krizda88
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I have a 12 gallon Marineland Eclipse system that I've had for close to 8 years. Recently I noticed deep crazing in the back of the aquarium that wasn't there just a few months ago. I've attached a picture of it, the crazing is the dark lines in the background, there are quite a few and some of them are several inches long. For those not familiar with the eclipse tanks, the tank is seamless if that makes any difference...
I need to know if this tank is coming up on imminent failure and should be replaced immediately or if I still have time.
I also don't know how acrylic tanks fail, do they leak first and give warning or do they suddenly burst?
I'm renting at the moment and I'm on the second story so catastrophic failure is something I'd like to avoid at all costs. However switching tanks is no small matter so I don't want to fork out the $$ for new tank and stress the fish by moving them if I don't need to.
Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you!
I need to know if this tank is coming up on imminent failure and should be replaced immediately or if I still have time.
I also don't know how acrylic tanks fail, do they leak first and give warning or do they suddenly burst?
I'm renting at the moment and I'm on the second story so catastrophic failure is something I'd like to avoid at all costs. However switching tanks is no small matter so I don't want to fork out the $$ for new tank and stress the fish by moving them if I don't need to.
Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you!