tanks.
That would be an amazing focal piece for a living room! Making an island in the middle could be good for some turtles or crabs! Think I'd be inclined to have a big school or tetras
Nice - I was thinking the same thing - I have a 4-year-old so that won't work at the moment, but it would make an awesome replacement for a coffee table that just collects crap!
I bought a lowboy because of you hahaha. Such an awesome tank for the shell swellers and plecos. Also, as always, thank you for the educational videos. You're literally one of my favorite channels and i love the fact your family involved with your fish room. Definitely goals for myself
@@nicolaypastore i ordered a sheet of double wall plastic on lowes, i cut it with a straight edge, cut an opening for food and filter and used gorilla tape for it to open and close.
Years after watching your video I was always on the lookout for one of these! It's such an interesting size tank. But a few monthes ago I finally snagged one from my local fish store and now have it running in my fishroom! I made it as river style with moderate flow and plan on putting fish in sometime in the next month or so. Letting the plants grow and enjoying it!
seapora has a 45 lowboy that is 48x18x12 with a center brace, so lids would be easier. I thought about buying one and putting on a 75 gallon stand for my multis, but just decided to get a regular 75 instead in case I want to add cyprochromis to the tank in the future, plus it gives a little more distance between the filters and the sand.
Thanks for this video. I am considering purchasing this tank for my 13 year old fancy goldfish who for the past year has been unable to swim vertically. I suspect swim bladder issues as he has been otherwise healthy. Since he is unable to swim vertically, I think this would be a great option for a new tank, especially since he lost his tank mate last year and has been alone since then except for snails.
Thanks for telling me the manufacture of this tank. A search for "low boy" tanks generally finds custom made frag tanks. While nothing wrong with what I have found, the prices lend to building one yourself? I have been kicking around the idea for my shrimp for awhile now... It goes without saying that I am greatly inspired by the multi tank as well. Love that tank! Maybe someday?
I also have 2 lowboys at home,Europe/Belgium,the only minus is that i buy them narrow on the depht side,i would prefere 35 inch instaed of the now 20 inch
They were designed for reefers who frag and reptile breeders. Not so much for calm water fish. I own two of them. They do offer different models. They offer just a tank, which what you bought and they also offer a reptile tank and one with a stainless top. I absolutely love them. They're great for about anything aquatic, plant propagation, a river tank, coral propagation, great for breeding small fish you would typically breed in a ten gallon. Mine are up against the wall I have no issues with maintenance, but Im 6'4". A lot of fish benefit from surface area. Its not about the depth of the tank unless you're raising certain fish. I love the footprint of the tank being its a standard 48inches putting you in the 4ft tank group, which allows you to use anything from a 33 long to 120 gallon. Perfect for using that scratched up tempered 55 gallon as a sump, netting 100 gallon in a 4ft footprint with shelf space on the bottom. My only concern with these tanks is waterflow. Unless you run multiple hobs or a sump, you will have dead spots creating detritus buildup in your substrate.
I have shellies in a low boy, got the idea from you of course. Works perfect but yeah it has pretty specialized dimensions. You should do a triple stack of them with shrimp. Red, blue, and yellow.
I think one of these would make a cool pond in the middle of a large room. Set it nice and low and get something that looks nice from above, maybe some guppy breeds or rice fish. Grow some emergent plants and possibly hardscape, as you mention. How's the tidal do w/ the duckweed? Does the skimmer chew it up or get clogged?
I like the front to back depth of that Low Boy it really looks like you could do some really inventive aqua scaping. I have always felt that the standard 55 is a bit too narrow. I like the front to back distance of the 75 better. But I don't have the area for the low boy or 75 sadly.
Great info on a tank most people don't have but might be considering. I agree that a tank like that has to be in the middle of the room, not up against the wall. The whole point of a tank with those dimensions is, in my opinion, so it can be viewed full 360°. Personally, my feelings are that ALL the "Island" style of aquariums really need to be filtered with a sump so it's completely hidden underneath without cords or hoses showing. Heaters and aeration can be put in one of the chambers too. I did the cheap option and bought a 130g livestock trough for my indoor pond but, that meant the canister filter was in full view and the cords & hoses were hanging all over the place with no way to hide them too. I ended up just taking it down.
I accidentally ended up with a low boy. I had a low aquarium for my cottonmouthsnake. And guppies in my caiman to eat the musquito larve. I had one female guppy who produced babies the males started to chase to two females. Since I didnt have the cottonmouth anymore, quickly put it on my dining table. Tossed two females inthere. Now it holds 30 guppies, 1 ram, 1 black molly, some snails and a Loricaria parva. Absolutely love the tank!
