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06/12/2013, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: orlando
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Tank glass cracked !
Hey so my tank got cracked today and I need to know if any one knows what I can or should do. ? I am handy so can I fix it or should I get or make a new one. It's a 58 gall tank I have have for 5 years and all my pluming is PVC 80 and I have a custom stand and top. I do not know what I can do. Is it hard to make a Acrylic tank ?
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06/12/2013, 11:55 AM
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Location: Rhode Island
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For the time and effort, I would just buy a new tank. If it was a huge one, the savings may be justified.
Why did it crack? What kind of stand is it on?
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06/12/2013, 01:12 PM
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It's not the stand I was moving it and friend and i hit the corner of the tank and it was gone.
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06/12/2013, 02:10 PM
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Sharks!!!!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Apopka, Florida
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you have a pic? Is it more of a chip off the corner or like a line crack dripping water?
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06/12/2013, 03:18 PM
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It's a bad 8 in crack
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06/12/2013, 03:22 PM
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Location: Pooler, GA
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Just buy another. Its a small enough tank to not hassle with IMO.
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06/12/2013, 09:13 PM
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Sharks!!!!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Apopka, Florida
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Agreed, time to get another tank, would be a head ache to try and fix.
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06/12/2013, 10:08 PM
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Location: Bay Area, Ca
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Time for an upgrade!
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06/13/2013, 12:18 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Doha, Qatar
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U can get an oceanic rimless 58 on the cheap, drill it yourself.....less than 200 bux.
ur in a big city, sure a LFS has one sitting around.
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