Waterbox $300 price increase?

[d3vhound]

Checked their website today as I've been researching what new tank I want and noticed a sharp increase with their pricing.

REEF

The most loved aquarium in the industry makes you fall in love again with aquatics. Utilizing the best in class features and size range.

waterboxaquariums.com

 

[Hotshot163]

Checked their website today as I've been researching what new tank I want and noticed a sharp increase with their pricing.

REEF

The most loved aquarium in the industry makes you fall in love again with aquatics. Utilizing the best in class features and size range.

waterboxaquariums.com

Bummer, that. I was considering a waterbox along with red sea for my first setup. That will probably decide things for me. I'm curious as to what triggered the price hike.

 

[d3vhound]

here's some cached google searches with the old pricing. specifically for the Reef 100.3

now it's $2160...

 

[d3vhound]

cached waterbox link from google.

 

[Reef man 89]

I was looking at getting one myself but that just changed my mind as well.

 

[Neoalchemist]

With the current state of the hobby, companies are stupid if they dont gouge.

 

[Hotshot163]

With the current state of the hobby, companies are stupid if they dont gouge.

Meaning? I'm quite serious, too. I'm totes a newbie to this and I would love to better understand pricing motivations.

 

[Jimbo662]

WOW...glad I decided to order mine last week! I'm getting the frag 105.4 and it too went up $300.

 

[d3vhound]

could this be the reason why?

Coronavirus Already Threatening Supply of Aquarium Goods | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The threat of the Coronavirus has been the subject of many headlines over the last few weeks, and China is going to great lengths to contain the spread of the infection. These efforts have gone as far…

reefbuilders.com

 

[PilotOfSubmarines]

I would have happily paid $400 more for my Waterbox over the competition...but happening overnight when in the market would suck too.

 

[JoshH]

@EmilyXLC Might be able to chime in here on this...

 

[Hotshot163]

I would have happily paid $400 more for my Waterbox over the competition...but happening overnight when in the market would suck too.

I was willing to pay the premium already in place over a Red Sea. Another 300 on top of that, though? That's a bold strategy, Cotton.

 

[d3vhound]

Overnight price hikes without warning or explanation says a lot about the company. With $300 I could buy a 4ft tank from Red sea instead of the reef 100.3.

 

[Cmooreinor]

dang... I paid 1500 for my 100.3!

 

[Neoalchemist]

Meaning? I'm quite serious, too. I'm totes a newbie to this and I would love to better understand pricing motivations.

It just seems to me like every other part of the hobby gets to indulge in triple mark ups except tank manufacturers. Tanks and stands after all have to be hand built to a great degree and relativly local too.
As opposed to sending your design off to be manufactured in Korea.
Or marking up due to rarity like live stock.

 

[Jeeperz]

It just seems to me like every other part of the hobby gets to indulge in triple mark ups except tank manufacturers. Tanks and stands after all have to be hand built to a great degree and relativly local too.
As opposed to sending your design off to be manufactured in Korea.
Or marking up due to rarity like live stock.

Red sea and waterbox are made in China if I remember correctly.

 

[Hotshot163]

It just seems to me like every other part of the hobby gets to indulge in triple mark ups except tank manufacturers. Tanks and stands after all have to be hand built to a great degree and relativly local too.
As opposed to sending your design off to be manufactured in Korea.
Or marking up due to rarity like live stock.

Gottcha. Thanks for the insight!

 

[Neoalchemist]

Red sea and waterbox are made in China if I remember correctly.

Didn't know that about Waterbox. Good to know, thanks.

 

[NeptuneRjo]

I'm sure they build in/import materials from china so their export limitations due to coronavirus is a probably a big factor for a price increase

 

[Jeeperz]

Could be. I know red sea is made in China and was told waterbox is too but I don't know that for 100% fact. I believe waterbox stands are a plywood though, which is better than red sea Ikea, I mean particle board.