Cracked sump

Keith A · 04/15/2012, 01:33 PM

Last week I came home from work and noticed a puddle of water in front of the tank. I notced that the 20 gal high Aqueon glass tank that I had been using for a sump had cracked. I drained it then did a quick fix with some silicone (aquarium safe of course). It seems to have held for now but I left and came back again today and noticed new crack in a different spot. The tank is on a shelf underneath the display tank and it's level and sturdy. I'm sure I'll probably need to get a new tank and re-make the sump. Does anyone have any ideas as to how a tank can crack like this? Is the tank a defect? No one has kicked it or bumped it. It just seems to crack on its own.

Thanks,
Keith

bishopofchaos · 04/15/2012, 01:41 PM

I had a 55 long do that once just sitting in the shed on a shelf....I assumed it was due to heat, or the top cross brace being removed. It was the back glass that no one could touch in any way. Does the glass weaken with age??

Keith A · 04/15/2012, 01:45 PM

I'm not sure if it weakens with age but the sump itself is about four months old. I don't know how long the tank was sitting on the shelf at the store before I bought it.

bishopofchaos · 04/15/2012, 02:50 PM

wow yeah my tank was about 15 years old.....I assumed the glass was stronger back then? Maybe not though. I'd be ****ed off about a tank less then a year old cracking.

04/15/2012, 01:33 PM	#1
Keith A Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 253	Cracked sump Last week I came home from work and noticed a puddle of water in front of the tank. I notced that the 20 gal high Aqueon glass tank that I had been using for a sump had cracked. I drained it then did a quick fix with some silicone (aquarium safe of course). It seems to have held for now but I left and came back again today and noticed new crack in a different spot. The tank is on a shelf underneath the display tank and it's level and sturdy. I'm sure I'll probably need to get a new tank and re-make the sump. Does anyone have any ideas as to how a tank can crack like this? Is the tank a defect? No one has kicked it or bumped it. It just seems to crack on its own. Thanks, Keith

04/15/2012, 01:41 PM	#2
bishopofchaos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Key West, FL Posts: 22	I had a 55 long do that once just sitting in the shed on a shelf....I assumed it was due to heat, or the top cross brace being removed. It was the back glass that no one could touch in any way. Does the glass weaken with age??

04/15/2012, 01:45 PM	#3
Keith A Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 253	I'm not sure if it weakens with age but the sump itself is about four months old. I don't know how long the tank was sitting on the shelf at the store before I bought it.

04/15/2012, 02:50 PM	#4
bishopofchaos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Key West, FL Posts: 22	wow yeah my tank was about 15 years old.....I assumed the glass was stronger back then? Maybe not though. I'd be ****ed off about a tank less then a year old cracking.