Tank Restoration Help.....

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Tylervsmith

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http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95364
That was the original story of what happened...

Now the broken pane is off. Excess slicon has been scrapped clean.


Now....

What can I do to Fix it?
I can not build a new tank... sorry but i cant....


I just need to know what I can replace the back with OTHER than glass.... Because all I have found is glass is $150 plus... and honestly... I dont have that kinda money...

Please help me my Fellow MFK'ers

Some pics of progress so far...
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very little bonds correctly to glass I'm afraid. You cant really use an acryllic pannel... plywood is possible but a mess to attach and seal... Plastic wont be able to hold the pressure. Keep checking glass shops you might find a better price.
 
And try building salvagers, they strip out buildings before their torn down or remodeled.

Advertise on craigslist.

Freecycle.

Dr Joe

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you should defo be able to find glass cheaper than 160, the whole new tank would be around 500, do the math. If you can find a contractor who can get you contract pricing on the glass it should save you a lot of money. And as Dr. Joe said, craigslist is your friend.
 
As a contractor I can honestly say that glass shops don't give us any breaks...

If it were me I'd get a piece of 3/4" finish grade or birtch plywood.

Cut it to the exact size and put four coats of latex Drylok on all edges and both sides.

Let it cure for a week

I'd then lay the dryloked plywood on a flat surface, run a bead of silicone on the edges, using a 1/2" bead.

Set the tank on it, use the back side of a spoon to push the silicone into the corners, then wait 48 hrs before even thinking about touching it.

Here's the tricky part... During that 48 hrs I'd build a stand where the tank would sit down into it for two inches. Effectively bracing the bottom from a blow out. Then I'd make a canopy that would perform the same function.

Then I'd fill it and hope it didn't leak.

But one thing's for sure, I wouldn't even think about using anything less than 3/4" finish grade plywood simply because it's a nice surface to work with and it lays nice and flat...like glass...

Hope this helps... In the future, and this is for everyone... Leave the broken pane of glass in the tank, it will act as a brace to use thinner dryloked material from the INSIDE, siliconing it into place... I've repaired tons of small tanks using another piece of glass siliconed to the inside covering the broken pane. It works like a charm and for fish room breeder tank purposes it works just fine....

Hope this helps, Jonathan
 
rottbo;1216260; said:
I used a glass "band-aid" on the back of my 180 it has hold water for about a year now no problems
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:ROFL::ROFL: NICE!!!! I had a friend bring me that for my 40 g LOL I didn't use it as the piece was 9.00..

But hey also where the Hell Have you been rottbo>>>!!!
 
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