A great idea to combat a tank explosion

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  1. jackerma

    jackerma Bristle Worm

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    I noticed a neat feature about my aquarium the other day. I originally bought it as a cichlid tank, as I had no experience with SW. It was reef ready with a 50 gallon acrylic sump built in, with dividers and an underlying grid. I got it from an Asian fish store but as I have gotten into the hobby I realize this thing has all the extras which I had no idea about when I bought it. It was a steal. I wanted to make sure I was reef ready in case I got froggy and decided to jump into SW.

    Anyways I love everything about this tank, minus a small detail. But the idea behind it seems genius. I have an acrylic tank with ~.5 inches thick walls. However, there is a really neat feature that I think might be helpful to those building a tank. It has ~1/8 thick layer of acrylic on the inside and outside of the tank walls. So there is essentially an wall of 3 layers of acrylic. I am assuming this is for scratches, cracks, explosions etc.

    The only problem with mine is there are a couple smudges on the acrylic B/T the panes so I cannot clean them without disassembling the tank adhesives and crap.

    Just thought I might mention this to anyone building a tank, as this seems like a great idea to prevent disasters... Hope this helps : )
     
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  2. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    The only problem with mine is there are a couple smudges on the acrylic B/T the panes so I cannot clean them without disassembling the tank adhesives and crap.

    I think thats the problem.. I'm sure it could be workable some way..
    By looking at the bottom of your post... You have a VERY nice tank..
    Any pictures..??

    Good Luck, Larry
     
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  3. jackerma

    jackerma Bristle Worm

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    Attached are some pics...but they are not that great (took with my phone....)
     

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  4. kennedy450r

    kennedy450r Astrea Snail

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    sounds like a good tank design for a snakehead
     
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    #1ClownFish Astrea Snail

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    snakehead...? Is that a fish of some sort?
     
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  6. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    a Strange Post.. But I see he's from Cullman LOL
    I'm from Walker Co myself..
    There is a fish thats a snakehead .. You don't even want to know about.. freshwater..

    Mean isn't even a word for it..

    You have a nice tank.. You need to really stock it with Corals.. !!!
    You have some nice ones.. But there's always room for " just one more "..

    Good Luck Larry
    And K to you..
     
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