LazySlacker
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Ok, so I moved back home after college and I want to buy a larger aquarium. I want something in the neighborhood of 55 gallons. Since this is my dad's house, he has to approve of these kinds of things. He doesn't want to get one because of the possibility of the tank breaking or leaking and catastrophically flooding our house. I see where he's coming from, so I'm going to try to convince him that acrylic aquariums are completely safe. I know they can leak sometimes, but in general they do not due to the molecular-bonded seams. Has anyone or does anyone know of anyone who's acrylic aquarium shattered and sent water everywhere? I've searched google a lot for this kind of thing and I can't find any catastrophic failures of acrylic, only glass. Help me out guys.