REPAIRING A FREE 180GAL GLASS

[Dmaan.]

well ill probably place a piece tomorrow and see if it works!

sounds sexy, what are you going to stock in it?

 

[wolfsburgfanatic]

I would replace the entire bottom panel. the tank was free so investing a little in a new panel would be what I would do. while your at it you could reseal the whole tank and it would be like a brand new one.

I agree. Might as well take the time to do it right while its empty instead of risking a disaster once its stocked

and why are all the big, free tanks always in cali

 

[flamenco-t]

sell it and buy another one, the last thing you want is 180 gallon of water on the floor..

It's one of those thing that you said to yourself, " I'd buy another one for me NOT to do this"

New 180 runs abour 600 bucks..you'll spend more than that in wall, floor renovation plus all cleaning process..

Anytime a glass is crack, you're losing strengh from a piece of glass...Ifyou get a piece of glass larger than the crack and silicone it, the leak may be gone, but the stress fracture will still exist and sooner or later, the crack will spread...

stan

 

[jimmybling31]

sell it and buy another one, the last thing you want is 180 gallon of water on the floor..

It's one of those thing that you said to yourself, " I'd buy another one for me NOT to do this"

New 180 runs abour 600 bucks..you'll spend more than that in wall, floor renovation plus all cleaning process..

Anytime a glass is crack, you're losing strengh from a piece of glass...Ifyou get a piece of glass larger than the crack and silicone it, the leak may be gone, but the stress fracture will still exist and sooner or later, the crack will spread...

stan

replacing the bottom piece sounds like the best idea to me though.

 

[wolfsburgfanatic]

sell it and buy another one, the last thing you want is 180 gallon of water on the floor..

It's one of those thing that you said to yourself, " I'd buy another one for me NOT to do this"

New 180 runs abour 600 bucks..you'll spend more than that in wall, floor renovation plus all cleaning process..

Anytime a glass is crack, you're losing strengh from a piece of glass...Ifyou get a piece of glass larger than the crack and silicone it, the leak may be gone, but the stress fracture will still exist and sooner or later, the crack will spread...

stan

Why give up on the tank becuase 1 piece of glass has a crack?? Disassemble the tank, get a new piece of glass to replace the bottom, and reseal. Problem solved, and for much less than $600

 

[Dmaan.]

Why give up on the tank becuase 1 piece of glass has a crack?? Disassemble the tank, get a new piece of glass to replace the bottom, and reseal. Problem solved, and for much less than $600

word.
i think i like this idea best.
how much for a nice thick pain of glass and a couple of bottles of silicon?

 

[scoobydoo]

i repaired a 7fter with a cracked bottom it was fine for ages but when i moved it and refilled it,it started leeking so be warned,1 new bottom panel is better than patching the crack.

 

[zennzzo]

I bet you could take out the old silicone around the bottom joint on the inside...measure and get a piece of thicker glass to set on top of the old glass that is supported by the frame all around the bottom circumference and silicone that in place, doubling the bottom glass...

 

[hotsauce]

well I'm looking for something on the net for repairing a glass aquarium, and it all says the same thing. take it apart and resilicone. then again there's some that say placing a piece inside, the same size to be siliconed will support it.

 

[greengiant]

personally I wouldnt even consider patching it but thats just me. a patch is still a patch and you have no idea if that crack is gonna spread. the tank was free so to invest $10 in silicone and another few bucks in glass still gives you a really cheap tank and you will sleep alot better at night. and if you ever got to sell it you can get some money for it. fpr me the peace of mind knowing there is no longer a crack in it is worth the few bucks.