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Gnaw

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  • Birthday 10/05/1982

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    Edmonton South-Side
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    umm... fish?

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  1. Today was the first day I've had time to myself for over a week. Things are looking really bad ATM. The entire bottom is spit in three, it cannot be patched. I'm seeking alternatives but however I look at it I'm taking a loss.
  2. where those whale sharks? Wow I hate to do a water change. See the lil' scuba diver walking on the bottom scrubbing algae? :shock:
  3. Lucky you! Maybe change the image file format. Or setup a free account with photobucket.
  4. Retirement? I know not what you speak of! Welcome to AA, you'll find lots of useful information and helpful members in the Cichlid section.
  5. Should be fun! Thirsty dog. Alberta 1st call is a free service I only mention that because I've found residential service line depths below a foot! Be careful digging.
  6. Good thing I didn't buy any. Thanks for that, I wouldn't have known. I picked up some Acrylic sheets yesterday for the patch job, sump, and overflow. I also picked up a couple of unions (expensive $15 for 1 1/2" ). I did buy a small tube of an acrylic bonding agent, however I am at a loss as to what to use to bond it to the glass? Can I fix a sheet of acrylic to glass (flat) with silicone or use what I got for the acrylic? Do I use both? what do I use for the seams?
  7. hehe, I suppose. I think I'm going to try and patch it with plexi glass (or something) and silicone. Buying another sheet of glass over $100.00 goes against everything this project stands for. I will never give-up!
  8. Well, I called Crystal Glass and I got a quote for $303 for the replacement. I can almost afford a NEW tank for that price.... What to do, what to do.
  9. Not sure if you could tell from the picture, but the crack is from the 1-1/2 " bulkhead almost completely to the front. Would just patching one side be sufficent? If I run my finger along the crack I can FEEL the displacement of the glass. I'm worried that moving/picking it while I continue working on it would cause further damage, even if I did patch it. I think I'm pooched.
  10. Thanks for your reply. I used my wrench-like hands to tighten them, I figured since the threads were just plastic over-tightening would cause some problems.
  11. If the bottom is well supported, which it looks like it will be, you can plate the bottom it will save some cost but you have to have the plate cover the bottom panel and the bottom of the sides. Thanks for your insight. If the tank were to lay on the foam, which is what I intended, its weight is distributed proportionally. However, if I were to reinforce the bottom on both sides it may upset this. The pieces I would silicone are very thick, it might be troublesome unless I cut-out 1/2" of the foam to allow that piece to sit flush. There is also no guarantee this will solve the problem either. I think I may replace the sheet.
  12. I'm going to have to agree with you, looking at it I wouldn't trust it as the base support. Damn it, now I need to redrill and reinstall those bulkheads.
  13. Yes I do. It is about 1/4 away from the edge though. Would I have to silicone it and add the sheets to both sides?
  14. DISASTER! I want to cry, there was an incident with the tank. The bottom pane CRACKED in two places when I put it on some 2x4's under it to do some work. I'm not sure what to do. Can I fix these with silicon and adhering some sheets of glass to the bottom? Or am I screwed? be honest. This is a big tank that holds a large amount of water. Is this the end of Gnaw's 100 gallon aquarium project?
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