When Is a tank too old?
- Thread starter LiLye
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Wow... hats off to you Duanes that's awesome. I was born in 81
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That's great!
So I guess silicone doesn't disinagrate after 10 years! That stops my worrying.
It is also a custom tank and the guy who made it makes all the big shark tanks for my local aquarium store.
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cant beat a free 115gal tank for free! does the silicone seals have any bubbles at this time? I normally like to reseal all of my "new" used tanks I get on Craigslist with GE silicone I (not II, and make sure its without the anti mildew stuff) you should be able to get these from Home Depot or other hardware stores. It not the most fun thing to do, but I sure feel a whole lot better knowing my "tank" has fresh seals 
search around this forum about re-sealing a tank, there are a lot of good information.
search around this forum about re-sealing a tank, there are a lot of good information.
crap i was born in 92 lol but back on subject one of my tanks is a 240 from god knows when. it is so old that it does not even have a stock center brace on it lol but it has really thick glass
I have a 55g and 30g that have been running since '87 and sevral larger tanks that are well over ten years old no leaks silcone is fine.
Longevity is more a function of how it was taken care of. If it undergoes a lot of moves or has sat without water for long periods of time these things can take a toll on the silicone used to seal it. Glass or acrylic for that matter really dosent wear out. Acrylic can show scratches over time but they can be removed.
A good re-seal if needed and you will be back in business, just dont break the glass and you can essentially keep using it.
A good re-seal if needed and you will be back in business, just dont break the glass and you can essentially keep using it.
I have 2x glass 55s that are 25 and 26 yrs old that I use for qt and grow outs. Never resealed, scratched up but still in good shape.
From my experience the older the better.... now a days companys make the glass so thin and enough glue but tanks I had wow old ones I had make awesome tanks I have a 75 gallon reef tank and that tanks over 20 years old and its awesome it helps that I bought it from a doctor but yes its true it depends who had it and if it was taking care of....
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