Aquarium freshwater only?

Fastpitch · Nov 23, 2019

I brought home a new 150 gal aquarium and only after I got it in the door I saw the instructions that included the words "for freshwater use only". Did I just make a huge mistake or will I be OK. Not sure why an aquarium cares if it is filled with saltwater. Ugh.

Geebs19 · Nov 23, 2019

Hmm I’m curious as to why it would matter. What kind of tank is it?

homer1475 · Nov 23, 2019

A glass box sealed with silicone, I can't see what the difference would be either. Unless the silicone they use is different?

Fastpitch · Nov 23, 2019

Geebs19 said:
Hmm I’m curious as to why it would matter. What kind of tank is it?

Its a top fin from petsmart. Never even thought about it. Why in the world would it matter. Not I am sweating the whole thing.

Fastpitch · Nov 23, 2019

~~Not~~ Now.

homer1475 · Nov 23, 2019

This the tank and stand?
150G Top Fin Aquarium @ Petsmart

If so, it says fresh or salt?

Geebs19 · Nov 23, 2019

Fastpitch said:
Its a top fin from petsmart. Never even thought about it. Why in the world would it matter. Not I am sweating the whole thing.

Strange. If it’s the same one they have online it says saltwater and freshwater. I don’t see what would make the difference.

Fastpitch · Nov 23, 2019

homer1475 said:
This the tank and stand?
150G Top Fin Aquarium @ Petsmart

If so, it says fresh or salt?

That the one. Exactly. At the bottom of the instructions it says "for freshwater use only" Who would think of such a thing?

Geebs19 · Nov 23, 2019

Did you read the reviews? That tank has really bad reviews about the bottom seals leaking. Multiple reviews say that.

homer1475 · Nov 23, 2019

Geebs19 said:
Did you read the reviews? That tank has really bad reviews about the bottom seals leaking. Multiple reviews say that.

Was just going to post this same thing after reading the reviews.

Fastpitch · Nov 23, 2019

no i did not read the reviews. I figured that they would be mixed since the tank is low end. I am prepared to take that risk. But I was not anticipating a problem with putting saltwater in it.

homer1475 · Nov 23, 2019

Fastpitch said:
That the one. Exactly. At the bottom of the instructions it says "for freshwater use only" Who would think of such a thing?

Instructions for an aquarium? What do they say, fill with water, enjoy? Or is it the instruction to put together the stand?

Personally after reading the reviews, I would be taking it back, or at the very least building another stand.

Geebs19 · Nov 23, 2019

I wouldn’t hesitate putting salt water in it. I thought maybe those reviews were the reason they say that but it looks like most of those reviews were with freshwater.

Fastpitch · Nov 23, 2019

homer1475 said:
Instructions for an aquarium? What do they say, fill with water, enjoy? Or is it the instruction to put together the stand?

Personally after reading the reviews, I would be taking it back, or at the very least building another stand.

The stand is obvious crap. Plan to reinforce it with 2x4s.

FALSE ALARM. Sorry folks. The instructions are for the cheap florescent lights that came with the tank. Obviously the cheap lights cant take the salt. Whew.

Now I just have to worry about the weight of 150 gallons. I plan to place over a steel beam. But that is an awful amount of weight and not sure how to assess that.

Doctorgori · Nov 23, 2019

Fastpitch said:
The stand is obvious crap. Plan to reinforce it with 2x4s.

FALSE ALARM. Sorry folks. The instructions are for the cheap florescent lights that came with the tank. Obviously the cheap lights cant take the salt. Whew.

Now I just have to worry about the weight of 150 gallons. I plan to place over a steel beam. But that is an awful amount of weight and not sure how to assess that.

Top Fin is Mandarin Chinese for cheap; I looked it up ....;Clown