Cracked Tank

[gavinbree]

Hmm Id insist on a full Base replacement, but as others have said contractor doesn't sound like he knows what he's talking about add that to the sloppy seals and silicon I wouldn't trust him.
Curious also what thickness glass is on the bottom?

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[michael.lemke]

Get new everything! Hopefully you paid with a credit card! Get rid of this guy. Not a good tank or stand. Please listen to the people here!!! This tank will NEVER work well!!! And could do major damage to your home or worse.


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[Joe0813]

if I were you...... I would listen to these people. that tank, stand and contractor need to go.

 

[FoothillCorals]

Way too many red flags here. As others have said full refund and walk away!

 

[Sjoerd]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all your comments and advice. The obvious is to claim back and start with new but in Namibia we do not have a wide choice of options. People with reef tanks total not 30 in the country

I have paid already 50% of the cost and if possible would first like to find a solution to the problem, consequently your opinions are valued to see if I can salvage the situation.

After deliberation with the contractor the suggestion is:

Stand

Build a new stand that fits the base of the tank
Place a 20mm (.8 inch) wood panel that fits exactly on top of the stand
Place a 20mm (.8 inch) thermocal sheet that fits exactly on top of the wooden sheet

Tank

His opinion is that if we try to detach the bottom cracked panel from the rest of the tank that the side panels will most probably crack and render the whole tank obsolete

Fixing the tank
Place a 10mm (.4 inch) glass brace over the length of the crack in the bottom of the tank
Have a new 20mm (.8 inch) glass pane cut to the exact size of the cracked bottom pane
Silicone the new bottom panel to the bottom of the cracked panel
Place the tank on top of the stand with the thermocol and wood sheet

There were some comments on the sloppy silicon work but in fairness to the contractor - this was for a wood panel that was pasted to the bottom of the tank
I post a picture of the tank whilst it was cycling before it cracked

Your opinions will be appreciated

 

[Mishri]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1169964

here is a thread for making your own stand, it's fairly easy and inexpensive. you just need to ensure it's built with proper bracing.. unfortunately photobucket lost a lot of the images... making it nearly useless unless someone else in there has posted pics that isn't locked down, I didn't see any.

edit: found post #68 has a good picture

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10639279&postcount=68

basic concept is you want the wood frame supported by wood, not screws, and you want inner support, so extra 2"x4"s on the inside.

 

[Alfrareef]

Man... the Namibia info was relevant for that matter. I'm not a glass expert but as the stand I think you should be ok if he makes a center support and i wouldn't place the wood because it might get wet inflate and start to put pressure into the glass. Use foam instead and make sure the tank it's leveled...

 

[gavinbree]

I would not go with the option of patching up the bottom, you are asking for trouble.
To suggest that the other glass panels would crack is absurb unless he has no idea in what he's doing.
Bottom line is you could be sitting there one day and bang your whole tank explodes and all your prized fish end up on the floor.
I have heard too many horror stories about people flooding their house and loosing thousands of dollars worth of live stock because of a shoddy made tanks and it's never a small tank either.

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[Clowning_Around]

I would not go with the option of patching up the bottom, you are asking for trouble.
To suggest that the other glass panels would crack is absurb unless he has no idea in what he's doing.
Bottom line is you could be sitting there one day and bang your whole tank explodes and all your prized fish end up on the floor.
I have heard too many horror stories about people flooding their house and loosing thousands of dollars worth of live stock because of a shoddy made tanks and it's never a small tank either.

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^this. Salvage the glass if you must but remake the tank correctly. Look up the fishing line method for disassembly. Also put a bulkhead in at the pipe penetrations.

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[Joe0813]

I give it about 2 weeks before that tank blows up if he "patches" it.... and that is a lot of water that is going to be on your floor.