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psi3000 · 10-24-2009, 12:47 AM

My neighbor just gave me a 125 gallon for a $170 paintball gun (unopened). When we got it over to my house and we noticed that there were two nipples of wear like maybe the previous owner had it filled with sand and the filter was sandblasting the bottom and gradually wore away part of the bottom surface. I am told this is a salt water tank so it is thicker than a freshwater. I am using it for freshwater. I have taken two pieces of Plexiglas and used Goop to adhere them around the two nipples that have the warn away part so any pressure gets spread around the worn nipples and not on them. I have two (three) questions: First: What the heck could have done this. Second: Do you think what I did would hold? And third : do you think I got a good deal (oh yeh it came with a stand).

psi3000 · 10-25-2009, 12:18 AM

nothin? I am going to attempt to fill this today in about 12 to 18 hours. I would really love some input as to if anyone thinks I should just abort... OR any input at all. Even as to why there are two worn spots on the bottom of the tank.

no.1chuy · 10-25-2009, 01:12 AM

dont know what could have caused the wear spots but your guess sounds perty good. have you tryed asking your neighbor? well i've never seen this or have had to deal with something thing like that but is the goop water prof i know this sounds like a dumb question if it aint your really gonna apriciate me asking. what you did sounds good i think it'll hold

10-24-2009, 12:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
psi3000 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4	125 Gallon with glass worn My neighbor just gave me a 125 gallon for a $170 paintball gun (unopened). When we got it over to my house and we noticed that there were two nipples of wear like maybe the previous owner had it filled with sand and the filter was sandblasting the bottom and gradually wore away part of the bottom surface. I am told this is a salt water tank so it is thicker than a freshwater. I am using it for freshwater. I have taken two pieces of Plexiglas and used Goop to adhere them around the two nipples that have the warn away part so any pressure gets spread around the worn nipples and not on them. I have two (three) questions: First: What the heck could have done this. Second: Do you think what I did would hold? And third : do you think I got a good deal (oh yeh it came with a stand).

10-25-2009, 01:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
no.1chuy Little Fish Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 138	dont know what could have caused the wear spots but your guess sounds perty good. have you tryed asking your neighbor? well i've never seen this or have had to deal with something thing like that but is the goop water prof i know this sounds like a dumb question if it aint your really gonna apriciate me asking. what you did sounds good i think it'll hold __________________ 35 Gallon 1 peacock eel 1 tiretrack eel 4 dwarf puffers 4 creamsicle mollies 3 orange swordtails 3 pineapple swordtails 50 Gallon 2 blood parrots 4 flowerhorns 2 green terrors 3 mollies 3 angle fish 115 Gallon emty need stand, heater, light, and fish

10-25-2009, 12:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
psi3000 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4	nothin? I am going to attempt to fill this today in about 12 to 18 hours. I would really love some input as to if anyone thinks I should just abort... OR any input at all. Even as to why there are two worn spots on the bottom of the tank.