I need some help to understand - Aquarium Advice

**Zagz** · 08-29-2005, 11:33 PM

A guy in the paper is selling fish tanks, now the part I don't understand is he says they have 3 sides made out of wood. Wouldn't this leak? Or do they have glass inside and wood on the outside? My brain just can't reconcile this having wood on 3 sides without glass.

DeFeKt · 08-29-2005, 11:38 PM

it'll be sealed ply..
not bad, i prefer all glass.
they will be heavier then glass due to the sealing of the wood.
bout 20 years ago it was the in thing apparently.

greenmaji · 08-30-2005, 03:13 PM

New ones are still built.. how big is the tank? this is somthing that people do to keep the cost of big tanks down..

**Zagz** · 08-30-2005, 08:26 PM

He apparantly has 3 of them, 2 30 [acronym:93fbbfee7a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:93fbbfee7a]'s and one 55 [acronym:93fbbfee7a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:93fbbfee7a]. That is what he told me.

Toirtis · 08-30-2005, 08:28 PM

If they are a good price and good condition, go for it...wood tanks are excellent...nice and lightweight, too.

08-29-2005, 11:38 PM	#2
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08-30-2005, 08:28 PM	#5
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	If they are a good price and good condition, go for it...wood tanks are excellent...nice and lightweight, too. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

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08-30-2005, 03:13 PM	#3
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	New ones are still built.. how big is the tank? this is somthing that people do to keep the cost of big tanks down..