Glass Aquarium Life Expectancy

[candymancan]

Is it his math, or your reading comprehension?

:uzi::uzi:

 

[Luis A M]

I probably have one of the oldest/larger tanks on this forum.. have a 135 gallon 6 foot 40 year old tank (rounding it to 40 its almost 38 years old) in my bedroom built in 1982.

Sorry to rain in your parade but my brother and me had built a 90-50-50 cm (225 liters)and a 110-50-50 cm(275 L) in 1976,(42 yrs old).Made with 6mm plate glass with top braces.They are still holding water and the silicone seems soft like new.

 

[billdogg]

I probably have one of the oldest/larger tanks on this forum.. have a 135 gallon 6 foot 40 year old tank (rounding it to 40 its almost 38 years old) in my bedroom built in 1982.

I don't know what you mean by large. 135g is still on the small/medium end for many reef keepers. Think more in the 300+ range for large.




You mean 35 years not 45? But even 35 is wrong. 2019-1988 is 31 years.. your math is off by about 14 years LOLLL

Actually, my math is spot on. Last time I looked, it's still 2018, so...

1988 to 2018 = 30 years. 30 + ~15 = 45ish.

Is it his math, or your reading comprehension?

***hint*** it's not my math:beer:

:uzi::uzi:

really????

 

[candymancan]

***hint*** it's not my math:beer:



really????

i guess your reading comprehension sucks too . HINT HINT i said oldest/larger.. meaning i probably have the biggest older tank then anyone on here... Comprenday ? Hense the /..

Try again fool and yea i mean it with the imoji

I doubt anyone here has a 37-40+ year old tank thats larger then 100 gallons on the forum that isnt sitting empty and if there is its a small number..

 

[Joe0813]

You guys are really arguing about this... Sheesh... By the way I have the oldest largest tank... It's 6 years old and a 180. :celeb2:

 

[nikon187]

do i need to repost the 10 foot 460 that has been runnin 21 yrs at the store?

 

[starwind]

I made a fiberglass over plywood 120 gal in 1970,still swimming,3/8 plate glass. We made 10 tanks over 100,one was 300 i think. Bought casting resin at standard paint store, worked for free at glass shop,got all there cracked store window glass. Used reefer freezer ,coiled hose in freezer,to keep calif water cool enough, outside temp 100 deg valley dude, keept pismo clams,lobster,gorgonian sea fans, horn sharks etc. Best club in high school. We went to da beach lol.
Aloha

 

[candymancan]

double post

 

[Wind]

Roughly 10 years or so. The issue isn't the glass per say, but the silicone.

Or for larger tanks, the brace usually gives, and then somehow the tank also starts to give. Never had a tank crack, but have had tanks start to leak due to silicone eroding or just coming off.