Need help fixing a cracked tank

Reaperpilot2014 · Post by **Reaperpilot2014** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:28 pm

Salmon,
You can check glasscages.com for acrylic sheets. They are available on eBay as well, but if you don't want to cut them precisely yourself, glasscages does a good job with the cuts and sells acrylic cements as well. Up to 14" tall tanks need 1/4" thickness. 14"-20" needs 3/8", and 20"-24" needs 1/2" thickness. Also, aquarium acrylic is different from normal acrylic sheets you might get for a display box or something. Make sure whatever you are getting is "cell-cast", or else your tank will warp and break.

I made a 30 gallon out of acrylic last year, but it was a huge project, I made a lot of mistakes that I had to go back and fix, and I probably wouldn't do it again lol, but it was worth the fun.

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:14 am

I was lazy today and didnt work on the tank at all. lol. Tomorrow ill try and get more work done and put up some pics!

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:25 pm

Its extremely difficult to get a razor blade between the broken side and the sides its sealed on. Gonna have to find a trick to doing it.

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:25 pm

Its extremely difficult to get a razor blade between the broken side and the sides its sealed on. Gonna have to find a trick to doing it.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:33 pm

Just stick with it and you'll get there. I personally am too impatient and grumpy to repair now. If it breaks i give it away lol. I wish i had time for big projects.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:26 pm

is it that tight of a fit, or just an odd angle? Maybe heat up the silicone with a hair dryer or something like that

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:49 pm

Its just a super tight fit.

Reaperpilot2014 · Post by **Reaperpilot2014** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:08 am

How's the tank coming along?

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:42 am

Pretty good! Ive been kinda busy the past couple days so i havent been able to work on it much.Got all the silicone scraped off the glass along the top. Probably going to get that cracked side out today for sure!

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:03 pm

I can't get the broken panel out. I'm thinking of buying a 1/2 inch thick piece of safety glass to adhere to the inside of the broken panel and putting loads of silicone on it to keep sealed and sturdy. Any opinions on my idea would be appreciated. =]

xvCODY · Post by **xvCODY** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:11 pm

Sadly, if it costs any more than 50$ to get a piece of replacement glass, i'm just going to buy a new tank from PetCo since they have that 1$ per gallon deal going. =/

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:10 pm

But that dollar a gallon deal is usually only up to 40g tanks

Salmon · Post by **Salmon** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:49 pm

Typically I thought it was for up to 55g tanks

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:16 pm

oh maybe that was petsmart, or most likely im just wrong lol

Reaperpilot2014 · Post by **Reaperpilot2014** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:27 am

I got a 75 gallon at Petco for $75, so maybe the managers decide? It was an awesome deal.

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