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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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How much does a sheet of acrylic cost and how thick should you get in order to make a tank?
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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not sure about acrylic but im looking at spending $40ish on a 3/8 inch thick piece of safety glass for my tank.
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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woah, that seems pretty pricey. Good thing you got that tank for practically free right?
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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Yeah, lol. i traded just a 10g tank for it. No accessories or anything.
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Reaperpilot2014 wrote:This is great experience.
I agree 100% . Theres nothing like standing back after everything is done and saying, I did that! Where are pics too! LOL
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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Haha, pics coming right up! =P
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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First pic is a picture i just snuck of smudge while he was sleeping. The people that owned the tank before me must have had a habbit of sitting heavy stuff or dropping stuff on the top of the tank because under the top trim the glass was chipped up in quite a few places.

Sleepy Smudge
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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Looks great! You should be feeling really good right about now. Any thoughts of attempting an entire tank in the future?
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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Hmm, possibly. I read about it and apparently its alot more difficult than replacing a single side. Maybe after ive had this tank fixed and running for a while ill decide to upgrade and attempt to build my own.. Ill probably build a 5 gallon or something small first to see how that turns out. I felt so accomplished after i got those dastardly trims off the tank even though im not even 1/4 the way finished with the whole tank. lol
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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Saftey gloves ! Sissyyy! JK Looks good though , Keep updating them pics, ! Congrats!
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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haha! I only have 1 good hand atm since my other one is broken. Gotta keep it safe for now!
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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Repairing that tank is even more impressive of an accomplishment since you only have one arm!
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Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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So what you gonna do? Replace the whole cracked glass or patch it up with other glass?
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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nice job on the replacement ... if you want to do a custom DIY build... go with acrylic.
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Re: Need help fixing a cracked tank

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i was going to just patch it but after getting the trim off and seeing how bad it was cracked i figured id just replace the whole broken piece.

I can still use my broke hand since only half of it is in a cast but i only have use of 2 fingers. Its a little help, for like holding small things, but its almost more of a burden. lol

Thank you all so far for all your input and for all the praise! :D
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