Tank Cracks, What To Do! Help.
#41
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:39 PM
Dam beat me by a second there Werdna lol
#42
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:41 PM
yeah it was just because i already had the silicon.... but ill try get everything this weekend.
#43
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:46 PM
What thickness glass you getting?
#44
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:50 PM
havent thought about it. Its hard enough to find the right size , what do you reccomend? It dosent need to be as thick as the orginal bottom does it?
#45
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:56 PM
What size 6ft its it?
If its 18 high go 8mm, 24 high go 10mm.
The difference in cost is pretty low.
Vebas has the cheapest glass around in my experience.
#46
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:59 PM
what do you guys think about the whole white vinegar thing? and scraping inside the cracks before putting in the silicon.
gossnels aquariums is my main atm. With aqoutix being my secound option.
#48
Posted 13 June 2013 - 11:06 PM
#49
Posted 13 June 2013 - 11:11 PM
alright so went and measured it so it would give you guys an idea of the size, the crack is 82cmx32cm. the reason that it is so long is because there is one very long single crack that potrudes right out away from the others. Its a bitch. And the secound annoying thing is that i have a peice of glass at home that is 78cm x 32. arhh.
#50
Posted 13 June 2013 - 11:21 PM
And make sure the base is fully supported when completed
Btw, you should put the patch inside the tank IMO.
There is a reason the base glass doesn't go to the edge of tanks and the sides come all the way to the bottom.
#51
Posted 14 June 2013 - 06:18 AM
#52
Posted 14 June 2013 - 08:49 AM
yeah aha i never planned to patch the bottom.. dont even remeber saying that?
#53
Posted 14 June 2013 - 09:00 AM
Hmmm, I thought you said that somewhere.
Oh well, all good then
#54
Posted 14 June 2013 - 09:17 AM
One piece is best but it can be done with a few.
#55
Posted 14 June 2013 - 12:50 PM
#56
Posted 14 June 2013 - 07:35 PM
#57
Posted 14 June 2013 - 08:31 PM
yeah man thanks aye. Gonna take my time instead of rushing to fix it and screwing it up. Going to get some silicone this morning and talk to people at the aquarium shop about it. , Might also look into a 6x2x2.5 aswell;)
#58
Posted 16 June 2013 - 01:31 PM
Went to gossnels today, they said to remove all silcone from bottom sides, and get 2 peices of glass cut to fit as i cant fit the size i want in once peice. Then silicone it down, then redo the silicone around the eedges and the moddle of the two peices.
Also the silicone for aquariums was 40 dollers or 15 dollers for ordinary stuff they said will be safe.
#59
Posted 22 June 2013 - 12:42 PM
that $40 one they have there is safe to use under water, you can use it under water (gold label)
no need for that one when your tank is empty
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