johnhenry1
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what do you think of this seam? this tank is a 300 gallon glass aquarium and is probably 7 years old. it is a used tank and is currently sitting empty. will this tank have an issue down the road leaking?
aquarium seam?
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houstonhobby
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I think the truth is that all glass tanks have an issue "down the road", and 7 years is a lot of road.
johnhenry1
Member
It does hold water, im just concerned about it breaking a seam down the line. how long do these tanks normally last?
johnhenry1
Member
what would it cost approximately for repair?
NanoReefWanabe
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lol"¦300g isn't going to leak"¦well it might for the first minute or two"¦i would tend to think 300g is going to fail catastrophically though, that is a butt load of water/ pressure/ and weight
disassembling, properly cleaning and reassembling a tank of this magnitude will be likely as expensive as having it made in the first place"¦i am willing to bet a good couple thousand"¦.doing it yourself"¦considerably cheaper, yet very painstaking and time consuming...
uncleof6
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NanoReefWanabe
Active member
Well at least you can appreciate the subtley...
lol"¦i can"¦wasn't sure a new member dealing with 300g of water would though.
As for years, I have a 55 gal that was built in 1988 still holding water, although its not a 300gal.
I have been wondering the same on my 180 gal.
I have been wondering the same on my 180 gal.
johnhenry1
Member
Yeah I had a feeling it would be something like that. After reading about how much effort and time it takes to reseal it, would it be worth it just to go for a new tank? There's a fish store about 30min away that said they would reseal it.
johnhenry1
Member
Yikes! I'm afraid to leak test it now. The tank is very well braced on the top and bottom, so could that possibly prevent a the tank from bursting?
If you've already been told that the seal is failing I'm not sure what you'll gain by leak testing it. Even if it doesn't leak this week that won't give you much confidence for next week. Seems like a waste of 300 gallons of water to leak test it at all to me.
uncleof6
Active member
I also need to learn how to spell "subtelty"...
johnhenry1
Member
So i shouldn't even bother leak testing it. Also, is it worth getting repaired at my lfs or should I just get a new tank?
woodnaquanut
Active member
It's really a rebuild. Take apart, clean and reassemble. Is that what the LFS will do?
If they are just gonna slap another layer on? :eek1:
The details are all important here.
johnhenry1
Member
Yes they would take it apart and reassemble, only problem is they aren't really a "LFS," because their located 2 hours away from me. Also, for them to reseal it, they gave me an estimate of 10 to 12 weeks. How hard would it be for me to do it? Im pretty sure I would only have to take out one glass panel because the other seams are find.
