Getting back into saltwater game again

leftyblite

Member
Hi all,

I have been out of the saltwater fish keeping area for a few years now and I'm now looking to get back into it. Probably a stupid question here but here but I will ask because I'm not sure and want to be safe. I have been looking for a small but decent size tank and recently came across a 40G tank for FREE. Unfortunately it is a terrarium that housed a lizard.. I know that the top will have to be replaced. Will a terrarium work for a fish tank? I couldnt find anything on this topic so i thought I would ask. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 

leftyblite

Member
I know about the cleaning completely before I try anything as my last big tank had a Pine Sol cleaner issue that took me months to get cleaned out before I could restart the tank. I guess Ill find out in a few days if it will hold water.
 

beaslbob

Well-Known Member
Hi all,

I have been out of the saltwater fish keeping area for a few years now and I'm now looking to get back into it. Probably a stupid question here but here but I will ask because I'm not sure and want to be safe. I have been looking for a small but decent size tank and recently came across a 40G tank for FREE. Unfortunately it is a terrarium that housed a lizard.. I know that the top will have to be replaced. Will a terrarium work for a fish tank? I couldnt find anything on this topic so i thought I would ask. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
The concern is that reptile tanks have thinner glass and are not a strong as aquariums.
So I would check out the glass thickness to see if it is a reptile cage or aquarium.
 

geridoc

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I believe that there are construction differences between terrariums and fish tanks, mainly in how the panes are siliconed together and the seams covered.
 

pegasus

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Put 40 lbs of bricks in it, 40 lbs of sand, and fill it full of water. If it bursts, then it wasn't meant to be an aquatic aquarium...
 

flower

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Geridoc and Beaslbob are right, the tanks are not created equal. In this instance, the cheap comes out expensive. The tank may hold for a while, but not for the long haul...one day it will just give way.
 
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