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How can you tell the difference between a Fish tank and a reptile tank? I have a friend throwing out a 55 gallon but he dont know if its a fish tank or not. Anyone know how to I could tell?
Check the thickness of the glass, then the manufacturer's web site to compare.
chipstahoy
10-24-2003, 10:34 PM
i'd say the glass is all pretty much the same, unless you have a special tank made just for reptiles. those are usually cut-aways w/ screening or have different shapes or whatnot. if the tank looks like a "fish" tank and can hold water, then it'll work. you might just wanna make sure it can hold water tho.
-chip
Most herp tanks are made with thinner glass than fish tanks, and are not therefore engineered to be filled with water. Catastrophic failure is a possiblilty when these tanks are full of water.