Yesterday I wake to a large crack in my 6ft 80g

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So as the title sais, Tuesday I wake up and start turning on my tanks lights like I do every day. But when I came to the living room I turned on my tanks light and I hear drip drop drip drop and notice light bouncing off a crack as I look down to the front of the tank. I kinda panicked for a second there as I have sum 30+ cichlids in this tank. Thankfully I have like 14 tanks and only run 7, so I went to start the round up of fish and as soon as I moved the hood off the glass around the crack moved a little and started to waterfall trough the crack. Again with the panic. I ran and grabbed 3 hoses to drain the tank, 2 out the window and one into a 55g to hold the fish till I can repair there home. Thankfully again that I quick and emptied the tank before it popped. All fish are safe, tank should be set back up tomorrow afternoon. Here are some pictures.uploadfromtaptalk1403848690639.jpg these are from before yesterdayuploadfromtaptalk1403848770318.jpg and this was yesterday after I repaired it. I'm going to turn the tank around and hide the crack with decorations.
I have repaired tasks before, but never bigger than a 55g, this one is 25g more so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Thoughts and comments are welcome.

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KingOfKings55 said:
Unfortunately I don't think that will hold. You need to sandwich the crack between 2 pieces of glass so the water pressure doesn't cause it to spread. Duanes successfully fixed a crack like this, here's the link http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?534213-Tank-Repair&
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I have fixed a 55 like this 5 years ago and as far as I know it is still up and running, corners and seams aren't sandwiched and they hold. I'm not arguing, just my experience. I did spread the silicone a half inch or more from the crack and it is pretty thick too on both inside and out. We will see this afternoon I guess.

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Ok, so I decided it is too big of a risk and in going to take apart one of my extra 20g tanks and use its pains to fix this. Thanks for the advice

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Good choice, your first method can work depending on the size but it is generally more risky the sandwich method add much more support. In the past I have fixed up to 180g with just one panel on the inside I am sure 2 will provide much more strength but one can be fine for most jobs imo.
 
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I repaired a 135 with a single pane on the inside and a center support arm to keep it from bowing. It had two cracks top to bottom. Held without problems.
 
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So when I came home from work last night my wife and kids had already painted the cracked side so it can be the new back.This I only used one pain on the inside, some pictures.uploadfromtaptalk1403892182052.jpg outsideuploadfromtaptalk1403892274412.jpg inside with new pain for a patch.

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