used reptile tank
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no dangers as long as you use a bleach-water mixture to clean it off real good, and then use dechlorinator to wash it off good again to get rid of the harmful bleach. after its sanitized, go ahaed and cycle it and its ready fo fish 
Just be sure it is capable of holding water, ie no leaks and also whether it was MADE to hold water, some reptile tanks aren't sealed well enough to hold the pressure when its filled with water (rare but always check before paying)
I have a tank full of fish that is a reptile tank my turtle use to be in. The silicone is fine but it had a sliding screen lid which sagged a little so i couldn't put lights on it and i lost a lot of water from evaportion. I ended up taking the top fram off and putting on one made for a fish tank to hold a glass lid. It was on off size so i had to cut the fram to fid and have the glass lid cut at a local glass shop. other then the switch over and large amounts of sratches the tank has worked great for 3 years.
Great info so far. Also, you want to check the thickness of the glass as well as bracing. Here is a GARF link http://www.garf.org/tank/buildtank.asp that will tell you how thick the glass should be for your specific tank.
Wondering where your finding wider tanks.. after 20+ yrs in both the fish and herp hobby the only difference I have ever seen is the glass thickness and sliding screen tops..
Agree with JRB.. my 90G native was used to house a couple box turtles before i got it and then i used it to house a rescued 6ft Boa until the boa was healthy enough to be rehomed. Also on the whole cleaning thing if it has been sitting empty for a while the only thing you really have to do is wash it with hot water, bleach can be used if you want but there really isnt any bacteria that is going to survive extended periods with out a host or the perfect conditions which a empty tank isnt going to provide.
Agree with JRB.. my 90G native was used to house a couple box turtles before i got it and then i used it to house a rescued 6ft Boa until the boa was healthy enough to be rehomed. Also on the whole cleaning thing if it has been sitting empty for a while the only thing you really have to do is wash it with hot water, bleach can be used if you want but there really isnt any bacteria that is going to survive extended periods with out a host or the perfect conditions which a empty tank isnt going to provide.
not sure if you mentioned the size of the tank or the price but it is usually alot cheaper to buy used/ clean it up and use it as long as the glass is the proper thickness. I would definately check it out before buying new.
The "reptile" tanks sold over the past 10 yrs or so are on the same footprint as 10G 20G long, 40G breeder and 55G.. there may be some out there that I havent seen but all are made on normal tank sizes. The difference is glass thickness, sealing, and the sliding top. Then they make it up 20 bucks more than a regular tank.
The "reptile" tanks sold over the past 10 yrs or so are on the same footprint as 10G 20G long, 40G breeder and 55G.. there may be some out there that I havent seen but all are made on normal tank sizes. The difference is glass thickness, sealing, and the sliding top. Then they make it up 20 bucks more than a regular tank.