Nautilis - Unbreakable?

[cinetrope]

I knocked a Provari with a nautilus off a table and watched it hit the floor, drip tip first at a 45 degree angle. The glass didn't break but it bent the base of the tank away from the chimney section. I wrapped it up in painter's tape and squeezed it back together with a pair of vise-grips. That was a year ago and it's been fine ever since.

 

[crunchie812]

Pyrex is not unbreakable.

Yeah, and Pyrex isn't really Pyrex! Pyrex is a brandname used by Corning Glass Works when it started making borosilicate kitchen glassware. They switched to cheaper tempered glass some time ago. They license the name to other manufacturers, some use borosilicate, some don't. Borosilicate is more expensive and requires higher temperatures to form. What's a Pyrex tank from China made of? I don't know.

 

[Alien Traveler]

Yeah, and Pyrex isn't really Pyrex! Pyrex is a brandname used by Corning Glass Works when it started making borosilicate kitchen glassware. They switched to cheaper tempered glass some time ago. They license the name to other manufacturers, some use borosilicate, some don't. Borosilicate is more expensive and requires higher temperatures to form. What's a Pyrex tank from China made of? I don't know.

Pyrex sold in the United States is now made of tempered glass, outside of North America the costlier borosilicate is still used.

Pyrex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ronnbert]

Someone in the shop rolled one off a table accidentally from about 4 feet to a concrete floor and it shattered. I have dropped mine in a parking lot from about 3-4 feet from asphalt and it just had a minor scuff (and the base press seal came apart). I did lose the rice pin that locks the airflow so I just left my ring off til I get it replaced.

 

[Bunnykiller]

all glass will break given enuf pressure is applied

 

[Sacred]

thee other day I stepped on my turtle beach headset and broken the ear piece off them.

yet mu nautilus tank is still going after months on end! fantastic quality of product

 

[Maiar]

One of my protank2's has a vertical crack running the whole length. No idea how that happened. But it doesn't leak and looks really thin if quite long. I've got replacement glass, but I'm also incredibly lazy. Long story short, the pyrex glass is pretty resilient but not indestructible.

 

[wesson]

Hi Chris, while I wasn't looking for empirical evidence, anecdotal would be useful.

Almost nothing is unbreakable, however I've recently had a positive experience with my Nautilus Mini (and Sigelei 30 Watt Mini). My Sigelei slipped from my hands at the top of a flight of wooden stairs (10 steps). The device with Nautilus attached dropped and bounced three times before coming to a stop on the lower landing. The drip tip came off (didn't break) and the magnetic door on the Sigelei came flying off, but both the device and topper were undamaged. So, to answer your question, it does appear that the Nautilus Mini is a tough little bugger.

Peter

 

[coolerat]

Bit dated now but always new members.

I can say for a FACT that Nautilus glass breaks!!!

But I like the glass and FT has spares for a buck so break away little Nauti..........................