YAY! 360 popped a seam!

[Jamieishard]

any talk of busting seams it just makes my stomache sink... i know how it feel to watch your house fill with water lol... sorry about your tank i hope it doesnt turn you away from keeping the finned friends

 

[red devil123]

that sucks......

 

[dmopar74]

You need to take it easy buddy....we all want to know what happened. Not saying that you need to show your compassion or anything in that regards, but take it easy. I have 600 gallon Tenecor. I am ALWAYS afraid when I read of acrylic tank having problems. I want to know what he meant by "sketchy seam" I want to see pictures...I want to see detailed pics...

But I won't go all ways trying to find out what happened after this ordeal..

It's like asking question on how a person died to his family right after it happened.

I am sure he'll want to get to the bottom of it one way or another, but he's not going to do it when you want him to on your time.. Give him time to get settled. He's not looking for a weld-on today to fix the tank.

Stan

i will update with better pics of the before/after repair when i start, maybe whithin a week or two. but for the next few days i just need to take a step away from the tank and think/plan. im shure a thread will be popping up in the diy area about using weld-on soon.

everybody thanks for the support

 

[ShadowStryder]

Glad you didn't continue with the sell off. Best thing to do is step back and take a breath.
Impulsive decisions are rarely the best ones to make.

 

[Pharaoh]

i will update with better pics of the before/after repair when i start, maybe whithin a week or two. but for the next few days i just need to take a step away from the tank and think/plan. im shure a thread will be popping up in the diy area about using weld-on soon.

everybody thanks for the support

Just take you time with the weld-on and make sure you have plenty of clamps and weights. It is really easy to do, you just have to practice a bit before you do the real thing. I'll be looking for your thread.

 

[CHOMPERS]

well, i went out to check on my fish and found my male parrot dead. he had lost all his color when i found him in the 360, thought he was just shocked but guess it was just too much for him.

i know alot of people dont care for parrots, but to me he was a prized possesion.

He was a nice one. Sorry for your loss.

i will update with better pics of the before/after repair when i start, maybe whithin a week or two. but for the next few days i just need to take a step away from the tank and think/plan. im shure a thread will be popping up in the diy area about using weld-on soon.

Wedge some flat razor blades in the seam, and then use some bar clamps to put just a slight clamping pressure on it. Then use Weld-on #4 in a syringe to glue the seam closed. You will need a spare set of hands to pull the razor blades out and tighten the clamps. Gluing, pulling blades, and tightening clamps is a progression that happens all at the same time. As one person is filling the seam, the other pulls blades and tightens the clamps. It is a good idea to let the glue work for about 10-20 seconds before pulling the blades out and clamping. You don’t want to tighten a clamp any closer than 10ish inches to a razor blade or it will put too much of a grip on the razor blade. Have some pliers or vise grips handy to pull the razor blades.

After the seam has been allowed to cure for several hours or overnight, you can add the square stock that you had mentioned (I highly recommend it). The larger the stock, the better. I might have some 3/4” stock that I can send you. If not, it shows up on eBay every now and then.

 

[CHOMPERS]

We all know that acrylic bond is stronger than the acrylic itself due to its chemical process..

Rallysman has said it better than I ever could. But any way, acrylic is a semi-crystalline material (google it for more info). It gains a portion of its strength from the crystal structures like fiber glass gains strength from the glass fibers. The seam at best can only be considered amorphous. In that area, the crystals do not cross over to the adjoining piece and the glue does not bond the crystals to each other.

This is what Rallysman said

Keep reading grasshopper.

 

[bigspizz]

well, i went out to check on my fish and found my male parrot dead. he had lost all his color when i found him in the 360, thought he was just shocked but guess it was just too much for him.

i know alot of people dont care for parrots, but to me he was a prized possesion.

I am literally nauseous Sorry man, I will give you one of my prize parrots if it makes you feel better. I would give you my O&W just to try and help with the pain you must feel. Hit me up if you would like any of my parrots.

 

[dmopar74]

CHOMPERS thanks for the info and im shure i'll have more questions for ya later. might hit ya up on that stock as well.

I am literally nauseous Sorry man, I will give you one of my prize parrots if it makes you feel better. I would give you my O&W just to try and help with the pain you must feel. Hit me up if you would like any of my parrots.

bro that is very considerate of you, i appreciate the offer but you keep them beauties for yourself, im shure i will be picking up some more soon.

again thank you. acts and offers like this is what fishkeeping is all about, let us all not forget this(myself included), and strive to be our best.

 

[dmopar74]

couple pics, didnt realize he was this big.