Help! Crack in tank!

[Rob3rtPhan]

I use the acrylic cement to seal my whole tank works well. The cement bonds the acrylic together like melting plastic together. Get it at acrylic store.


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[Anchovie]

Or from weld-on website


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[nasomi]

I wouldn't fill it until it was fixed. I wouldn't want to add pressure to a crack like that.

 

[PDRed302]

Bump.....filling

Did it hold?

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Did it hold?

+1

 

[brettsdad2011]

it held. i used a sharpie to mark the end of the crack to see if it grew...it still hasn't.

 

[brettsdad2011]

Been doing some reading and apparently i need to drill a hole at the end of this crack to keep it from spreading...how big of a hole though?

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[wednesday13]

Drain that tank and drill a 1/8" hole at the end of the crack before u have a real problem lol...easy fix. U could weld-on #40 a patch on top or underneath to prevent future spreading. I'd use .5" for the patch, acrylic scraps r cheap. If u leave it full as is i promise you it will run to the end of the sheet and down the side of the tank also.

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[wednesday13]

Also if u miss the crack just drill another hole until you are sure you hit it. Better to have a couple small holes then to have that run down the tank side aswell.
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[brettsdad2011]

Is it necessary to drain the tank to make this repair? Where can i get acrylic straps or weld-on?

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