Diamant Glass

[tayhonglee]

Finally!

after delaying for two weeks, i went to the shop with my brother and collected it ourselves. its small, but surprisingly heavy.

heres are some pictures of it.

[tayhonglee]

heres another

[tayhonglee]

this is a close up of the difference between the diamant and ordinary glass.

thats my hairy leg in the corner. please don't stare at it, or you might lose your lunch.

[tayhonglee]

this is just a picture of the stand and where im going to put it. the picture on the wall is me and my wifey on a trip.

[whimplet]

Looks great! I hope the wait was worth it.

Curious to see more pix and the final set up.

Still wondering though if you can tell a difference between the clarity and the magnification/distortion of the glass e.g. you put your nose to the glass and look through it, is it clear, distorted, or blur...

[tayhonglee]

actually, i have some pictures in the members tank subforum. tank is being cycled now. im not sure about the difference in distortion between ordinary glass and diamant. it looks about the same to me, that is, the steeper your viewing angle, the more distorted the image. i suppose its the difference in density between glass and water that causes refraction, but im not sure about it. during the day, i can see that diamant shows better colors than the other sides. the difference is not very great. about 2 shades more colorful. maybe things might look better after i installed my mh.

[tayhonglee]

oh oh.....stumbled on this thread in RC. seems that diamant is susceptible to chipping.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...25&pagenumber=1

doh!

[alanseah]

errr so what about yours??? So far so good??

[tayhonglee]

mine still looking good so far. no chips or scratches. actually thats the first case that i read about where chipping occured.

but its good reading anyway for anyone who is considering using diamant for their tanks.

[brianemone]

i have had my diamante tank setup for about 4 months now and i cannot see any abnormal pitting or scratching.

there are one or two small scratchs but nothing that would not occur on a normal tank

[tayhonglee]

yeah, me neither. but damn sad loh, imagine waking up and seeing chippings on my beloved tank.

im still going to get diamant for my next tank though. hehe can't resist the clarity.

[alanseah]

I think maybe that is due to the QC problem in the State. So maybe that's why you all never encounter it.