Glass Tank Issues?

792404 · 07/25/2012, 04:42 PM

Hi all,
Has anyone here had any problems with there glass tank leaking, breaking? I am going to order a 225 gallon 72x24x30 tank, just dont know which to get glass or acrylic. I hear the glass tanks start to leak over time, and even blowout completely??? Acrylic obviously scratches very easy. Just wondering if anyone experienced any leaking or total failure of a larger glass tank?

Thanks, Mike

thegrun · 07/25/2012, 06:00 PM

I've kept fairly large glass tanks for many years without a problem. Acrylic seems to get scratched by just looking at it. Here in So Cal earthquakes and the stress they place on a tank start to become an issue with tanks of the size you are looking at and acrylic starts to look like a good move, but if you've ever kept an acrylic tank you know just how quick the scratches start to multiply no mater how careful you try to be.

Misled · 07/25/2012, 06:16 PM

I had a 75 that I gave to a friend that's close to 24 years old. Still full, been moved 3 times. No problems.

07/25/2012, 04:42 PM	#1
792404 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: E Quogue, NY Posts: 139	Glass Tank Issues? Hi all, Has anyone here had any problems with there glass tank leaking, breaking? I am going to order a 225 gallon 72x24x30 tank, just dont know which to get glass or acrylic. I hear the glass tanks start to leak over time, and even blowout completely??? Acrylic obviously scratches very easy. Just wondering if anyone experienced any leaking or total failure of a larger glass tank? Thanks, Mike

07/25/2012, 06:16 PM	#3
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I had a 75 that I gave to a friend that's close to 24 years old. Still full, been moved 3 times. No problems. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/25/2012, 06:00 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I've kept fairly large glass tanks for many years without a problem. Acrylic seems to get scratched by just looking at it. Here in So Cal earthquakes and the stress they place on a tank start to become an issue with tanks of the size you are looking at and acrylic starts to look like a good move, but if you've ever kept an acrylic tank you know just how quick the scratches start to multiply no mater how careful you try to be.