Marineland 75gal tank and stand

mandi29221 · Feb 17, 2018

Has anyone had any issues with the 75gal black silicone tank? Like leaks or cracks? I know 1 in a few hundred will have a defect but as anyone had personal experience on it?

nfrench2100 · Feb 17, 2018

I have one. Mine is just fine. Nothing bad to say about it

mandi29221 · Feb 17, 2018

nfrench2100 said:
I have one. Mine is just fine. Nothing bad to say about it

I read over 100 reviews of them leaking at just at 1 year

nfrench2100 · Feb 18, 2018

I bought mine Reaf Ready with corner overflow... Not sure if you’re referring to that specific tank and stand, or just the base 75 Marineland. But I’ve had zero issues so far ( knock on wood )

Forsaken77 · Feb 19, 2018

mandi29221 said:
Has anyone had any issues with the 75gal black silicone tank? Like leaks or cracks? I know 1 in a few hundred will have a defect but as anyone had personal experience on it?

Just a heads up... Marineland's head of tank replacement and warranties told me they had issues with tanks throughout 2016 because they changed builders. If you buy a tank, make sure it's at least manufactured in 2017. You can tell by a sticker on the INSIDE-TOP of the tank that is between the glass and the framing. If the frame has a top brace across it, it's usually under that. But there will be a sticker along the top inside of the tank telling you the month and year it was made. If you have to order it through your LFS, tell them to make sure it's at least a 2017 model.

I just recently bought a Marineland 180 and had to have it warrantied twice for bad siliconing. That's not something you want on a 180.

One bad thing with black silicone is that you CANNOT see air bubbles in it. While it makes the tank nicer, I think they did that on purpose so they could sell tanks with less than ideal silicone. But Marineland isn't alone in that.

mandi29221 · Feb 19, 2018

Forsaken77 said:
Just a heads up... Marineland's head of tank replacement and warranties told me they had issues with tanks throughout 2016 because they changed builders. If you buy a tank, make sure it's at least manufactured in 2017. You can tell by a sticker on the INSIDE-TOP of the tank that is between the glass and the framing. If the frame has a top brace across it, it's usually under that. But there will be a sticker along the top inside of the tank telling you the month and year it was made. If you have to order it through your LFS, tell them to make sure it's at least a 2017 model.

I just recently bought a Marineland 180 and had to have it warrantied twice for bad siliconing. That's not something you want on a 180.

One bad thing with black silicone is that you CANNOT see air bubbles in it. While it makes the tank nicer, I think they did that on purpose so they could sell tanks with less than ideal silicone. But Marineland isn't alone in that.

Thank you so much I highly appreciate that advice. That's why I read reviews and ask.