FFS lol broken a tank help

[monsterberry]

ok so ive just broken a tank lol yes it was stupid but i was moving my fishroom around and i moved a 36x18x18 and the bottom piece broken lol its cracked in 5 different places around one end now i have 4 pieces of glass spare but their around 10inch by 20 inch max so i was thinking of siliconing them over the braked piece would this work? or possibly covering the cracks on the bottom piece with silicone a really thick layer?

thanks all

 

[xenia]

i dont think that will work you would have to replace that whole bottom pane of glass once its broken its done

 

[monsterberry]

Man your koking lol i think i would just get rid of it as i got it second hand for like $30 so pretty pointless but thanks mate for the reply. The tank had been fixed before i bought it with black silicone and its holded fine for months. Thats why i thought a really thick layer may sort it but thanks.

 

[Gill Blue]

it will work, but it's not a good way to go. I wouldn't do it. again... and mine was just a 10 gallon. you'd have more weight/pressure therefore a greater chance of seepage, which it what mine did. I used a LOT of sillycon too. it would probably be easier if uncured silicon would adhere to cured.
you're much better off taking apart the tank and resealing the whole thing.

 

[monsterberry]

Thanks for the reply i have a about 10 massive tubes from one of my builds a while ago so i may as well give it a shot but im getting 2 4footers tomorow so i supose if things go rong it wont be a big dissaster. thanks

 

[monsterberry]

ive had an idea now im thinking i can make it into a terrarium with say 1 quarter water and plants landscaped with say a water fall.

I could keep some kind of lizard or even some kind of amphibean then some small minnoes are small fish in water. What u think?

thanks

 

[smitty03281964]

That will not work. definitely not long term.