Age of tank and setup questions

[Kiteboarder85]

After reading a couple of horror stories of some fellow members having their tanks shatter or having major leaks, it has me staying awake worried every night about my new Marineland 56 tank and 120. Overall, are most aquariums built to last? I know there may be lemons, like most other manmade material in the world....but are the odds pretty good to have a long lasting tank - 10+ years if the tank, stand and equipment are well cared for and kept dry?

 

[rayn]

My original 55 is going on 20 years and still holds water just fine. Either keel it wet or keep it dry and out of sunlight and they should be fine. Also watch the caulk when scraping the algae.