Im purchasing a 200 gallon tank that has a big crack in it. I need to just replace it. How do I go about doing this?? And what kind of prices do you guys think.... 84in by 24in
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I just purchased a 60'' by 25'' by 3/8ths thick piece for a replacement. And the cost was 135.00. If the thickness is 1/2'' I would guess 250-300 for the glass. But why guess? just call a local glass shop and ask for a quote.--------------------------------------------------------------------------For replacing it you can can go ahead and break the glass into little section which are easier to remove. I did it with a hammer. And then once you get it all taken out. You need to try and get the plastic rims off with out damaging atleast the top one with the brace. And get all the silicone out and off and then the replacement is straight forward. Just put a bead of silicone on and place the new glass on it and press down firmly. I plan to use a few bucket of water to weight it down for a day. And then you have to resilicone the whole inside just like a reseal job. You can leave the braces on and simply cut the back off of the bottom one and slide the new glass in and under the top brace and then after the bead between them dries reattach the back of the bottom brace. With some glue. The only brace that really serves a function is the top one cause it brace across the width of the tank to keep it from bowing. And the tank just sets on the bottom one. So it is not AS important.----------------------bewarned this is by no means a easy task.
It is a pretty large crack. The whole pane needs replaced. I need someone to take the old piece of glass a way and install a new one.
