SteveOhh
06/20/2006, 09:18 PM
So I pick up this free 60 gallon hex, stand & canopy last weekend. Looks in good shape, but dirty & bottom of tank is still filled w/ sand. I take the tank outside today to clean it & once I remove the sand from the bottom, I see the bottom of the tank cracked thru & thru!! Looks like the bottom is either 7/16" or 1/2", but there's no way it'll hold water w/ this crack.
Question is ....................does anybody here replace bottom panels in tanks? If so, it'd give me a nice opportunity to turn this into a RR tank. OR would it be more cost effective to just buy a new tank. I was looking forward to shutting down the 29 gallon & transferring everything to the 60 hex. It's been suggested to silicon a thick piece of acrylic to the glass across the entire inside bottom of the tank. I'm thinking that with the bottom panel cracked, the structural integrity of the tank is compromised. Is this so? Anybody have any other ideas or suggestions? Thanks in advance...
Steve :D
Question is ....................does anybody here replace bottom panels in tanks? If so, it'd give me a nice opportunity to turn this into a RR tank. OR would it be more cost effective to just buy a new tank. I was looking forward to shutting down the 29 gallon & transferring everything to the 60 hex. It's been suggested to silicon a thick piece of acrylic to the glass across the entire inside bottom of the tank. I'm thinking that with the bottom panel cracked, the structural integrity of the tank is compromised. Is this so? Anybody have any other ideas or suggestions? Thanks in advance...
Steve :D