Monster Fish Tanks in Earthquake Zones

[sunnysjourney]

Actually I’m considering moving over to fiberglass tanks for this main reason. If Cascadia Subduction zone goes off and let’s out a 9 magnitude quake, a 1000g acrylic tank will give away faster than a similar sized fiberglass tank. It’s also better to have an aquarium that’s wider than its height.

Also anither thing to keep in mind is: be careful if you have shimmed your stands, even a 4.0 quake can potentially make the shims move and mess up the leveling, which in turn can have some serious consequences overtime.

 

[MrsE88]

Wow, interesting information. Makes me glad I’m not in an area that has quakes.
We get tornadoes instead. No saving my babies if a twister takes the house out

 

[Lepisosteus]

All I get is snow Hahaaa. The problem I see with a fibreglass tank would be the twisting. If the tank twists I can see the panel popping right off the tank

 

[sunnysjourney]

All I get is snow Hahaaa. The problem I see with a fibreglass tank would be the twisting. If the tank twists I can see the panel popping right off the tank

Yeah that’s a good point. But fixing it is a lot easier than acrylic though. But yeah if there’s a 9.0 saving my tanks would probably be at the bottom of my list of concerns.

 

[pacu mom]

Yeah that’s a good point. But fixing it is a lot easier than acrylic though. But yeah if there’s a 9.0 saving my tanks would probably be at the bottom of my list of concerns.

Exactly. I just hope we survive. They say it is not a matter of if, but a matter of when the big one goes off in my area.