NPnewbie Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Can anyone tell me if the tank I am looking at is OK. Why I ask is becasue I have never seen a tank this shape and wondered if the shape affects the tank's strength or not. I've been told it was made for a corner, looking from the top (ie top view) it looks like a big triangle with its three corners trimmed off. So it has six sides. The front pane is the largest, measuring 158cm, then two very short sides 15cm each, the sides of the triangle 66cm and the back is 35cm. The glass is 10mm thick the depth of the tank is 60cm. It has braces at the bottom joints as well as top. It has been made by professionals ie glass shop. It's a large tank. and never been used....what would be a fair price for such a tank? I calculated that it take around 376litres. Thanks in advance. Looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Hard to say without a pic NB... any chance you could post one. When you asked in the chat, I thought you were after "building" one... not "buying" one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPnewbie Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Thanks for your reply....have changed my mind since my other attemp...the tank is in the shop...can't get a pic of it...maybe tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Corner tanks like that aren't extremely common, but they're not particularly rare. If it's 10 mm glass it should be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPnewbie Posted May 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Thanks Ira...is there any pros or cons with these tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Pros, you can fit it in a corner. Cons: Maybe they don't hold as much water as they appear to? May be pretty hard to get your hand to the back of the tank. That's all I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPnewbie Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Thanks Ira, I'll prbably make up my mind sometime this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count_sexy_tart Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 hey NPnewbie sounds like a very cool and safe tank the advantage of corner and L tanks they hold alot of water and look great too :lol: 10 mm glass is approx 360 a square metre so there's alot of glass there and being a triangle it would be very strong as triangles are the strongest shape in engineering, so how much is the tank costing from them if ya don't mind me asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPnewbie Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 300 bucks...brand new ....I think it's a good deal....what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count_sexy_tart Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 thats an awesome deal npnewbie and it sounds like a awesome tank to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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