Help, Cracked Tank.

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rbn_wellman

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Im not sure if im posting in the right area..

Also not sure where to begin.

I have acquired a through a friend. It was SUPER nasty, had many a dead thing in it. But water to the top.

It has some cracks, and a small chunk of glass missing in the corner.

All the seals look great. Cant really think of how to fix it. Or even if its fix worthy.

I need a bit of advice.


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with multiple cracks in one spot like that...I wouldn't trust it. Disaster waiting to happen.
 
I wouldn't trust it either.
 
:/ I cry. Tears of sadness. Any way to attempt to save the tank? I'm pretty positive it's 90g. I'm debating on ordering a new piece of glass and repairing it?
 
I just repaired a tank with a similar crack, it has/had 2 cracks, one on a side, one on the back panel.
I sandwiched the crack on both sides of either panel with panes of glass, and GE1 silicone.

It is a 120 gal, so the glass panes are large, the cost to fix for glass and silicone was about $50. Any old silicone must be removed.

I applied silicone to the cracks between panes, and around each of the panes.

It has been filled for a while now, without incident.

I have repaired a number of tanks this way, I wouldn't bother these days, on anything smaller than a 50gal.
 
if its on the top, take the tank completely apart, cut off the broken glass from the top, and put it back together, you will have a couple inches less water, but it will be fixed, and the seams will be nice and clean and new, how i would do it,
 
did a repair similar to Duanes on my 125 a few years back, it's still going strong to this day. So I can say the method works. If you're planning on simply replacing the pane, matching what's there will be the cheapest option, plexiglass/lexon/acrylic will make the project more difficult as you'll need a sealant that will bond said materials to glass while being fish friendly and once you hit a certain size they're no longer cheaper than plate glass.
 
duanes said:
I just repaired a tank with a similar crack, it has/had 2 cracks, one on a side, one on the back panel.
I sandwiched the crack on both sides of either panel with panes of glass, and GE1 silicone.

It is a 120 gal, so the glass panes are large, the cost to fix for glass and silicone was about $50. Any old silicone must be removed.

I applied silicone to the cracks between panes, and around each of the panes.

It has been filled for a while now, without incident.

I have repaired a number of tanks this way, I wouldn't bother these days, on anything smaller than a 50gal.
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old School Duane :)

Refreshing.
 
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