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    My 29 gallon has a small crack on the bottom glass starting from one coner.  The crack is about 1/4-1/2 in long.  What can I do to fix this and how

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    Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

    buy a new 29gallon.


    not that expensive compared to replacing the bottom glass especially on a small tank.
    700g Mini-Monster tank

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    • #3
      Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

      I would empty the tank, wash and dry it, clean the cracked area really well with steel wool and then again with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel. No soap! Then I would try to seal it with a bead silicone rubber tapered by hand on both sides. I usually use the tubes of type I from Lowes or Home Depot but you could use the aquarium silicone sealer from Wall Mart because it is a small crack. The crack may grow later and cause problems. How expensive is your carpet? The tank would probably be fine in a garage or a fish house.

      max

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      • #4
        Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

        the tank is in the garage.  I was thinking about placing plexi glass on top of the old one and sealing with silicone

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        • #5
          Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

          In the garage, I'd say go for it! Maybe seal it like Max suggested and then do your plan. I would think that would be double-ly fixed. Then again, I wouldn't keep anything in there that I couldn't stand to lose, just in case!

          On a much funnier note, I missed the word "glass" when I first read the title!  

          Ellen

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          • #6
            Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

            Originally posted by Ellen";p="

            On a much funnier note, I missed the word "glass" when I first read the title!  

            Ellen

            700g Mini-Monster tank

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            • #7
              Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

                 :badsmiley:
              "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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              • #8
                Re: Need help. My bottom glass has a small crack

                that was good ellen

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