Okay, so we recently went over to a 40 gallon viv for Wave. I currently have shelf liner in there, because my husband was concerned that surface tension would cause the glass to break if we put tile on it, tile being rather on the heavy side.
Let me get this out of the way first: physics is, uh... not my forte. Physics, advanced math, anything involving spatial dimensions or 3-D, my mind can't handle it. I can name all the kings of England, backwards, back to Aethelred, and can quote verbatim large chunks of books, but I don't do dimensions! :lol: So I have no idea if he's right, or not. I suspect he's right in theory (having gotten an A* in A-level physics, which he swears up and down is difficult to do), but also suspect that in practice, most vivariums/aquariums are designed to hold some weight on the bottom - a fish tank is full of water, which has to weigh more than a few tiles, right? (Yes, I know, distribution, blah blah blah; still makes no sense to me! :wink: ) Can't argue, so wanted to come to the experts/experienced ones here.
Tile - safe or no? Yea or nay? Because I really want it, for the look and the ease of cleaning and the heat-conserving properties. I found some I really, really liked in 18x18" sheets at Lowes. Do I go buy it? Please tell me I can go buy it... :wink:
Thanks!
Let me get this out of the way first: physics is, uh... not my forte. Physics, advanced math, anything involving spatial dimensions or 3-D, my mind can't handle it. I can name all the kings of England, backwards, back to Aethelred, and can quote verbatim large chunks of books, but I don't do dimensions! :lol: So I have no idea if he's right, or not. I suspect he's right in theory (having gotten an A* in A-level physics, which he swears up and down is difficult to do), but also suspect that in practice, most vivariums/aquariums are designed to hold some weight on the bottom - a fish tank is full of water, which has to weigh more than a few tiles, right? (Yes, I know, distribution, blah blah blah; still makes no sense to me! :wink: ) Can't argue, so wanted to come to the experts/experienced ones here.
Tile - safe or no? Yea or nay? Because I really want it, for the look and the ease of cleaning and the heat-conserving properties. I found some I really, really liked in 18x18" sheets at Lowes. Do I go buy it? Please tell me I can go buy it... :wink:
Thanks!