JackSpadesSI
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I was about to set up my 30-gallon tank yesterday when something gave me pause. Does the bottom glass of an aquarium need to be directly supported? I'll explain...
My tank has an accompanying stand which was built for this aquarium. The stand is hollow (for storage) with cabinet doors on the front and holes for filtration tubes on the back. The top of the stand is open, as well. The way the tank is secured on the stand is by wood trim which locks the bottom lip the tank. The tank slides in from the back.
I'm quite confident that the tank is well secured on the stand. That's not the issue. My issue is that, because the aquarium isn't sitting on a flat table, the only thing between 300 lbs of water, rocks, and fish, and three feet of air below is a piece of 3/16" glass (assuming the bottom glass is the same thickness as the sides).
Does that sound safe to you???
My tank has an accompanying stand which was built for this aquarium. The stand is hollow (for storage) with cabinet doors on the front and holes for filtration tubes on the back. The top of the stand is open, as well. The way the tank is secured on the stand is by wood trim which locks the bottom lip the tank. The tank slides in from the back.
I'm quite confident that the tank is well secured on the stand. That's not the issue. My issue is that, because the aquarium isn't sitting on a flat table, the only thing between 300 lbs of water, rocks, and fish, and three feet of air below is a piece of 3/16" glass (assuming the bottom glass is the same thickness as the sides).
Does that sound safe to you???