Fiberglass tank

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Def Leppard Hysteria said:
Yep. We bought our fiberglass tank from Pentair. Our Fly River turtle tank has been up and running for about 4 months now. We've had no issues with the tank at all. Small leaks at some of the connections (pump and filter), but the tank itself is solid as a rock. The glass is siliconed on both sides and it's "inlayed" between the inside and outside of the fiberglass itself. The silicone job isn't the prettiest looking thing, but I have no doubts no water will leak from there for as long as we have the tank running. Our 600 gallon tank took 4 guys to move it into our basement. It is not lightweight.
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. Is the front pane glass or acrylic?
 
It's more common to find glass panes in fiberglass tanks. Glass can be bonded to fiberglass but, acrylic cannot bond and requires a gasket and multiple nut/bolt hardware. Also, acrylic will bow more than glass and is a greater risk for a blown seal.
 
Def Leppard Hysteria said:
Glass. Not sure how thick, but it's sounds fairly thick when I knock on it.
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Perfect! Well I guess it's better to have 4 people to move that tank vs 20 people to move a glass one lol

Oddball said:
It's more common to find glass panes in fiberglass tanks. Glass can be bonded to fiberglass but, acrylic cannot bond and requires a gasket and multiple nut/bolt hardware. Also, acrylic will bow more than glass and is a greater risk for a blown seal.
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Well from the sounds of it I won't be disappointed with this tank. As long as it lasts a long time, which I'm hoping for, and I won't worry about a seam leaking as much lol
 
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