Hoping someone can help! 225g glass aquarium with cracked top supports...

Hadla · 02/09/2018, 07:02 PM

Nvm got info from another forum

Hadla · 02/09/2018, 07:07 PM

I know you can fix them if they break in the middle... I don’t know why there’s no glass bar to hold the top together.

riveclay-boaeef2024 · 02/10/2018, 08:27 PM

Go to a glass shop have them cut you 3 or 4 1/4 " strips 2x what ever the length of the tank is and silicon them in each end and 2 in the middle

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Saltwaternooby · 02/12/2018, 10:18 AM

I've seen acrylic screwed into the trim, but I would bar clamp it if its currently running.

Hadla · 02/12/2018, 08:19 PM

Yeah I’m definitely clamping it! I’m going to go with just gluing it to the glass right under the trim and maybe one in the middle on the trim?

Would any waterproof glue work?

Kentsreef · 02/12/2018, 09:21 PM

I had that happen to my 55 gal I had a metal strap with two pieces of angle iron welded on ends then pushed down over rim still holding 5 years later (________)

marioensf · 02/17/2018, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hadla

Yeah I’m definitely clamping it! I’m going to go with just gluing it to the glass right under the trim and maybe one in the middle on the trim?

Would any waterproof glue work?

Glue alone will not work, last thing you want is a full tank and a snap sound to tell you that.

How about a replacement frame?
http://www.aquariumframeswholesale.com/custom-frames

Hadla · 02/17/2018, 11:31 AM

Thanks but I have multiple pieces of 1/4 inch acrylic long enough to fit over the black frame to cover the old ones. Just need to get up the courage to actually do it

02/09/2018, 07:07 PM	#2
Hadla Mantis Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 574	I know you can fix them if they break in the middle... I don’t know why there’s no glass bar to hold the top together. __________________ Aquarium count: 7 salt: 2x10g, 29 biocube, 30g, 55g, 75g, 225g, and one fresh 20g planted tank! Puffer, octopus, and mantis shrimp fanatic!

02/12/2018, 10:18 AM	#4
Saltwaternooby SPS junkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orangevale ca Posts: 3,915	I've seen acrylic screwed into the trim, but I would bar clamp it if its currently running. __________________ Anthony, MARS President 225g Starfire w/sump room 24g cube for ORA Picasso

02/12/2018, 08:19 PM	#5
Hadla Mantis Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 574	Yeah I’m definitely clamping it! I’m going to go with just gluing it to the glass right under the trim and maybe one in the middle on the trim? Would any waterproof glue work? __________________ Aquarium count: 7 salt: 2x10g, 29 biocube, 30g, 55g, 75g, 225g, and one fresh 20g planted tank! Puffer, octopus, and mantis shrimp fanatic!

02/17/2018, 11:31 AM	#8
Hadla Mantis Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 574	Thanks but I have multiple pieces of 1/4 inch acrylic long enough to fit over the black frame to cover the old ones. Just need to get up the courage to actually do it __________________ Aquarium count: 7 salt: 2x10g, 29 biocube, 30g, 55g, 75g, 225g, and one fresh 20g planted tank! Puffer, octopus, and mantis shrimp fanatic!

02/10/2018, 08:27 PM	#3
riveclay-boaeef2024 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 492	Go to a glass shop have them cut you 3 or 4 1/4 " strips 2x what ever the length of the tank is and silicon them in each end and 2 in the middle Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

02/12/2018, 09:21 PM	#6
Kentsreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Orangevale Posts: 75	I had that happen to my 55 gal I had a metal strap with two pieces of angle iron welded on ends then pushed down over rim still holding 5 years later (________)