getting a glass fish tank but

[krisoto]

but not sure if the seller is right on the size.
so i ask how many gallon is 60in. lenght x 25.5in. height x 16in. depth?

 

[OUCaptain]

Don't feel like doing the math but that sounds like around 80-90 gallons.

 

[DnetMHZ]

24480 cubic inches / 231 cubic inches per gallon = 105.974 gallons

 

[olds]

As opposed to a metal fish tank?

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
As opposed to a metal fish tank?

acrylic

edit: and its about 106 gallons. That's kind of a weird size though.

 

[krisoto]

custom made and its heavy around 200lbs

 

[Jodell88]

What are putting in it?

 

[FDF12389]

Thats huge

 

[Jodell88]

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Thats huge

Size is all relative. After seeing on forums 1600 gallon aquariums and people converting rooms of their houses into aquariums, that is small.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Hope you are getting decently thick plate for that 🙂

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: Jodell88
What are putting in it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFrGmm8adZk

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
As opposed to a metal fish tank?

acrylic

edit: and its about 106 gallons. That's kind of a weird size though.

You have to figure that the glass has thickness, and the tank isn't intended to be filled completely. It's a 100 gallon tank

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
As opposed to a metal fish tank?

acrylic

edit: and its about 106 gallons. That's kind of a weird size though.

You have to figure that the glass has thickness, and the tank isn't intended to be filled completely. It's a 100 gallon tank

If you factor in 0.5" thick glass, the tank is 99.8 gallons

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: Jodell88

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Thats huge

Size is all relative. After seeing on forums 1600 gallon aquariums and people converting rooms of their houses into aquariums, that is small.

Wow. I'm not doing anything that crazy, but I am getting a 180 gallon cast acrylic tank to set up for a salt water tank.

 

[Paperdoc]

Don't forget what you will need to support this. 100 USG of water, plus tank weight, plus some gravel, will come close to 1,000 lb. weight. And that will be on some kind of stand on the floor, putting that weight on an area about 60" x 16", or 6.67 square feet. That's a floor loading of 150 lb per square foot IF it's distributed evenly over that whole area, assuming there is nothing else on the floor under it. Most floors can handle this OK. After all, 150 lb per square foot is exceeded by the weight of a person on two feet. Just be sure the tank stand is designed for it!

 

[Doodoo]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Jodell88

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Thats huge

Size is all relative. After seeing on forums 1600 gallon aquariums and people converting rooms of their houses into aquariums, that is small.

Wow. I'm not doing anything that crazy, but I am getting a 180 gallon cast acrylic tank to set up for a salt water tank.

If i had to do mine all over again, i'd get glass for a saltwater tank. Unless it was a fowlr. It was a pita scraping the coralline off the acrylic. Practically impossible to not scratch the tank. Also the snails left some marks that seem to have etched into the acrylic...i'm not sure if its from them or their eggs.

Only thing im afraid of with glass is the thing springing a leak. Don't have to worry as much with acrylic.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Paperdoc
Don't forget what you will need to support this. 100 USG of water, plus tank weight, plus some gravel, will come close to 1,000 lb. weight. And that will be on some kind of stand on the floor, putting that weight on an area about 60" x 16", or 6.67 square feet. That's a floor loading of 150 lb per square foot IF it's distributed evenly over that whole area, assuming there is nothing else on the floor under it. Most floors can handle this OK. After all, 150 lb per square foot is exceeded by the weight of a person on two feet. Just be sure the tank stand is designed for it!

In addition to this. If you can figure out the direction of the boards that support your floor. You should put your tank perpendicular to these boards so that the tank is evenly distributed over more boards.

Crude diagram

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: Doodoo

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Jodell88

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Thats huge

Size is all relative. After seeing on forums 1600 gallon aquariums and people converting rooms of their houses into aquariums, that is small.

Wow. I'm not doing anything that crazy, but I am getting a 180 gallon cast acrylic tank to set up for a salt water tank.

If i had to do mine all over again, i'd get glass for a saltwater tank. Unless it was a fowlr. It was a pita scraping the coralline off the acrylic. Practically impossible to not scratch the tank. Also the snails left some marks that seem to have etched into the acrylic...i'm not sure if its from them or their eggs.

