whetu Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I have a glass tank that I had custom-made to fit a modular furniture system. The tank's 850mm long x 360mm deep by 400mm high. I've upgraded to a 1200mm tank so the 850mm tank is empty and I'm trying to decide what to do with it. Will it deteriorate if I store it dry in the garage? Will the silicone dry out and potentially split when I refill it? Ist there any way I can store it to avoid that problem? I'm reluctant to part with it because I'm renting and one day I might want to set it up again (if I move to a place that can't fit the 1200mm tank). And I don't want to have another tank custom made to fit the 850mm stand. But there's no point storing it if it's going to fail when I might want to use it again. Please help me decide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 G'day Just wanted to let you know that silicone will not "dry out" unless subjected to VERY high temperatures for extended periods of time. Just try and keep it out of direct sunlight, and covered to keep all the dust out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Yay! Thanks B&K. That solves my dilemma - I'll store it... now I just have to decide what to get rid of out of the garage to make room... I'm sure my partner doesn't really need his car in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 To give you some idea - I had a tank stored for about 15 years - until my children grew a bit older. Its been back in use the last 10 and is still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I used mine as a wardrobe for a number of years before it got filled as a fish tank :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 A wardrobe?! There has to be a good story behind that, Caryl. Thanks for your reassurance, people. Will definitely store it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 store it! that will be one less expense to explain to the boss when you wana setup something new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Not really whetu. We bought it as it was on special but had nowhere to set it up so it stood on its end in our bedroom for several years getting more and more clothes stacked into it until we had the money to build the unit for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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