glass breaking?

how strong is tempered glass? if you have a 55 gallon that isnt sitting on a stand perfectly flat can it break? for whatever reason i cant get my tank to sit flat on my stand it lays level and flat all along the black trim of the tank ecxept one corner. the one corner is a good 3-5mm off the stand. i shimmed it with cardboard and its solid now. but can it stress and crack in the future?

 

ps its got 60lbs of sand and is full of water and is fine no wobbling

 

yes you can crack it.. If the tank is level & would check the stand.

 

im sorry that post was confusing. check the sand how?

 

He said stand and I think he means make sure it is flat and not worped also I have been told trimmed tanks don't nee to be level but I always level mine hope that helps


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ok cause my friend has a tempered 46 bow front and its sitting on a 12x12 end table its scary to look at but hasnt broke yet

 

Haha! It's not a 12x12 end table! It's the stand that came with the tank tempered glass will usually only break if a corner is hit right on the edge just perfectly. I used to work with glass every day. Your tank is fine nick, don't worry! I would never steer you I the wrong direction

 

It can definitely crack. I've had it happen to me with a 55g tank. Get some 1/2" or a little thinner sheets of styrofoam and place them between your tank and stand.

 

In my opinion I would rather have the glass on the stand rather then the wait being unevenly distributed across a soft surface

 

A glass tank is designed so that all of the strength is in the 4 corners. The corners are therefore the only parts of the tank that need to be supported, but they do need to be supported. If they are not, it certainly can crack.