Not glass?

[jcole9379]

Ok, so recently purchased a 90gal rimless aquarium with a bunch of equipment etc. upon unloading the tank I found that the bottom panel of the tank is not glass. It’s a thick gray plastic material (not acrylic obviously) anyone know what brand this could be or seen anything like it? Don’t have pics of the bottom panel because the tank needs a good cleaning. Will post one ASAP.

 

[Uncle99]

Could the glass have been damaged and this was replacement?

 

[jcole9379]

Realistically it could have, however the tank was purchased brand new and stayed in the same spot until I purchased it. The owner passed last year and i purchased the tank from his sister along with everything that goes with it, sump, pumps, wave makers, etc. she knew absolutely nothing about any of it aside from her brother spent a lot of money on it. The equipment that came with it shows this is true because it is all very good quality products. That being said it leads me to believe the tank was purchased with that type of bottom on it.

 

[ZoWhat]

.......

 

[jcole9379]

You tell me...a few pics from when I picked it up, and a couple after I cleaned a couple things up.

 

[Bo.]

Probably starboard

 

[jcole9379]

Probably starboard

You could be right, it is a pretty dense material for sure. It’s strong without a doubt.

 

[fuelman]

Ya like BO. Said probably hdpe/starboard.

 

[jcole9379]

Ya like BO. Said probably hdpe/starboard.

Awesome, thanks everyone.

 

[Bo.]

Ju

Ok, so recently purchased a 90gal rimless aquarium with a bunch of equipment etc. upon unloading the tank I found that the bottom panel of the tank is not glass. It’s a thick gray plastic material (not acrylic obviously) anyone know what brand this could be or seen anything like it? Don’t have pics of the bottom panel because the tank needs a good cleaning. Will post one ASAP.

Just remembered you asked about brand... That's a Planet Aquarium sump... Good chance the tank is as well

 

[Uncle99]

Realistically it could have, however the tank was purchased brand new and stayed in the same spot until I purchased it. The owner passed last year and i purchased the tank from his sister along with everything that goes with it, sump, pumps, wave makers, etc. she knew absolutely nothing about any of it aside from her brother spent a lot of money on it. The equipment that came with it shows this is true because it is all very good quality products. That being said it leads me to believe the tank was purchased with that type of bottom on it.

Sorry my friend, I reading further posts I see that this is normal.
I have not seen that ever, but at looking at the stuff you got, certainly agree, very nice package.

 

[HeyJay]

Here's something from Planet's site that shows they've used pvc bottoms:

8ft and rimless? Check out our 96" Crystaline!

Check out our biggest Crystaline tank! It is a full 8ft (96") long by 24" deep by 21" tall. The PVC bottom helps to make this long and rimless aquarium as sturdy as possible. Let us know if you would like us to build one for you!

www.planetaquariums.com