Light-Glo Frameless Aquariums

[N©KI]

Hey everyone. First off I want to say i'm enjoying reading what everyone has to say, i've learned quite a bit.

About 3 months ago I started a 33g freshwater planted tank, and so far it's gone well.

It has 6 Tiger Barbs, 2 Red Rainbows, 1 Sm. Pleco, 2 Green Corys, 5 Melon Barbs, 4 Diamond Sharks and 3 Port Hoplo Cats. And a whole lot of Riccia Fluitians.

Well, it's time to move to a bigger tank, and since I work in a petstore (btw, our fishroom staff are as knowledgable on fish as many of you here, thankfully) , I figure i'd go big since I get a discount. I'll be getting a 66gallon.

I've been looking at the tanks we have, and we have 2 main designs.

1) Framed Tanks, your average aquarium. ...
2) Light-Glo Frameless Aquariums.

The Light-Glo is a rimless/frameless tank and it's made to fit it's own canopy.

My question is, does anyone or has anyone used one of these tanks and if so, how do they hold up compared to a normal tank?

Any stress problems, leaks?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Antwan]

Weeeelllll. I'm about to build me a big-o 90 gal. tank without the frames or rims. Red Turquoise knows about this, lets see if he'll chime in. He builds large tanks with just silicone and the right thickness of glass. He also told me that the frame doesn't hold nothing, its all in the silicone. I believe him too. Silicone was made by the space program, so its gotta be strong. I think it can hold around 900 psi, if applied properly. RT told me that his friend had built him a 90 gal. without a frame and it has held up, water, gravel, and all.

RT has a theory too, about why they have frames. Something about that he was rebuilding his tank, and he took the frame off, and it had super sharp edges. Made sense.

Anyway, is the Light-Glo cheaper, or does it have cool feature? What makes it different from the regulars? The frame doesn't have a purpose, but IMO it looks nice. Hope this helps

 

[geoffgarcia2]

N©KI, I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that this "light-glo" is just your run of the mill acrylic tanks?

Are you just asking the difference in acrylic and glass? or am I way off?

Let us know what your paying with your discount.
I still think ebay is bar none, the best place to buy fish tanks.
I got a 75 gallon for 60$ on there, and a 55 gallon with everything (heater,lights,filters,powerheads,food,gravel) for 90$

 

[N©KI]

The Light-Glo is a glass tank. The only difference between it and a regular aquarium is that it's frameless and is specually made for Light-Glo canopies. The canopy is made to fit right down over the top eliminating a waterline when the water evaporates.

The canopy is a 4 fixture Flourescent.

I'm getting a 66g Light-Glo, a hardwood stand cabinet, 4 fixture Flou. canopy, a Fluval404, and a tronic heater for a little over $400 Canadian.

The reason it's such a good deal, is because i'm able to get it deducted $50 a pay cheque until it's paid off, with no interest.

 

[Somonas]

Hi N@ki. Nice too see more Canadians aboard. Halifax eh?

I prefer standard, run of the mill tanks with plastic frames. This way in the future you can customise your hood any way you want.

 

[Antwan]

It sounds like she already did some customization on that canopy. No doubt the canopy cost more than that tank.

 

[N©KI]

He.

 

[Phoenyx]

I bought a 70 (ish) gallon Light-Glow. It came with a nice wood stand, Fluval 405, the hood with built in lights, and the basic stuff.

I love the tank. Have had it for about 6 months, and haven't had a problem with it...........

untill yesterday. The lights went out on it. I don't know what's wrong, but I don't think it's the bulbs because they still look good, and well both went out at the same time. But here comes what I don't like about the Light-Glo. Since the hood has the light b uilt in, and the Light-Glo tanks seem to be oddball sizes. I can't just go buy a cheap hood and light. So I'm gonna have to try to fix it myself.