is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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bought the 10g tank alone about 10 days ago from petco, made sure there were no big visible flaws, but didnt bother to check for little cracks or chips cause i was in a hurry to get it fixed up to move my dps and eel loaches out of the 20g... it is covered by the silicone on the inside... could i just seal up that corner on the outside with my aquarium silicone without having to worry about it later on? or should I just exchange it for another? its about half an inch big

edit: heres the link to the full pic if its cutting off the rightmost part... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/h ... uarium.jpg
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Re: is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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exchange, dont take the chance
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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yeah i had a feeling thats the response id get... just didnt feel like having to move everything again. now i know to fully inspect every little inch on a new aquarium!
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Re: is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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I did something similar to the corner of my tank when I was laying it down. I filled the whole corner with silicone on the inside and haven't had any problems
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xrayjeeper83 wrote:exchange, dont take the chance
definitely. hell i would tell the store manager you lost all water and fish and see what you can get from them :lol: jk you can try if you want though, i really dislike them and petsmart
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Re: is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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Be grateful it's only a 10g!
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jus85411 wrote:
xrayjeeper83 wrote:exchange, dont take the chance
definitely. hell i would tell the store manager you lost all water and fish and see what you can get from them :lol: jk you can try if you want though, i really dislike them and petsmart
lol, i don't like petsmart, but petco is ok since they stopped selling big parrots. and since i got my current cockatiel from them 5 years ago, i cant complain... i just buy supplies there though, not anything living anymore.
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Pufferpunk wrote:Be grateful it's only a 10g!
lol, yeah... ill be really careful if i ever uy any really big tanks from a store
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this small incident is going to affect you buying tanks from now on, you will always look lol
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jus85411 wrote:this small incident is going to affect you buying tanks from now on, you will always look lol
yep so i guess it was a good thing... cause its a PITA to move everything from a set up aquarium to a new one!
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Re: is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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Heck this is going to make me check every little spot of a new aquarium
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rotfl! you're welcome ;)
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Re: is this little chip worth taking everything out???

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i had a tank that the seems were off. luckily like yours it was small and only a 20 high and it was towards the bottom so as soon as i started filling it up it came right back out slowly! i got it from the pet store i worked at so i had no problem trading it in and the owner threw me some gravel :)
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