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Originally Posted by fishytime
I appreciate the fact that you are educated (engineer I think?).....but could you explain it in terms that the AVERAGE person can understand.......I mean I just cant see how 2000lbs of water shifting back and forth in a glass box doesnt fatigue the tank in any way????......school me please  |
Well even the cheapo silicone I used on an ATO before was rated at something like 190psi of strength so if you take that surface area across the whole tank you can see how its strength exceeds the weight of the tank contents. Like it was stated a little earlier the weakness would likely come from the tank being on a cheap stand (pressboard, etc.) since your tank's centre of gravity would be prime for folding the stand like a house of cards.