Tank Glass "Bow'ing"
 

Evening Ladies & Gents,

Call me silly for not noticing until now, or call me lucky for noticing right away.....I'm not sure what its going to be yet. My question for everyone is:

How much does the water stress a tank's glass? Is it enough to bow the glass (4mm on 30gal tank)? What is everyone elses experience?

Many Thanks,
Barrett

4mm seems pretty thin for a 30G tank...

I just sold a 40G cube and the glass on that was 3/8"..

I think he means it is bowing 4mm, not the how thick the glass is.

In that case... seems like alot of bow for 30G ... :lol:

do you mean a total of 3mm at center or 3mm on each side? Because I had a 33g and it did have a small bow in the center.

I used to have two 33G tanks and both bowed. Never trusted those things.

The actual bow is in the center of the tank. The difference is between the ends of the tank and the center of the tank.

I am beginning to not trust it..... but wasn't sure if it is a problem or not?

Its normal.

Yep My 33 was like that for years but i never did like it.

The fiance found it..... maybe she is just looking for a reason to have a bigger one??

Glad to hear its likely normal, might be glad to hear shes trying to find flaws too?!