160 gallon tank question

tom g · 06/12/2019, 05:32 PM

hello there I have a question about a 160 gallon tank a friend has .
dimensions are 6ft x 24 h x 20 w euro braced
starfire sides
so hes having problems selling the tank ….
tank is too big for me ...or the spot where I have my 90 ...48 x 24 x 18
he has offered me the tank at a great price , is it feaseable to be able to take tank apart and get it cut to a smaller size , prob could go 5 ft to give me a little more room … but that would be max I could go …
is it worth it or not a sensible choice , I think I know the answer
that this would take too much work and cost would equal a new tank ordered to my specifications ..
just looking for ideas I tried to ask a tank builder on the weekend at a shop but he was too busy talking to a cust about gardening to answer my questions
thanks in advance
cheers
tom

ReefsandGeeks · 06/13/2019, 06:25 AM

I think I'd pass unless you had somewhere else that the tank would work without modification. Sounds like a nice tank, but buying a tank to tear it down to glass sheets, cutting large glass sheets, and completely rebuilding sounds pretty risky to me. Especially when you consider you already have a 90 gallon, so would only be gaining a foot in width of the tank after it's done.

Would be an interesting project, but also scary in my opinion. When I find myself stuck on if I should do something like this or not, I actually try to convince myself that it does make sense and write down the reasons why. Then I try to convince myself that it doesnt, and what other options there would be and write down the reasons as well. Then compare and see what makes more sense.

tom g · 06/13/2019, 02:12 PM

I think I know u are right .. lol it's prob better to just snag tank and make it fit but I'm not about to to put a 160 upstairs plus a 40 plus sump ...
Thanks for the sane voice
Cheers

tom g · 06/15/2019, 07:00 PM

today I got to speak to a tank builder and just to get an answer that I wanted earlier .. I asked him if it was poss and his first response was shaking his head side to side .he said no . told me in his experience cutting glass after its been a few years old makes the glass brittle and u have a hard time getting cuts without the glass cracking .he also said that the glass has a hard time getting silicone to stick . to used glass...
cheers
tom

06/12/2019, 05:32 PM	#1
tom g Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: toronto Posts: 218	160 gallon tank question hello there I have a question about a 160 gallon tank a friend has . dimensions are 6ft x 24 h x 20 w euro braced starfire sides so hes having problems selling the tank …. tank is too big for me ...or the spot where I have my 90 ...48 x 24 x 18 he has offered me the tank at a great price , is it feaseable to be able to take tank apart and get it cut to a smaller size , prob could go 5 ft to give me a little more room … but that would be max I could go … is it worth it or not a sensible choice , I think I know the answer that this would take too much work and cost would equal a new tank ordered to my specifications .. just looking for ideas I tried to ask a tank builder on the weekend at a shop but he was too busy talking to a cust about gardening to answer my questions thanks in advance cheers tom

06/13/2019, 02:12 PM	#3
tom g Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: toronto Posts: 218	Help I think I know u are right .. lol it's prob better to just snag tank and make it fit but I'm not about to to put a 160 upstairs plus a 40 plus sump ... Thanks for the sane voice Cheers

06/15/2019, 07:00 PM	#4
tom g Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: toronto Posts: 218	tank today I got to speak to a tank builder and just to get an answer that I wanted earlier .. I asked him if it was poss and his first response was shaking his head side to side .he said no . told me in his experience cutting glass after its been a few years old makes the glass brittle and u have a hard time getting cuts without the glass cracking .he also said that the glass has a hard time getting silicone to stick . to used glass... cheers tom

06/13/2019, 06:25 AM	#2
ReefsandGeeks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,708	I think I'd pass unless you had somewhere else that the tank would work without modification. Sounds like a nice tank, but buying a tank to tear it down to glass sheets, cutting large glass sheets, and completely rebuilding sounds pretty risky to me. Especially when you consider you already have a 90 gallon, so would only be gaining a foot in width of the tank after it's done. Would be an interesting project, but also scary in my opinion. When I find myself stuck on if I should do something like this or not, I actually try to convince myself that it does make sense and write down the reasons why. Then I try to convince myself that it doesnt, and what other options there would be and write down the reasons as well. Then compare and see what makes more sense.