Hi Jason! You have so many great videos! Some of your reviews have been especially helpful as of late. I was wondering if I could trouble you for EXACT length and width dimensions of the zoomed 50g low boy. I have an industrial grade metal rack I was hoping to put it on, and I think it will work, but you know how sometimes manufacturers will say 12” wide but it’s really 12.25 or 12.5” wide.
I appreciate you going over the pros and cons of that size of tank. I will keep this in mind if I purchase more discus. I presently have a 150 gallon and 90 gallon discus tank and I agree with you probably that is not a good tank for them. Keep the videos coming please. I watch every one of them.👍
@Prime Time Aquatics, I think this tank lends itself perfect for a river system tank too. For example, island in the middle but a Quick and heavy flow of water around the island. That type of River system tank. Which is ideal for Hillstream loaches, Danios and other fish that thrive in higher velocity water. If you then build a small Moss carpet near the designated equipment corner. You can use the moss as a 'filter' of sorts to vacuum gunk out of. Perhaps an external filter to filter out some. 150 bucks sounds cheap to me, so it will probably cost more where I'm from. I also think the tank is best used not as an island feature in the room but a three side viewing angle. Where ONE SHORT SIDE is up against the wall. Build it into a cabinet of sorts. Sure, it will create a bit out of an outstick. But it will effectively hide cleaning equipment.
House of Tropicals in Glen Burnie Maryland has all the the tank shapes and sizes usually in the store and replaced weekly when sold, thats where I first saw this low boy 50, I also like their 90 gallon Turtle tank with one short glass side for hang on the back filter. I would think the 50 low boy would be a great tank for dwarf frogs who have to surface for air.
You could use the extra space to put another tank inside (even turned upside down if you're crazy). Would need some consideration for static stresses and a neoprene mat maybe. Raise it over the water level, then devise a means for water and the fish to travel up and down. Some fish actually like to do that. It would be a challenge kuhlis can't resist, for sure. There may even be ways to prevent certain fish from traveling down. Or maybe prevent traveling and just use it as a waterfall.
That is a neat design; but like you, I could only see this in the middle of a room. Maybe on a kitchen island, if setup properly or as a centerpiece in a den/family room. Other than that, the middle of a tank room is where a tank like this belongs.
I agree that this tank is not ideal against a wall, mostly because its more like a pond, and you can really get creative there but I would build some type of raised cover so nothing jumps out.
I custom built my stand to be 44 inches tall for a total of 55 inches with tank. I and doing a hill stream setup with a Fluval FX6 canister filter. I am unsure of the fish I will be stocking at this time. Thanks Jason for the wonderful video’s.
That's true with mbuna or peacocks they need height and width. Filter how about tetra internal filter can put one on each side and customize the media.
This type of tank is perfect for cories. Im mostly into smaller catfish and loaches and my big displaytank looks empty because 2/3 of my tank is basicly unused vertical space.
I've wanted one of these tanks since they were released. As someone who was previously into reef tanks I was already familiar with frag tanks and always wanted one, but they're crazy expensive. Then this comes out. Problem is I've never found anywhere that will ship them, and none of the stores in my area stock them (all big corporate ones so no special ordering, even as an employee).
I was VERY strongly considering a 50 low boy for the longest time, however I ended up with a 33 long instead due to space constraints. With the lessons I have learned in my fish keeping hobby, some day my Holy Grail tank will be an 8-10 foot shallow with 2 feet of front-to-back for hillstream fish and a traversible waterfall. Only downside is all stream fish are huge jumpers, so my preferred method of dealing with that is to have the water level a few inches below the lid so that I can maintain above-tank viewing (need a couple extra inches of tank height).
@@PrimeTimeAquatics lol great minds think alike, my mental picture is 8ft x 2ft x 1.5ft, with the water level 4-5 inches below the rim. Lost too many kubotai rasboras to an open top, but I still like letting them jump freely. I'm too lazy to think in inches when it comes to planning tank dimensions :p
Opinions on keeping fancy goldfish in something like this? I have two full grown black moors in a 75 right now and I'm looking for something to give them more swimming space as these two seem to only care about the horizontal space so I feel like a lot of it goes to waste. That and I'm short and have to stand on a stool during water changes, which is a pain. 😂 The only thing I'd be worried about is filtration since anyone whose owned goldfish knows how messy they are and I'm struggling to think of a good filtration system that would work on such a wide tank. Any (knowledgeable) opinions welcome!
I can actually answer this since I have owned a lowboy only and kept nothing but Goldfish in it, first question how big are they? I keep Orandas in mine and they absolutely love it, they are always looking for food at the bottom and only really come all the way up to the top for food. I have a pretty expensive 6 inch Kirin Oranda in mine and he absolutely loves it. They really don't care about the vertical space and love the wide low footprint of these. Filters like Jason is doing, I run a hang on the back and also a low wide 40 gallon sponge. Check out my videos, you can see how happy the fish are and how beautiful these tanks can be. Also with this specific size it's exactly the dims of kitchen countertops.
