Hello all,
I am about to start renting and am curious about why it seems like a lot of places dislike fish tanks. I have had a fish tank pretty much my entire life but have never had one fail. One of my oldest tanks is 20 years old and the silicone is finally looking like it has gaps forming. Granted it’s only a 10 gallon, but it looks like it is straining. I have a 36 gallon glass bow front that I picked up from the trash last year. It looked like it was maybe 6 months later old (dirty but *new). I using that for a small moray. I also have 2 20 high glass aquariums that are about 10 + years old. One of which has a crack on the black plastic bezel. That one I use for my gecko. The other has a green spotted puffer. Both of the 20s look like the silicone is good (no air gaps). Planning on buying a new 36 bow front to replace the 20 high.
In the meantime is there any way to gauge how healthy a tank is? I mean I checked the silicone sealant... but like what about the probability of total failure. How does that happen? Has anyone here been through that? I really hate the particle wood stands. It seems like they are wobbly and I imagine they sag and this uneven straign is what makes tanks fail. I have also done a lot of stupid stuff as a kid like put a 55 gallon on a dresser that should have buckled.
Currently the tanks I have sit on the ground or wood boards over concrete blocks. Even this is upset me as I didn’t actually put a level down, just sort of eye-balled it. Should I be worried?