All Glass 40g Breeder - Safe for substrate and rocks?

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After finding a 36x18" stand in the trash (lucky me!) I decided to purchase an All-Glass 40g breeder tank with the intention of making it a Malawi tank. But while searching for a hood in that size, I happened upon the All-Glass website and found that this particular tank doesn't have a tempered bottom. (Assuming of course that this is for the purposes of a tank with no substrate.)

Naturally I planned on a thick layer of sand and a good amount of rock caves, so now I'm nervous that the bottom wouldn't be able to handle that weight. Or am I just being paranoid?
 
Ok, I've seen both the critter cage and the other one that looked like it was an aquarium and not a reptile habitat.

I'll check the aquarium one next time I see it. I noticed that the critter cage had a metal screen that slid out, and figured it might not be suitable for holding standard aquarium tops and such.

Thanks for the info on that!
 
Actually none of their tanks have tempered glass bottoms until the 75 gallon tanks-Anne
 
I had a 40g breeder tank with over 50 lbs of stones in it(not including gravel). You'll be fine, just be careful with pressure points and don't place any rocks right on the bottom glass.
 
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