Rescued broken 230

[Khandurian]

I picked up a 230 gallonish tank from someones trash on the side of the road today. Of course, it has damage. The back piece has a piece of glass siliconed to it. The bottom is drilled with an overflow.

So, the back piece needs to be replaced. The bottom piece I think is still usable, I am just unable to verify at this moment as it dark out and can't see it very well.

So for arguments sake, lets say the bottom is damaged as well. Money is tight. Whats the cheapest way to restore this so that it's usable again?

I was thinking plywood bottom and back, and have glass sides and front. Is this do-able? Or should I just take it all apart and use the front and build an all plywood tank? HELP!

Oh for those wondering, the outside dimensions are 72Lx25Wx30H.

 

[Tylervsmith]

im actually doing the same thing today, my friend gave me a broken 125 back broken... im just replacing the glass.... it probably the same as buying ALLL the stuff for the plywood

 

[Dr Joe]

Nice find!

You can do the back / bottom thing, you will just need to frame the whole thing to keep it together.

Otherwise the whole plywood tank with great windows.

Shot us some pix in the daylight.

Dr Joe

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[Khandurian]

As soon as I am able to get some people over the house to actually get the darn thing outa my pickup I will get some pics of the repair job that was done previously and why the person threw it away.

The guy was nice and came out with his friend and helped me load it into my truck. Of course he chuckled the whole time. I knew it was damaged, I just couldn't pass up that free glass!

I got a vacation coming up soon. So I will most likely do the work then if the glass doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[nolapete]

Check garf.org. They have a whole section on building plywood tanks that might help. I have a 4' 110 that I think I'm going to use to front and back glass to make two 110s out of with plywood bodies. The seal is destroyed on it, so I'd have to strip it out anyway.

 

[Khandurian]

Ugh! So sorry I haven't been able to update. I was hoping to start work on this thing last week, however, my so called "friends" never showed up to help me get this thing in the garage.

So, I've been driving back and forth to work with this thing in my truck. I thought well, atleast I can get pics of the rescue.

Here they are. Enjoy!

Check out this patch job someone did!

See the yellow stuff down at the bottom? It's some type of resin/glue, it's all over the tank!

 

[Dr Joe]

Nice find!

If it's still in the truck, stop by a self-service car wash and do a little cleaning .

Then stop at a couple of glass sales and get quotes on replacement glass.

That way there's no mistake about size or thickness.

Dr Joe

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[terd ferguson]

To give you an idea of the cost, about two months ago I bought a piece of glass 1/2" thick 60"x30" for $120. The glass guy had to order it and it came with polished edges. It also didn't have the green tint like the rest of the tank glass. I ended up making that the front. That was the lowest quote, but I got prices all the way upwards of $600. It pays to call around to EVERY place that sells glass.

My neighbor dropped my tank helping me carry in the house cracking on of the large panes (front or back). It was a lot easier to replace and reseal than I imagined it would be. I took the whole tank apart as the seals were kind of suspect. It took about 7 tubes of GE 1 silicone from start to finish. It also took about a dozen razor blades.

Nice pick up, good luck with fixing it. That will make an awesome tank. I wish mine was 6' (60" long x 24" wide x 30" tall).

 

[loach43]

Awsome! So the hole is too messed up for a bulkhead?

 

[basslover34]

how the hell did you get it INTO your truck to begin with LOL