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roader247
05/30/2006, 09:50 AM
My wife was given a nanocube, she was really excited about it. The problem is it has a small crack at the top of the tank. I think I can remove the piece and glue it, but I don't know what to glue it with. Any help would be greatly appreciated
kravi
05/30/2006, 09:54 AM
It depends on how much pressure will be on the piece. If it just needs to be held firmly, I'd recommend silicon. If there will be a lot of pressure against it, I don't know what to recommend. Some sort of epoxy, I suppose.

--Me
gabegmonkey
05/30/2006, 01:13 PM
if it's not in too visible/curved of a spot you could try using a larger piece of plexi-glass to brace it(maybe even on both sides) and use epoxy to stick it and add some silicone sealant around the edges... (shrug) just an idea...
tkeracer619
05/30/2006, 01:17 PM
What are the materials involved?
roader247
05/31/2006, 06:14 AM
It's acrylic and the crack it on the top so very little pressure and it won't be to visible does any one know any thing about bonding acrylic?
roader247
05/31/2006, 01:23 PM
Bump
AngeloM3
05/31/2006, 08:14 PM
for arcylic... you want to get: Weld-On #3

they have a whole series of numbers.... just indicates how quickly it dries...#3 needs to be held in place for a couple of minutes and about 30min to dry....

not to sure where to get it..... hardware store maybe

its a chemical that is fish safe..... it will actually melt the edges together.... make sure to not glob it on... put down nice small even amounts of it
jrsoprano
05/31/2006, 08:58 PM
A nano cube is Glass.
meco65
05/31/2006, 09:29 PM
The weld-on works great on acrylics. I us weld-on 4 its pretty thin, 16 should work ok for you case and you can get it from most plastic fabricaters look up in your phone book.
Nickeleye
05/31/2006, 11:49 PM
Yeah, I work with nanocubes every single day. There isn't a such thing as an acrylic JBJ nanocube. You may want to consider finding an online dealer to sell you just the tank only as a replacement. I'm not sure I'd trust it if it's already broken. JMHO.
goda
06/01/2006, 12:14 AM
nanos really arnt worth fixing there so small
mikeadams1985
06/01/2006, 05:12 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7475262#post7475262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by goda
nanos really arnt worth fixing there so small

if the crack is in a spot that you wont see then why not get get some acrylic/glass and bond it eaither side of the crack?

or remove and replace the cracked peice.

if it can be fixed cheaper than buying its worth fixing. :)