Moving an aquarium in the frigid cold

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  1. ezz1r

    ezz1r Feather Star

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    Although pure water freezes at 0°C (32°F), water that has salt dissolved in it has to be colder before it freezes. If the water has as much salt dissolved in it as it can hold (that's called a saturated solution of salt), so that any further salt would just come out as crystals, the freezing temperature is around -21 °C, or about -6 °F.
     
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  3. ezz1r

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    Will this shatter the tank? Depends on your driving skills

    Will moving it inside cause it to break? Can happen

    Will the silicone be compromised? I doubt it! It is bruttely tested

    Will reintroduction to heat cause a crack? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


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  4. PierceEye

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    How big is this tank?
     
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