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From: andre@nrc-ut.UUCP (Andre' Hut)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: all-glass tanks?
Message-ID: <374@nrc-ut.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 87 19:53:08 GMT
References: <193@bacchus.DEC.COM> <194@bacchus.DEC.COM>
Reply-To: andre@nrc-ut.UUCP (Andre' Hut)
Organization: Network Research Corp.  Salt Lake City, UT
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In article <194@bacchus.DEC.COM> reid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) writes:
>More pesky questions. I've been reading a lot about the wonders of all-glass
>tanks. Does "all glass" mean that the tank is made of 5 pieces of glass glued
>together with silicone, or does "All glass" mean that the tank is really and
>truly all glass, and that even the seams/bends are glass? If it means the
>latter (even the seams being glass) then where on earth could a person buy
>such a tank? I've never even *seen* one, and I've been to a lot of aquarium
>stores.

I've only seen 3 types, and those are glass with or without a frame (usually
metal), and one-piece plexiglas.  Frameless glass tanks are held together with
silicon, and one piece of plastic around the top and bottom.  They have the
advantage over the ones with a frame in that you can see everything in the tank
(no critters hiding in the corners), and the metal ones are unsuited for
marine set-ups.  Plexiglas is much more expensive and easier to scratch, but
you don't have to worry about leaks.

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