cracked glass

hey guy im building a 140 and unfortunately my brother dropped something on it while building the hood and cracked the bottom, now my question is whats the best way to repair it, pull the freshly made tank to pieces or can i glue another piece over the top

 

I personally would take it to someone who knows how to fix it, either your LFS or a professional.



Luna

 

i origially built it and its not the first i have built this was just very unlucky

 

Didnt mean to offend you. I would start from scratch.


Luna

 

none taken yeh ill pull it down this afternoon i guess

 

When your building a tank, its better to have a one-piece bead of silicon/glue than to have it "broken", esp. on a 140g tank. Its easier to fix it now rather than 8 months from now when the tank is full of life.


Luna

 

very very true thanks for the helpful advice and the ear (or eyes as the case may be) just needed to vent my frustration more than anything. i will order another sheet of 10mm glass with another two holes

 

Good luck and keep us posted......................with pics, of course.



Luna

 

haha well i have the bottom out now but to add to the bad luck shattered the front panel as well but just orderes the 2 new panels and will be here in a fortnight at the most. so when they turn up i will seal it all back together and take some happy snaps here is a pic of it before i destroyed it though haha. it has a corner style overflow box with 2 holes drilled in the bottom and a single return hole drilled in the back left hand corner. all the sides are made from 8mm glass and the base is 10mm the bucket is a 10litre bucket which i thinks about 2.5 gals.

 

Cool Deal. Where do you get the peices to wrap it up with? (frame) Are you making those also or special ordered? I like the Idea....I might just give it a go if I can order the frame and not have to make it myself....
Danny