Crack on aquarium, can it be treated?

nikcasper · 10-08-2009, 10:48 PM

I've noticed an upsetting c rack while i was feeding my fish today, at the bottom left front side of my 90 gallon there is a 3-4 inch crack. the glass is 1/4 inch thick and the crack doesnt seem to go through to the outside but is there anything i can do to seal the spot of the crack or something to that level?

stoddern · 10-08-2009, 11:41 PM

there are afew things that might work. how ever you say the crack is on the bottom of one side of the tank, thats a bad spot since the pressure exerted by the water is worse at the bottom then the top, I wouldn't see the fix being premanant at all but merly buy some time and since if I read that correct it's on the inside of the tank? you'd have to empty the tank cause you would want to get all the water out of the crack before fixing it.

that said you could simply useing a hair dryer to evaporate the water out of the crack then use some super glue (not the gel kind it's to thick) and let it dry useing a uv light or in the sun on a hot day then use a razor blade to skim off the excess, this is a trick if you have a small crack or chip in your cars windshield and alot cheaper then having a pro fix it, when it's basicly the same process and stuff they use.

after useing the super glue I would then seal it with some aquarium safe glass epoxy like that which is used to build the tank s in the first place. this way the water doesn't come in contact with the glue and it should be safe for the fish but to empty a 90gal, man thats alot of work.

be safe get a new tank or have a pro replace that pane/side of tank

bmoraski · 10-12-2009, 09:19 AM

ah man, that stinks.
i really feel bad for you. 90 gals is a lot of water to find all over your floor.
what ever you do i wouldnt wait to long to do it.
good luck i hope it works out for you.
keep us posted.
ps
stodderns had good advice

rsheets · 10-27-2009, 01:26 PM

Man that stinks! I would buy a new 90 gal. otherwise, you'll have dead fish, water, rocks, glass, etc all over your floor. I'm not a glass expert though. So, maybe there is a way to fix it.

10-08-2009, 10:48 PM	#1
nikcasper Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 71	Crack on aquarium, can it be treated? I've noticed an upsetting c rack while i was feeding my fish today, at the bottom left front side of my 90 gallon there is a 3-4 inch crack. the glass is 1/4 inch thick and the crack doesnt seem to go through to the outside but is there anything i can do to seal the spot of the crack or something to that level? __________________ 90 gallon fw tank-live bamboo+anubias 1 albino oscar, 1 tiger oscar, pink convict, 1 black striped convict,2 regular pleco, red tailed shark, a jack dempsey,, green spotted pufferfish, snakeskin gourami, and a apple snail

10-08-2009, 11:41 PM	#2
stoddern Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 139	there are afew things that might work. how ever you say the crack is on the bottom of one side of the tank, thats a bad spot since the pressure exerted by the water is worse at the bottom then the top, I wouldn't see the fix being premanant at all but merly buy some time and since if I read that correct it's on the inside of the tank? you'd have to empty the tank cause you would want to get all the water out of the crack before fixing it. that said you could simply useing a hair dryer to evaporate the water out of the crack then use some super glue (not the gel kind it's to thick) and let it dry useing a uv light or in the sun on a hot day then use a razor blade to skim off the excess, this is a trick if you have a small crack or chip in your cars windshield and alot cheaper then having a pro fix it, when it's basicly the same process and stuff they use. after useing the super glue I would then seal it with some aquarium safe glass epoxy like that which is used to build the tank s in the first place. this way the water doesn't come in contact with the glue and it should be safe for the fish but to empty a 90gal, man thats alot of work. be safe get a new tank or have a pro replace that pane/side of tank __________________ 10gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wistera, 4 Blue platy's, 1 Male Phantom Tetra, 2 Female Phantom tetras, 1 Upside Down Cat, 1 Blue Gourami. 20gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wisteria. 1 Gold Gourami, 1 Giant Danio, 6 White Clouds, 2 Bristle Nose Pleco's.

10-12-2009, 09:19 AM	#3
bmoraski Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 571	ah man, that stinks. i really feel bad for you. 90 gals is a lot of water to find all over your floor. what ever you do i wouldnt wait to long to do it. good luck i hope it works out for you. keep us posted. ps stodderns had good advice __________________ 2.6G Fry ( snails + water spider ) 10G Guppies 20G Guppies, Pleco + ( Hornwort ) http://mysite.verizon.net/vzet42j1/index.html Bryan......................

10-27-2009, 01:26 PM	#4
rsheets Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	Man that stinks! I would buy a new 90 gal. otherwise, you'll have dead fish, water, rocks, glass, etc all over your floor. I'm not a glass expert though. So, maybe there is a way to fix it.