Hi,
Recently picked up a used 300 gallon Tenecor tank (96x24x30, .5" acrylic sides, bottom and brace), which seems to have been made well before they closed their doors (based on how long the previous owner had it). Tank holds water, but I have been reading quite a few threads that have be stressing about the tank.
1. Tank thickness.
Read posts where people swear that .75" is the minimum thickness for such a deep tank, others say it's fine and they have been running .5" for years with no problems. This tank has been run by the previous owner with no issues so I guess .5" can get me by, but if I did it again I should look into 1" for security. I did not measure how much the bow was before it was delivered, but it did not seem to significant when I inspected it before purchase.
2. Crazing.
This has me most worried, the panels themselves do not have crazing in the middle of them, however there is some in the seems. I am not sure if this is significant amount and if I should worry about a seam busting. Photos are attached of the seam on the sides of the front panel.
Please let me know what you think.
Recently picked up a used 300 gallon Tenecor tank (96x24x30, .5" acrylic sides, bottom and brace), which seems to have been made well before they closed their doors (based on how long the previous owner had it). Tank holds water, but I have been reading quite a few threads that have be stressing about the tank.
1. Tank thickness.
Read posts where people swear that .75" is the minimum thickness for such a deep tank, others say it's fine and they have been running .5" for years with no problems. This tank has been run by the previous owner with no issues so I guess .5" can get me by, but if I did it again I should look into 1" for security. I did not measure how much the bow was before it was delivered, but it did not seem to significant when I inspected it before purchase.
2. Crazing.
This has me most worried, the panels themselves do not have crazing in the middle of them, however there is some in the seems. I am not sure if this is significant amount and if I should worry about a seam busting. Photos are attached of the seam on the sides of the front panel.
Please let me know what you think.
