Bulging Tank

[Kalavek]

Originally Posted by brian1973

I think you mean 1/4" glass thickness .. I know I have those tanks in my garage for atleast 7yrs before I set them up and I bought them used from a pet store that was going out of business. I will measure them tomorrow or later tonight but wondering if you dont have terrarium tanks instead of aquariums, they use thinner glass on terrariums because they are not meant to hold water.

On that note, I checked again. See for yourself.

[brian1973]

I am in the process of moving and I am staying with my inlaws before i move to texas and my tanks are still at my other house so I will measure them tomorrow..I also have some terrariums that i will measure for comparison

[Kalavek]

Originally Posted by brian1973

I am in the process of moving and I am staying with my inlaws before i move to texas and my tanks are still at my other house so I will measure them tomorrow..I also have some terrariums that i will measure for comparison

Neat, thanks.

Tomorrow I'll see if I can get hold of a shop with experience in tank design, maybe get an answer that way.

[Orion]

That's the same glass thickness as on my 29 gallon and 40 gallon breeder. I don't know the age of the 29, but I've had it for about 4 years, and the guy who gave it to me said he had it for several years before. So I'd guess it's in the same age range. And as I said my 29 gallon has never bowed out.

[brian1973]

mine where also 3/16"

[Punkrulz]

Sort of concerned about this as well. I don't know how much of a bow there is; I just knwo that when my canopy is on my 15g tank, in the center towards the front the canopy doesn't cover there and I can see the water...

Let's find some of the easy DIY ways to make a center brace!

[Pure]

Flat piece of aluminum laid across the top center of the tank and held in place with a marine grade 2 part epoxy.

I had a used 55 gal that had a broken/missing center brace, and wow that sucker bowed! This aluminum brace has held for 5 yrs now and no more bowing. Just make sure the tank is empty when you install it (duh).

[epond83]

I've been folling this because i have a 120 gal that the center brace broke and i've been trying to figure out how to fix it, this thing bows out scary bad, so it's been empty while i look for something.

So, Pure are you talking about somthing like this HoldFast Epoxy Stick will this hold a peice of lexan to the glass? I have a peice of lexan cut to size but i can;t find anything that will hold, after it cures with diffent glues one filled it pops out which is really scary.

[Pure]

I would think that would work, but for a cheaper solution go to home depot and look for "marine epoxy" It will be with all the other epoxies and glues. I don't remember what brand I used, but it was just the cheapest marine epoxy I can find. It's used for repairing boats.

Uh I'm not sure how well any epoxy will hold directly to glass long term. My tank has a plastic frame on the top that I affixed the new brace to. I did rough the plastic up a bit with sand paper before installing it.

[brian1973]

try going to NAPA or another auto parts and buying windshield adhesive, just make sure you get the kind that dry's completely. This is what we use to glue in windows on the side of backhoes,etc and it holds under extreme conditions.