55 gallon top brace cracking

[laxratnd]

Hey guys on my 55 gallon oscar tank my top brace is cracking. Is this something that i should be really worried about. Its not fully broken but its getting there. Is there anything i could do and should i be worried about the glass flexing and coming apart.

thanks

stephen

 

[thamunsta]

should be fine silicon is what matters

 

[laxratnd]

Thanks. so you think i should just silicone it as best i can. i just can have 55 gallons of water pouring out into my room and running down the walls to the first floor. i think my parents would kill me.

 

[skiptomyzoo]

make sure the tank is level, if it isnt and is coming apart due to that, then yes it will snap and your tank will get converted into a bowfront. Happened to my roomate, luckily I heard the brace snap, woke up, and drained it immadiatly.

 

[laxratnd]

ok thanks. good to know. iam looking into getting a 75 from my friend anyway. does anybody know if the glass on the bottom of the tank is tempered. I want to get mine drilled but if its tempered it will not work.

 

[sweeTang21]

if that brace breaks completely, the force of the water pushing out will cause the glass to bow at a rapid pace, increasing the possibility that it will shatter, or break being most 55's are tempered glass, not all but most.

 

[fsc46]

ok thanks. good to know. iam looking into getting a 75 from my friend anyway. does anybody know if the glass on the bottom of the tank is tempered. I want to get mine drilled but if its tempered it will not work.

Most bottom panes of glass are tempered for strength. I would check if the tank is level. Open the cabinet doors and see if there are any gaps with the base shelf/floor and the walls. If there are then your tank is not on a level surface and the brace will probably break and the tank will leak or bust.