seam failure in my future

[andyrm66]

Here is a video of a seam at the base of my tank. Its the inner bracing the goes around the base of a rimless tank. I need to email glass cages and see what they say.

What do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsrwazPWdXo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[bmullikin1]

sure looks like they didnt use much silicone, i wouldnt think any water should be under the brace, i wouldnt trust it.

 

[D2838]

I agree, looks very bad. I'll be interested to see what they say, they're customer service is legendary on these forums for being very bad. Recently looked at a used system that was beautiful but had a glass cages tank, silicone was very suspect, I passed. Good luck.

 

[andyrm66]

I agree, looks very bad. I'll be interested to see what they say, they're customer service is legendary on these forums for being very bad. Recently looked at a used system that was beautiful but had a glass cages tank, silicone was very suspect, I passed. Good luck.

To be honest, they have treated me well in the past. THe tank had one panel scratched that I didn't see until I got the tank home called them and worked it over the phone, so far cant complain.

They replied to my email:

"This appears to be the eurobracing around the bottom and doesn't have any effect on the seams. It's put there to increase the seam area in the corner but not where you're pressing down.

If you want to talk to me on the phone I can explain better.

The eurobracing isn't necessarily sealed where you're pressing it."

To a point I understand what they are saying, but if the euro brace is for corner strength; why run euro brace around the whole perimeter of the tank, why not just a smaller piece in the corners? It was sealed where I am pressing in the video, the silicon had an air bubble and allowed water in, the eurobrace is sealed to the tank floor around the whole thing and also to the vertical panes.

 

[bmullikin1]

Any chance you could dry the tank and get some more silicone under there, then seal the euro glass w a bead around the edge of it.

 

[D2838]

To be honest, they have treated me well in the past.

That's encouraging. Anybody with a 90 day warranty makes me nervous though, especially in an industry with most doing at least 5 years, I think AGA is still doing lifetime. Anyway back to the point...

"This appears to be the eurobracing around the bottom and doesn't have any effect on the seams. It's put there to increase the seam area in the corner but not where you're pressing down.

This makes sense/sounds reasonable, it's just slapped in there to make it more sturdy. Maybe somebody with a eurobraced tank can chime in on what theirs is like. I've had Oceanics and Marineland so I never owned a eurobraced tank. With that much give to the bracing it might be hard to seal the front edge and keep it that way, seems like it would constantly want to break free?