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Old 01-16-2008, 09:11 PM   #1
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Oceanic glass tank

Looking for comments on glass tanks. I'm particularly interested in your thoughts about "Oceanic". Is it an over priced brand name. Is there a quality difference worth a few extra bucks?
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Old 01-17-2008, 07:35 AM   #2
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Re: Oceanic glass tank

I've heard they are good...

The biggest difference in tanks is the decision to go glass or acrylic. Glass is less expensive but if you scratch the tank (inevitable with live rock) it will always be visible. Acrylic tends to be more expensive but scratches will not be visible unless it is a really deep/bad one and even then it is not very visible.
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Re: Oceanic glass tank

My 90 gallon tank is an oceanic and my 125 is an All-Glass....which I believe are both owned/operated by the same parent company. Anyways, I really like my 90 gallon - seems extra sturdy in its construction and has thicker glass than any other tank I have owned (which is an option at least a few companies offer).

I agree about the glass/acrylic tank though. I scratched the inside of my 125 already and am done using any type of scraper (I use one of those scrubby pads like you might use for dishes). My acrylic tanks are all 20 gallons or less, but I have scratched them too, I think it is just a little easier to fix a scratch in an acrylic tank. Obviously it would depend on where and how bad you scratched either tank but all you have to do is be a little bit careful.

Believe it or not, when I was gone for about a week when I got married, some neighborhood kid...who was about 4 or 5, which says alot about his parents....found his way into our apartment and pulled a 10 gallon acrylic tank off a book shelf and that sucker shattered all over the place. I can't believe the kid didn't get hurt.
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Re: Oceanic glass tank

I believe both tank brands are now merged under the Aqueon brand now.
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Old 01-19-2008, 08:22 AM   #5
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Re: Oceanic glass tank

The 70 gal. Oceanic tank that I've ordered is 25" deep. Now I'm concerned about the depth with respect to having a planted aquarium. Is this tank too deep? I'm wondering if I should consider a shallower tank?
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Old 01-23-2008, 04:28 PM   #6
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Hers mention of the scrubby pads again Can someone explain to me what scrubby pads you talking about? Mr Clean magic pads or what ever they are, or copper pan scrubbers, sponges?
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