Top Fin (Brand Name)...

[cbianco]

Hey All

I was at Petsmart and I fell in love with one of the Top Fin tanks there. It was a 155 gallon tank. It was taller and not as long as most 155 gallon sized tanks. Unfortunately, I do not know the dimensions.

I have searched for Top Fin's website but cannot find it. Can someone help me out here with a web address?

Has anyone had any expereince with Top Fin tanks? (Good or bad is ok!)

Thanks for the help!

Christopher

[Ed]

If you are planning a reef tank with this, please check the thickness of the glass. Some of the Top Fin tanks I have seen use thinner glass than the comparable Oceanic, Universal or All Glass to name a few. They are probably fine for a FW display, but may not have thick enough glass to support the added weight of a full blown reef. HTH.

[cbianco]

Hey Ed

Its funny that you mention this, I noticed that the glass was a bit thinner that what I thought it should be.

I have been trying to find Top Fin's website. I am not even sure that they have a website. Are they owned by another company?

Christopher

[Ed]

Don't know about their ownership. The thin glass is enough to make me look for a tank elsewhere. ;)

[cbianco]

I with you ed, 100%!!! :)

I just wanted to get the dimensions on the tank so that I could more easily make comparisons elsewhere. :)

Christopher

[GaryP]

Was it a bowfront? The only 155 gal. I have seen have been bowfronts and were 72 X 24 X 25"

[cbianco]

No, it was not a bowfront Gary. I could be mistaking on the number of gallons but I am pretty sure that I am correct (lol!). I have never seen a tank with these dimensions before (ever!). It was just massive. :)

A rough estimate of the dimensions may be L 48" W 24" H 36". (This size would be 180 gallons technically but like I said it is an estimate.)

Any ideas?

Christopher

[GaryP]

A 155 is basically a bowfront 150.

Go to www.glasscages.com and look at the various size glass tanks there. They have pretty much every common, and some uncommon sizes, listed there. You may not want a glasscages tank, but its a good resource for tank sizing.

[cbianco]

I'm heading over there now Gary! Thanks for the resource! :)

Christopher

[hobogato]

my 240 is a glass cages tank, and im really happy with it - incase you wanted someone's opinion.

[cbianco]

Ace

Did you purchase a stand and canopy from Glass Cages as well? How well did shipping meet your expectations?

Christopher

[hobogato]

no, i built the tank into the wall. i did not have them ship it to SA, i used the "pickup on a certain day in dallas" option that they were offering. shipping to sa was gonna be $355, but they only charged $80 to deliver to dallas on a certain day. since we were goin up for a visit anyway, that made alot more sense to us. any time you want to come by and look at the tank, let me know.

[cbianco]

Thanks Ace, one day I am going to take you up on that offer! :)

That is a large difference in shipping considering the distance, lol.

Christopher

[princer7]

I purchased a small 29 gallon Top Fin tank and it busted across the bottom the very next day. Lost over half the tank water on the carpet not to mention the fish that died in all the trauma. I will never recommend a Top Fin tank - even as a quarantine tank.

[don-n-sa]

Hey Chris...do a search for glasscages here on maast and you should dig up several threads about them...I bought a 240g from them and had it shipped here to SA. I am very happy with my tank as well.

[demodiki]

I have a 55 gallon Top Fin tank. I have 120 lbs of sand and over 100 pounds of rock in it...no problems for the past year.

/crosses fingers

[captexas]

Every once in awhile Petsmart gets in some different sized tanks. I remember seeing a tank that was I think a 150g that was unusual in its dimensions but it was cool. I had a 75g Top Fin tank and never had any problems with it over the few years I had it. I even drilled 6 holes (two 2in. and four 3/4in.) in the back of the tank with no problems either. On the smaller tanks of course the glass is much thinner and more likely to break, but that's with any brand. I was cleaning out a 10g tank one time and it cracked just by picking it up with some water in it. The main thing I would watch for on a glass tank is the silicone joint quality. The quality of the silicone itself and the craftsmanship in making the joints. I did notice that after a few years of use the corner joints didn't seem to maintain as well on the Top Fin as say an Oceanic tank. Just my observation though.