Only thing im afraid of with glass is the thing springing a leak. Don't have to worry as much with acrylic.

Yeah, anything over 100 gallons and im too scared to buy glass. If a 180 gallon tank sprung a leak while I was at work, it would pretty much destroy my entire house.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
Yeah, anything over 100 gallons and im too scared to buy glass. If a 180 gallon tank sprung a leak while I was at work, it would pretty much destroy my entire house.

When I was growing up, I had a 75 gallons aquarium in my second floor bedroom. The canister filter cracked opened and essentially pumped out about 30 gallons of water. It ruined the ceiling in our living room.

Ever since then I've always used overflows.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: krisoto
but not sure if the seller is right on the size.
so i ask how many gallon is 60in. lenght x 25.5in. height x 16in. depth?

LxWxH /231= 106 gallons. Definitely an odd size. Are you sure of the dimensions?

edit: are those outside measurements or inside? Have to factor in the glass.

A tank that size SHOULD be made from at least 3/8" plate...1/2" would be preferrable, but not likely...too heavy, too expensive.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Doodoo

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Jodell88

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Thats huge

Size is all relative. After seeing on forums 1600 gallon aquariums and people converting rooms of their houses into aquariums, that is small.

Wow. I'm not doing anything that crazy, but I am getting a 180 gallon cast acrylic tank to set up for a salt water tank.

If i had to do mine all over again, i'd get glass for a saltwater tank. Unless it was a fowlr. It was a pita scraping the coralline off the acrylic. Practically impossible to not scratch the tank. Also the snails left some marks that seem to have etched into the acrylic...i'm not sure if its from them or their eggs.

Only thing im afraid of with glass is the thing springing a leak. Don't have to worry as much with acrylic.

Wanna bet? Not only do acrylic tanks leak about as often as glass tanks do, they're far more difficult to reseal when they DO leak.
Glass is easy to fix...scrape off the old silicone, put new aquarium-safe silicone in place, cure for 24 hours, and you're good to go.

 

[Billb2]

...that sound you hear, in the dark of the night, will be the front two legs of the stand going through the floor.

EEEooWE!

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: Doodoo

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Jodell88

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Thats huge

Size is all relative. After seeing on forums 1600 gallon aquariums and people converting rooms of their houses into aquariums, that is small.

Wow. I'm not doing anything that crazy, but I am getting a 180 gallon cast acrylic tank to set up for a salt water tank.

If i had to do mine all over again, i'd get glass for a saltwater tank. Unless it was a fowlr. It was a pita scraping the coralline off the acrylic. Practically impossible to not scratch the tank. Also the snails left some marks that seem to have etched into the acrylic...i'm not sure if its from them or their eggs.

Only thing im afraid of with glass is the thing springing a leak. Don't have to worry as much with acrylic.

Wanna bet? Not only do acrylic tanks leak about as often as glass tanks do, they're far more difficult to reseal when they DO leak.
Glass is easy to fix...scrape off the old silicone, put new aquarium-safe silicone in place, cure for 24 hours, and you're good to go.

Are we talking about cast acrylic here? I don't see how that could leak. If you got an acrylic tank with joints though, I could see it.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Wanna bet? Not only do acrylic tanks leak about as often as glass tanks do, they're far more difficult to reseal when they DO leak.
Glass is easy to fix...scrape off the old silicone, put new aquarium-safe silicone in place, cure for 24 hours, and you're good to go.

Are we talking about cast acrylic here? I don't see how that could leak. If you got an acrylic tank with joints though, I could see it.

Do they make cast acrylic tanks that big? I'm pretty sure they don't.

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Wanna bet? Not only do acrylic tanks leak about as often as glass tanks do, they're far more difficult to reseal when they DO leak.
Glass is easy to fix...scrape off the old silicone, put new aquarium-safe silicone in place, cure for 24 hours, and you're good to go.

Are we talking about cast acrylic here? I don't see how that could leak. If you got an acrylic tank with joints though, I could see it.

Do they make cast acrylic tanks that big? I'm pretty sure they don't.

http://www.glasscages.com/?sAction=ViewCat&lCatID=64

Tenecor is another company who makes them. Not exactly cheap, but i'd rather the peace of mind knowing that it wont destroy my house.