Re: how long do fishtanks last?

"NetMax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> <snip>
> Nice tank Alex.  Sorry for the delay.  I suggest you trim your
> pictures down in size (or compress them).  I'm not familiar with the
> Perfecto tanks, so I can't say if that's what their siliconing
> normally looks like.  My normal tanks look better than that, and the
> one the blew looked far worse. ymmv
> 
> Every bubble or air channel decreases the bonding strength, but how
> much bubbling it takes for it to have any significance, I can't say. 
> I don't think you're in any immediate danger though.  I'd just keep an
> eye on it to see if it worsens.  It's not unusual for properly
> constructed tanks to last over 20 years.
> 
> NetMax

Thanks Netmax,

I took a look at some of the larger perfecto tanks in the pet store and
they all looked the same as far as having bubbles/channels in there. 
There were some 135 gallon tanks with thicker glass (black trim) that 
were perfect in comparison to the perfecto tanks. 

I'm keeping an eye on the channels on the left side to see if they are
moving. 

I was testing out a friend's Canon Powershot G5 digital camera, very
nice camera.  I forgot to clip the pics in a rush to upload them to the
page. 

This is my first attempt at a large planted tank after putting my 20
gallon away about 10 years back. 
http://home.comcast.net/~harrisal74/DeepEndTank.htm 

Thanks again for your response, I feel a bit better, but I'll track it
for any changes to what's already there. 

Alex