90 Gallon tanks prone to failure?

Post a pic of the painted trim.

 

Thanks for the input guys. I built a custom stand and hood for the 90 and spent about 5 hours sanding them last night. Tonight they get their pre-stain and then stained tomorrow. The stand is bulletproof and level. (PIC ON THE WAY!) I was just interested in joint integrity with 90 gallon tanks. From the sound of it, they have no more problems than any other kind of tank!

Here is another question: The plastic trim around the bottom of the tank has a vertical crack (like 3/4 of an inch long) in the front lower right corner running vertically down the corner itself. How much structural integrity does that flimsy plastic frame afford the tank? Should I epoxy the corner to repair that plastic for good or just not worry about it?

I painted the tank trim last night with Krylon Fusion spraypaint. I am doing another coat tonight since it came out a bit uneven (damn humidity). It looks good though! I didnt sand it but am told that the Fusion paint sticks very well. (I will post a pic of this too, hopefully tonight).

The guy that told me of "the 90 gallon problem" was another fish guy, apparently he had a 90 in his house and it bust a seam or something and he found it with 5 gallons left in it. Yikes. Apparently this has happened to him more than once. So I dunno, maybe he just has a bad/uneven stand? I am going 90 gallon


Oh and FYI: If your tank has glass chips in the corners (not on a joint itself) just take a squirt bottle and a dremel with a soft sanding wheel. Squirt the water on as you sand the chip to a nice dull finish. It doesnt need to be clear since it is a corner and you dont need to worry about cutting yourself or growing the chip into a crack! The water keeps the glass cool, which keeps you from hurting the joint itself or cracking the glass.

 

Neverlost, next time you hear something like the "90 gal. defect" thing, use linear logic and true reason. With 90 gal. tanks being made all over the U.S. and the world for that matter, it is not logical they all have a defect, it isn't even plausible. Maybe from 1 manufacturer from a given build time (or lot if you prefer) but not every tank from multiple manufacturers.

 

unclejed, I agree, I was not implying that some industry wide defect would cause an issue, not even a certain manufacturer issue; my worry was that a 90, being the same footprint as a 75 but taller, with longer sealed glass/glass vertical seams, would be more prone to seam failure than a 75 given all of the same input conditions (whether they be the presence of an imperfect base/stand, slightly off level platform, etc.). Since certainly the unsupported glued glass/glass interfaces of an AGA are the weakest point of the design, especially in shear.

From the sound of things, people here have found a 90g to be no more prone to failure than a 75, so the taller design and longer glued seams are not an issue.

I was told by a friend who had a 90 fail all over his living room that they were more prone to failure, so I just wanted to investigate.

Thank you for your input, you are very right, a little reason and logic go a long way!