Saw this little spot in top right corner of the tank today. Don’t recall if it’s always been there or new. I’ll have to watch for now. No leaks when water gets that high.
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Is this going to be a problem?
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Saw this little spot in top right corner of the tank today. Don’t recall if it’s always been there or new. I’ll have to watch for now. No leaks when water gets that high.
wednesday13
If the bubble grows, lower the water level. Sorry, might seem obvious, but thats how i would proceed. I doubt it will grow since it looks like you have good bracing around the top and technically the top portions of the tank receive the least pressure.
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Saw this little spot in top right corner of the tank today. Don’t recall if it’s always been there or new. I’ll have to watch for now. No leaks when water gets that high.
Any idea on the tanks age or what kind of glue it was built with? IME acrylics built with solvent almost never “let go” at the seams. They leak over time sure. But no worry of a panel popping off. You always have time to make moves and repairs with little worry.
A recent member i helped witnessed the opposite tho. His tank was built with 2 part epoxy (weld on 40) and the seam started like this and failed within a week. He caught it and made moves immediatly preventing a blow out, but it was def the fastest ive ever seen a tank let go at the full seam.
i had a 300 gal that looked exactly like what u have pictured here. It was a bit unlevel, causing the initial seperation and i never did anything about it. I kept the water level below the mark and ran it as is for 12 yrs with no further spreading or problems. I believe this is the difference of solvent built tanks vs weld on 40. Its surprising as #40 is much much stronger than solvent but if theres something wrong like a bubble or dirty material during the tanks initial construction it seems they just let go over time from poor adhesion from the rip. Hoping urs was built with solvent.
Regardless acrylic is always repairable. A square rod can be added making a new seam inside the old one. Patches can be added to the outside for extra strength and another seal and u can even drain the tank and try to shoot some solvent inside the seperation also for starters. Most def. Keep an eye on it through the week here. If it gets any worse let me know and i can walk u through a multitide of affordable repair options
. They can always be fixed and made better IMO. It might just be from an uneven stand or even “factory error”. Looks to be made with thick material so thats a plus. Hopefully it stays put and u have time to think about the options if u want to fix it.The tank is a truvu aquarium. It was built in 2022. Not sure what glue was used. I’ll watch for now. I’ve taken pics and try really watching weekly due to work. I’ll let you know but will try and plan something in the meantime in case I have to make an attempt to fix the tank. Thanks!
honestly im going to go out on a limb and say its been there and its fine. i see no scaring no excess bubbling. i dont see how a bubble that clean would form after the fact. the rest of the seam looks great and most people dont realize how strong an acrylic seam is compared to say glass and silicone. i think i have a post about this somewhere. methylene chloride will cure with around 2500psi of strength even sci grip 16 has a 1900 psi rating. while silicone to glass is about 450psi.
the reality with acrylic is. you could have 2" worth of clean seam and an inner seal and it still probably wouldn't fail.
i bought a cnc machine and 5k in acrylic last month just to mess around with and i couldnt recreate a bubble that clean if i wanted to with all the supplies i have. just my 2c
the reality with acrylic is. you could have 2" worth of clean seam and an inner seal and it still probably wouldn't fail.
i bought a cnc machine and 5k in acrylic last month just to mess around with and i couldnt recreate a bubble that clean if i wanted to with all the supplies i have. just my 2c