I have one of these just chillen empty in my room. I don't have space to set it up but I also don't know what I'd put in it if I did. Still contemplating
For me, the low boy is more about the aquascaping layout than the fish to put inside. The possibilities are endless, and this would be GREAT for a riparium or stream style tank. So, it has me thinking danios or white clouds.
I have an 48 x 16 x 24 high 50 gallons, that offers me unlimited options in a reasonable budget, un idea for those who search un multi-valent, versatile aquarium form.
I would love a tank this style perhaps for my Least Killi's (Heterandria Formosa) but I think they would get a better experience just living in a 20 long... given how small they are. I'd Worry about everyone finding food when I feed lol.
How many outlets does ur fish room have? Did u have to make modifications so it could run all those tanks? For me a basic two outlet with power cord with extra outlets only runs two tanks.. ( filter, heater, lights x2 = 6 outlets being used)
I personally run about 25 tanks, all my lights are in a smart plug so they all share one outlet. And then I run my air pump on a different outlet. And then with my space heater I use a third outlet.
I think I have 8-10 outlets down there? I had a few put in before I built the fish room, but wish I had another 4-6 on a different circuit. The nice thing is I run very few heaters.
takes a bit of planning and understanding of electricity? If you can heat the room rather than each individual tank, filter using a central air pump and afford LED lighting you can greatly reduce the demand needed and electrical consumption. Most of your aquarium equipment list the wattage it uses. Without getting too complicated (voltage drop, etc.) 1800 watts is roughly 15 amps. Most 110v outlets are 15 or 20 amps. I know from past videos that Jason uses a central air pump for a lot of his tanks and heats his fish room with a space heater.
I figured id reply to you all in one. Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm gonna have to check out the smart plug I like how simplistic u make ur set up seem. (Prime time) that's what I was gettin at ive already have my breaker flip on me twice.. And lastly my basement stays warm but winter gets cold 2013 we had a gnarly space heater fire never wanna do that agian... Also sadly I LOVE my h.o.b filters... Sponge filters IMO are really only good for 40 gal tops.. ( I don't like them in a 55 even two smaller ones)
There has been an acrylic one on facebook for just over $100. It's been on there for months and poster keeps it updated. I want it soo bad, but my house is full. I am an advocate of native things. Plants, fish, animals. Furry, slimy, or scaley doesn't matter. I have flag fish and went down the research hole on other native fish and even plants. ...That's not over grown weeds all over my yard, it's my native flower garden 😁 If I ever get a low boy it will be stocked with small natives. I love my little flagfish so they would be a must have for me.
I want one of these soooo bad! I just want to fill it with Pygmy corydoras and blue neocaridina. Lol. Not a very interesting community for most people. But it’s definitely a dream of mine.
What light source are you using for the tank? Also would it be better to have a lid or without a lid? I’m planning on keeping Cardinal Tetra, Celestial danio, Cory Catfish, Shrimp, African Dwarf frogs, German blue rams. What center piece fish would you recommend? Maybe a betta
We have two of these tanks and both are running Finnex Stingrays. I definitely prefer to cover them whenever possible - fish love to jump and it cuts down on evaporation. Rams are a great center piece!
My favorite tank was the 40 gallon breeder. I liked it so much that I copied its depth and height but made it 6 ft in length when I built my own aquarium
Never owned one, though I wouldn't mind having a go at it. Unfortunately no one in the area has any available and the sites that do have them don't offer shipping on them which is a good thing.
I'm not sure where you're located but if you find a store that carries zoomed products, you can usually go into the store and specifically ask them to order you one and you can pick it up from the store. This is what I had to do, it was a Petland that was about 1.5 hour drive from my house, but it beat driving 8 hours to the warehouse that was selling them posted online for pick up.
Could you tell me the exact dimensions? I know it's approx 48x24x10. However sometimes tanks are a little shorter (or longer). Would you be able to provide exact measurements (if you still have the tank). Thanks!
About to get one of these next week or the week after and just trying to figure out where to put it. Might pull my 55 gallon for now and put the new stand there for this tank and put my EBJD in this until hes bigger for a 75 and then use the 50 for apisto? IDK that would be the ideal setup
@@PrimeTimeAquatics plant propagation will probably be the route I take due to covid the airport in my city is closed so I can’t order shell dwellers online and I haven’t seen them at work in a year if not longer
It'd be cool to have this lidless with an island in the center for a tiny turtle, maybe put it on a kitchen island countertop and have the little buddy join you for breakfast.
