I just got a second hand 55 gallon had it on the deck doing a leak test for past week and I was doing yard work and bringing my shovel and it nicked the corner.... I took pics is is no good anymore? I was just about to put a euro frame on top to...
Chipped a 55 gallon
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If it doesn't leak or from the chipped area I would use it. If it leaks at all wait for the $1 per gallon sale and get new 55.
I agree , its fine, ran lots of tanks with chips like that. not a biggy. The silicone seal looks to be in excellent shape.
Below is a chip I put in my 150 gal, about 10years ago, its still up and running at a friends place.
Chipped tank post
Hello; I have a way to lessen the chance of chipped edges on my all glass tanks. Having chipped a couple myself I searched for a product to protect the exposed glass edges. This only became an issue with the invention of the all glass tanks recently. (recent to me anyway) Tanks use to have a proper metal frame covering all the glass edges. That frame was taken away and called it progress. I guess a lot more replacement tanks get sold. I have a tank from the 1970’s with a stainless frame and nary a chipped edge.
I found clear plastic intended to protect the outside corners off wallpaper jobs. It is shaped in a 90 degree angle and come in lengths of several feet. I cut it to the length of my tanks and use clear silicone to attach it to the four exposed edges. Not a single chip on such protected tanks .
The stuff I have found so far is a bit wide so I trim a little of the width using a utility knife and a straight edge as a guide.
I have found it at hardware stores.
Hello; I have a way to lessen the chance of chipped edges on my all glass tanks. Having chipped a couple myself I searched for a product to protect the exposed glass edges. This only became an issue with the invention of the all glass tanks recently. (recent to me anyway) Tanks use to have a proper metal frame covering all the glass edges. That frame was taken away and called it progress. I guess a lot more replacement tanks get sold. I have a tank from the 1970’s with a stainless frame and nary a chipped edge.
I found clear plastic intended to protect the outside corners off wallpaper jobs. It is shaped in a 90 degree angle and come in lengths of several feet. I cut it to the length of my tanks and use clear silicone to attach it to the four exposed edges. Not a single chip on such protected tanks .
The stuff I have found so far is a bit wide so I trim a little of the width using a utility knife and a straight edge as a guide.
I have found it at hardware stores.
