crazing and bowing, risk of rupture?
- Thread starter Rizzobitz
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The back bows too. I have been worried because we got the fish for my disabled son. He spends a good portion of his day sitting watching his fish less than 2 feet from the tank. It would kill him if it ruptured.
I can't afford a new tank and have no experiene or money to reinforce it right now.
How would I reinforce it? The 4 sides are sandwitched in between the top and bottom so adding an extra piece to the bottom and top doesn't affect the sides. The overflow box would have to be removed.
That doesn't look normal. My fathers 900 gallon tank doesn't bow nor does his 500 gallon tank. At least 8 year old tanks.
I would be worried maybe talk to some tank builders and email them pictures and see what they say. It may be normal but if its not it can be a disaster. It can ruin your house if all the water comes out.
I would be worried maybe talk to some tank builders and email them pictures and see what they say. It may be normal but if its not it can be a disaster. It can ruin your house if all the water comes out.
Personally I would not allow a child to be placed in front of that tank.
I hate to say it, but that would totally freak me out. I had a 320 let go on me at the seam, I'd think bowing like that would put major pressure on the seams.
Sounds like it would be wise to err on the side of caution, and play safe with this. It's obviously a gutting thing, but we're literally talking life and death :O
Seriously?
Think about what you just said.
Think about what and where the acrylic is glued.
Think about those seams blowing apart and then you will understand what it means to brace. Not adding to the top or bottom....bracing the seams.
Is this for real or are you just being difficult?
I emailed acrylic aquariums on the 4th and they never responded back. I emailed again right now to see
I heard that bracing is to add a top piece. There is already a top piece. When I look up "aquarium bracing the seams" all I see are center braces at the top but it already has a center brace at the top and it is covering the entire top not like aquariums where it is a middle brace inside the tank it is a huge piece set on top of the tank so I'm not sure how more bracing can be added. If you added another piece to the top it would just sit on top of the existing piece. It wouldn't touch the sides. Maybe there is a different kind of bracing I have not heard of before if so please enlighten me.
The only thing I can think of would be to add a piece inside the tank submerged in the water bracing it from the inside middle at the top and bottom but then of coarse the bottom would no longer be level and able to have slate on the bottom unless we add a huge piece to the entire inside bottom.
