Urgent!! Please help me!! Cracked corner

[Daddy]

Hey everyone. I tried to move a new tank on my own and cracked the corner (See pic below). Be honest with me, am I doomed??? Anyone know a good aquarium repair shop? Do those even exist? Please help!

[chireef]

Wow . Sorry to hear that hope you could find the help your looking for.


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[cHRoNzZe]

Ouchhhh...,,, how big is the tank anything above 40/50 gallons I wouldn't trust it .........I would put some silicone on the inside of the tank and also to cover the crack on the ousted and hope it holds if you planning of keeping it,maybe put a brace around the bottom?? Like Something to hold the 4 corners like a truck strap??

[FDdragon]

I took my cube to ceystal dynamics and they replaced two panels for me. Looks great and they did a clean job! Cost a pretty penny but it all depends on how much the tank is worth to you

[Daddy]

Wow . Sorry to hear that hope you could find the help your looking for.


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Thanks! I hope so too. After being a longtime lurker, I'm bummed that my first post had to be this.

[Daddy]

Ouchhhh...,,, how big is the tank anything above 40/50 gallons I wouldn't trust it .........I would put some silicone on the inside of the tank and also to cover the crack on the ousted and hope it holds if you planning of keeping it,maybe put a brace around the bottom?? Like Something to hold the 4 corners like a truck strap??

It's a big boy (93 gallons). So there's no leaks...yet! Which is my main concern. I'm worried that once I fill it up, the weight and pressure over time will cause the crack to, well, crack!

[cHRoNzZe]

I would put some silicone on the inside and out at least bud and put a strap around it as a easy fix also I wouldnt put a lot of heavy rock in the tank maybe go with PUKARI Rock or something light ........ Looks like star fire glass??

[cHRoNzZe]

Maybe put a rubber foam on the bottom like the rimless so it won't sit on something hard

[cshplumber]

Put it on a stand that will surround the bottom (square peg in a square hole) at least past the break. More than just a frame around it. Something more substantial like 2x4.

[Daddy]

I would put some silicone on the inside and out at least bud and put a strap around it as a easy fix also I wouldnt put a lot of heavy rock in the tank maybe go with PUKARI Rock or something light ........ Looks like star fire glass??

It is a star fire glass! I have no idea what that means but it is!

[unbereefable]

Starfire glass is made of low iron glass. Which means more clarity in the panels. It's closer to the clarity of acrylic. The tank also looks like it has beveled edges. Which is also a sign of a more high end tank. Do yourself a favor and fix it the right way. Contact a tank manufacturer and see what the cost is. It may not be that much more to buy a new tank. All the stuff mentioned above will probably work. But why risk 93 gallons of water on your floor? If the damage was on the top of the tank, no big deal. But it's in the worst place possible. And although it's not a crack, and just a chip, most chips have small (microscopic) cracks in them. Eventually it will give. For me, it's totally not worth it. Water and wood floors don't mix. When friends ask me, "will this tank leak?" I always tell them to go outside a pour a gallon of water on the concrete. Then to imagine that water on your floor. 1 gallon of water is a lot! Especially when it's on carpet/wood. Now imagine that times 93.

[Livinlocal]

Where is the tank going to be setup? I definitely wouldn't trust it inside of a home, but possibly in a garage. The biggest question is, is it worth the risk of flooding? I can guarantee right now that if it ends up failing and flooding your house, you will spend way more in damages then you would spend on buying a brand-new tank. I know it sucks because you just bought it, but its not worth the risk of running it "as is".

[CMD2213]

Sorry to hear. Hopefully it gets proper fixing.

[LotsaFishies]

If you were going to go the "how can I fix it myself" route, I would cut a small block of clear acrylic (say 1" tall by 1/2" wide by 1/2" deep) and thoroughly silicone it to the INSIDE of that corner with clear silicone. You could get fancy and cut it at an angle like a corner pyramid shape like below. Also fill the chipped are on the outside. Minor additional reinforcement, but mostly to help avoid cutting yourself on it and/or chipping it worse.

[inthedeep2]

i would get it repaired by a professional. don't want to have that OH S*** moment at 3am, when that corner give way.