could this cause me problems is a cross beams that is directly under the tank im sure you guys will know what it is.
could this be a problem. (pics)
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nah a tank builder made it for me... i know its pretty poor.. i had a top of the notch tank built then there guy building the top of the notch stand never came through so i had to settle for this., i painted it so it musnt of been like that when i painted it or i would have noticed. probly when i set the tank up. could it be a problem?
Wedge it back up and screw it off. Then paint it again. I would probably screw off the other ones as well to be sure. Looks like it was only glued in place?
What style tank is it?
If it is only held up by the perimeter, that 'beam' wouldn't be holding any weight and you could make a simple cosmetic fix...
If the entire bottom rests on the stand, then it would be a 'structural beam', although the weight could (most likely) still be carried by the paremter only. Provided this is true for your tank, then you could "get away" with a cosmetic fix, but may prefer a structural fix...
For a cosmetic fix I would put some glue above it, press it back up in place brace it until the glue dries...
For a structural fic, I would do the same as above, push a couple screws into it and paint over the screws...
Also, as mentioned, I would consider putting a screw or two in all of the others as well...
If it is only held up by the perimeter, that 'beam' wouldn't be holding any weight and you could make a simple cosmetic fix...
If the entire bottom rests on the stand, then it would be a 'structural beam', although the weight could (most likely) still be carried by the paremter only. Provided this is true for your tank, then you could "get away" with a cosmetic fix, but may prefer a structural fix...
For a cosmetic fix I would put some glue above it, press it back up in place brace it until the glue dries...
For a structural fic, I would do the same as above, push a couple screws into it and paint over the screws...
Also, as mentioned, I would consider putting a screw or two in all of the others as well...
Before putting the screws in, drill a pilot hole in the outer beam with a countersink in it. That eliminates the likely hood of splitting the beam. Don't drill the cross beam that popped though, that just gets a screw.
I would put screws in all your beams if there aren't any. Same method though, drill the outer beam first. Splitting that outer beam with a tank on it would give me the heebie geebies.
I would put screws in all your beams if there aren't any. Same method though, drill the outer beam first. Splitting that outer beam with a tank on it would give me the heebie geebies.