stacking rocks and sand depth?
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cichlids4me;1705994; said:the pieces that are put in commercial lights you can pick them up at places like Ace Hardware
And a complete waste of time and money. Don't stress the weight. Go nuts...
I would not say a waste. I will not have to worry about it with it under my sand and rock. I did not use to use it, but after putting tanks in a my new house with other nice things why take a risk for 10 bucks?
Sic_Maggot13;1706097; said:
I'm not sure. If a rock falls in my tank it's going to land on the sand. Plenty of cushion....
mike dunagan;1706026; said:
I have $10 more than you and I have just as much peace of mind. As soon as someone names me someone they know who had the bottom of the tank crack from the weight I will look into it.
Here's a question you should ask yourself. If there was so much risk of the glass bottom breaking, then why is it suspended off the stand by a centimeter or so by the frame? Why not just put the bottom of the glass right onto whatever stand it is to reside on? A frame can be attached around the bottom edge with glue without having to wrap around the bottom of the tank and lifting the bottom pane off the ground.
Why is there no extra structural support on the bottom? If there was a risk of that glass breaking and and subsequent lawsuit would've caused the tank manufacturers to add extra support years ago along with a warning label. I bought a 75 and a 20 long in the last 3 months. Neither had a warning label.
