Large glass tank questions

[Saltwaternooby]

I just bought a 210 glass and now i noticed that the bottom of the tank sits on the inside of the walls? Every other tank i have seen the walls sit on the bottom pane.

Is this still considered usable?

 

[synapse2]

Yes it should be fine make sure you put in foam at the bottom before putting it on the stand

 

[Gorgok]

If the bottom is floating you do not want to put foam under it. Its designed* to hang with the sides playing the role of plastic trim found on many tanks. The only time you want foam under a sheet of glass is if its directly sitting on the surface of the stand, as in a sides-on-bottom tank, without trim.

A sides-around-bottom tank can be put on a stand designed for tanks with trim as well, the edges of the side panels is all the carries weight.

* Improperly designed tanks with floating bottoms which need support may exist, but i wouldn't want to own a tank designed like that...

 

[uncleof6]

A tank with sides around the bottom can only be used without foam, if the bottom is raised up inside the sides...this is full floated, and it is similar to a rimmed tank. A semi-floated bottom (bottom in contact with the standtop, flush with the bottom of the sides) needs to be on foam. Both semi-floated, and sides on top of the bottom require full bottom support and foam. Full floated tanks, can be supported by a rim only, and can be "treated" as a rimmed tank, so to speak.

There are other consideratons however, when dealing with rimless tanks, that would determine whether or not it is "safe to use."

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Thanks for the replies guys, well i just noticed that this tank has a stress crack that was made during transport. SO i guess i wont be using it after all, sucks because it is 60x34x24 210g or so starfire.

 

[swk]

Wow. That's a dream footprint. Hope it was at least cheap?

 

[Saltwaternooby]

I know Starfire on 3 sides and of course it had to break. I had to travel 150 miles to get it which probably did not help the stress on it. Thankfully i got it for 600, with some extras to recoup my reptile tank now.