Re: [APD] tempered glass

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

I'm pretty sure than any time tempered glass is used, the
tanks are labeled to that effect by the manufacturer. You
can check out the All-glass website and learn that there is
tempered glass in the bottom of the larger aquaria they
make.

sh
--- urville <urville at peoplepc_com> wrote:

> I can't believe that!
>  tempered glass is basically safety glass like your
> windshield. which 
> bursts into a thousand little pieces everytime. where as
> plate glass may 
> only crack and the pieces will be large enough that the
> silicone still 
> holds them in place quite well.  so it's choosing between
> a floor of 
> water every time and a possibly salvagable situation.
> it's also my 
> understanding that tempered glass may be weakened and
> seem fine only to 
> shatter seemingly for no reason at a later time. I
> suppose if the major 
> dealers use it then we have no choice, but i find that a
> disturbing trend.
> 
> Sandra Derrick wrote:
> 
> >Perfecto brand are all tempered and I believe
> >Petsmarts "topfin" brand are re-labled perfecto. Most
> >aquarium sizes above 30 gallons will have a tempered
> >bottom, and generally special shaped glass aquariums
> >(hex, bowfront, corner, Xhigh ect...) are tempered on
> >all sizes. Anyone interested in AGA particularly can
> >check the charts here:
> >http://www.all-glass.com/services/techinfo.shtml
> >Sandi
> >
> >
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