ATTENTION: members with 75gal tank.

[IfoundNemo]

I want to avoid glass breakage. So what is the max weight of [acronym:604cd33903="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:604cd33903] and [acronym:604cd33903="Live sand"]LS[/acronym:604cd33903] can i put into my 75gal All Glass brand tank? How much rocks and sand do you have in your tank? [acronym:604cd33903="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:604cd33903]

[bound_for_obx]

I have 250#s of sand (about a 5" [acronym:22ee802f5a="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:22ee802f5a]) and 140#s of rock. The rock is sitting on top of pedistools made of 4" [acronym:22ee802f5a="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:22ee802f5a].

[PC]

Im no engineer, but if some of the tag lines and other stories I've read on the net are true, you'll go broke buying [acronym:d17b8609a4="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:d17b8609a4] and sand before the tank bottom gives. However, it has made me wonder what the 'official' rating on some of these tanks are. Check out:
http://www.all-glass.com/services/index.html Clink on 'techical information. This is All-Glasses estimates..GL!

[IfoundNemo]

Originally Posted by bound_for_obx

I have 250#s of sand (about a 5" [acronym:5454925d36="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:5454925d36]) and 140#s of rock. The rock is sitting on top of pedistools made of 4" [acronym:5454925d36="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:5454925d36].

W W. Thats a lot of sand you got. I got 140lbs of PS and [acronym:5454925d36="Live sand"]LS[/acronym:5454925d36] (2 1/2 -3"). Just added another 45lbs fiji [acronym:5454925d36="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:5454925d36] into the tank last night. This would bring the total weight of rocks up to about 135lbs. So far so good.

[IfoundNemo]

Originally Posted by PC

Im no engineer, but if some of the tag lines and other stories I've read on the net are true, you'll go broke buying [acronym:f244d28db1="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:f244d28db1] and sand before the tank bottom gives. However, it has made me wonder what the 'official' rating on some of these tanks are. Check out:
http://www.all-glass.com/services/index.html Clink on 'techical information. This is All-Glasses estimates..GL!

Thanks for the info [acronym:f244d28db1="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f244d28db1]! According to All Glass, the specs for 75 [acronym:f244d28db1="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:f244d28db1] are: empty weight 98lbs, full weight 785lbs. Best of all, tempered bottomglass tank. I feel much better now, knowing i won't be coming home mopping up salt water on my hardwood floor.