I just bought a tank 7ftx22x24 high it has glass front and back and acrylic sides has anyone seen tanks that are glass and acrylic
glass and acrylic aquarium
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I've never heard of it. The problem is, it's hard to get acrylic and glass to get a good seal. I glued some acrylic baffles into a glass tank to make a sump and while they work fine, I had to use a ton of aquarium cement. And those baffles have nowhere near the pressure on them the outer frame of a tank would have on it.
You better make sure the tank can hold when it's filled with water!
You better make sure the tank can hold when it's filled with water!
Are you absolutely certain it is glass & acrylic?
Glass adhesives do not work well at all on acrylic and vise versa. Which is why it is largely discouraged to attempt to use both together.
Glass adhesives do not work well at all on acrylic and vise versa. Which is why it is largely discouraged to attempt to use both together.
I thought the same he guarantees it does not leak he had it up and filled for 7 years for 400 with stand and lights.I canot pass up even if i need new tank later.
I've heard of this on Reefcentral. Let me see if I can dig up the thread.
IIRC, the setup is similar to a plywood tank build, but in acrylic. The front panel becomes just a frame for the glass panel, and the front starphire glass is then sealed to the acrylic in the same fashion as you would in a plywood build.
IIRC, the setup is similar to a plywood tank build, but in acrylic. The front panel becomes just a frame for the glass panel, and the front starphire glass is then sealed to the acrylic in the same fashion as you would in a plywood build.
http://reefbuilders.com/2010/02/15/hybrid-glass-acrylic-aquariums-age/
http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/large-reef-tanks/12530-340g-age-hybrid-tank-build.html
The manufacturer:
http://www.acrylicandglassexhibits.com/index-2.html
Just google something like "hybrid tank glass and acrylic" and you should get a bunch of results.
http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/large-reef-tanks/12530-340g-age-hybrid-tank-build.html
The manufacturer:
http://www.acrylicandglassexhibits.com/index-2.html
Just google something like "hybrid tank glass and acrylic" and you should get a bunch of results.
I just got a Craigslist 90 gallon glass-acrylic tank (48x18x24). I has acrylic on all 4 sides, and glass on the bottom and upper support system... It's the one on top.
It held water for 24 hours before I bought it for $50! The girl was selling of a passed relitives estate and this was part of it. It has 2 down tubes in the back corners for air lines I'm assuming(what I'll be using them for anyways...), and no lid, just shelves of 2.5" wide supports lining the top about 3" down and one middle support also glass. The top and bottom edge framing is glass mirror, but the mirror coating has flaked a little in spots.
I'm thinking about painting the mirror black, like I did on the $65-75 gallon tank in the above picture, that I resealed after the previous owner used it with a snake that shredded the silicone a bit.
The hybrid tank I know is a hybrid because (1) it is a custom built tank (1980's I think), (2) when I do the 'thud test' the sides are a plastic thud and the bottom has a glass 'ring', and (3) I can lift it by myself! (I can't with the all glass one beneth it.)
Just leak test it before you put fish in!
It held water for 24 hours before I bought it for $50! The girl was selling of a passed relitives estate and this was part of it. It has 2 down tubes in the back corners for air lines I'm assuming(what I'll be using them for anyways...), and no lid, just shelves of 2.5" wide supports lining the top about 3" down and one middle support also glass. The top and bottom edge framing is glass mirror, but the mirror coating has flaked a little in spots.
I'm thinking about painting the mirror black, like I did on the $65-75 gallon tank in the above picture, that I resealed after the previous owner used it with a snake that shredded the silicone a bit.
The hybrid tank I know is a hybrid because (1) it is a custom built tank (1980's I think), (2) when I do the 'thud test' the sides are a plastic thud and the bottom has a glass 'ring', and (3) I can lift it by myself! (I can't with the all glass one beneth it.)
Just leak test it before you put fish in!