Hi everyone,
I've been reading these forums for a while and finally have a reason to post. I've got a 3 gallon Eclipse on one of my desks in my office at work. It's been running for about a year. It's been a home to red ramshorn snails and plants, though right now I'm also temporarily keeping some cory fry in it. When I came in to work this morning, I noticed a large puddle on my desk. The puddle actually appeared to have been larger, and then dried up to a smaller puddle. I slid the tank over, cleaned up the puddle, and now there is more puddle. The water doesn't appear to be leaking out of the top/sides, so I'm assuming that there is a hairline crack at the bottom. I've got black sand substrate in there so I can't really tell.
I thought acrylic tanks were supposed to be durable.
What type of tank should I get to replace this? This is the eclipse 3 with the black top on it - I've seen a newer version with a clear top - is that one any better? Is there a different brand of acrylic tank that is more durable than the Eclipse? Should I just get glass?
By the way, I'm not planning on keeping the corys here at work, it's just holding the fry. Although, I am not opposed to having actual fish at work, but I didn't want anything larger than 3 gallons on my desk in the event of a disaster, like this!
Gretchen
I've been reading these forums for a while and finally have a reason to post. I've got a 3 gallon Eclipse on one of my desks in my office at work. It's been running for about a year. It's been a home to red ramshorn snails and plants, though right now I'm also temporarily keeping some cory fry in it. When I came in to work this morning, I noticed a large puddle on my desk. The puddle actually appeared to have been larger, and then dried up to a smaller puddle. I slid the tank over, cleaned up the puddle, and now there is more puddle. The water doesn't appear to be leaking out of the top/sides, so I'm assuming that there is a hairline crack at the bottom. I've got black sand substrate in there so I can't really tell.
I thought acrylic tanks were supposed to be durable.
What type of tank should I get to replace this? This is the eclipse 3 with the black top on it - I've seen a newer version with a clear top - is that one any better? Is there a different brand of acrylic tank that is more durable than the Eclipse? Should I just get glass?
By the way, I'm not planning on keeping the corys here at work, it's just holding the fry. Although, I am not opposed to having actual fish at work, but I didn't want anything larger than 3 gallons on my desk in the event of a disaster, like this!
Gretchen
