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Posted by damn hippie on October 6, 2008, 11:24 am
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Simple - if you are getting a used tank hold out for an oceanic - they are
the thickest glass in the biz "off the shelf". reseal any used tank you buy
though - regardless of how good it looks.
All Glass makes good tanks too but nowhere near the quality of Oceanic.
Avoid acrylic at all costs.
Oceanic has a chart on their site giving thickness of glass along with
all other dimensions of their tanks. They are the Rolls Royce of "off the
shelf" tanks.
> I'm thinking of getting back into the hobby after a 20 year absence Last
> tank I had was a store bought 55g size, rectangular, with bowed corners.
> It developed, after 2-3 years, about a 1" bow across the front. Scared the
> heck out of me. It was a fish only tank.
>
>
>
> This time I want a 90-110g tank, rectangular, acrylic with the bowed
> corners. How thick should the tank be so that it stays flat after years of
> use?
>
>
>
> I would like to buy it used. What's the going price/gal for a used tank?
> And the stand? and the hood?
>
>
>
> Can anyone recommend a web site so I can get a look at it?
>
>
>
> Want Don't want
>
>
>
> ___________________ _____________________
>
> | | | |
>
> | | | |
>
> | | | |<- How
>
> | | | | Thick?
>
> | | | |
>
> ( ) | |
>
> (_________________) |____________________|
>
>
>
> (Art Challenged :)
>
>
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
>
>
>
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> tank I had was a store bought 55g size, rectangular, with bowed corners.
> It developed, after 2-3 years, about a 1" bow across the front. Scared the
> heck out of me. It was a fish only tank.
>
>
>
> This time I want a 90-110g tank, rectangular, acrylic with the bowed
> corners. How thick should the tank be so that it stays flat after years of
> use?
>
>
>
> I would like to buy it used. What's the going price/gal for a used tank?
> And the stand? and the hood?
>
>
>
> Can anyone recommend a web site so I can get a look at it?
>
>
>
> Want Don't want
>
>
>
> ___________________ _____________________
>
> | | | |
>
> | | | |
>
> | | | |<- How
>
> | | | | Thick?
>
> | | | |
>
> ( ) | |
>
> (_________________) |____________________|
>
>
>
> (Art Challenged :)
>
>
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
>
>
>