Fiberglass tank
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A little off subject. My trimaran boat hull was built in 1958, last century. Very durable stuff. Easy to repair.
We have some fiberglass tanks where i work and are still in great shape after many years(the ones that work actually taken care of). I am very impressed with what i hear about these tanks. I was just looking for some first hand experience with them. I don't wanna fork out big money for a big glass/acrylic tank when its way over priced and i only look through one panel. Don't want to worry about a seam busting on a glass/acrylic tank either. From the sounds of it, these fiberglass tanks will probably outlast a glass or acrylic tank and you can't beat the price. Was looking for some first hand experience with these particular tanks and seeing if they would hold up to a salt water tank long term.
I would drill the sides for an overflow and run it to a sump or other filtration. Yes free shipping, it says free shipping on their website and I asked customer service, all there is is a $70 crating charge.
Yeah i ran into their website the other day. I emailed them and hopefully they get back to me with prices sometime today. Ill let you know what i find out.
You can also apply the 10% discount code that pops up on their website to your order. I drilled the sides of our 600 gallon fiberglass tank using hole saw bits. I just took my time, made the initial contact from the outside, backed the fiberglass with a wood block, drilled half way through, then drilled the rest of the hole from inside the tank. It made extremely clean holes and my schedule 80 bulkheads are solid as a rock. I don't think you'll have an issue at all with using this aquaculture tank as a saltwater aquarium for many, many years.
Is your 600G tank that exact tank from them? How long has it been running? Thats what i like to hear lol thank you. Did you spruce up the outside of yours at all?
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.
