Ross Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) its an aqua giant corner bowfront style aquarium, its designed with the stand to have a sump underneath which i have, but i dont know how to setup a sump. its designed for saltwater, which i dont want to use, and the back over flows take up soooo much room. so yea...lol what do i do. OH and the bottom panel is cracked so im probably going to have to either buy a new peice of glass and replace it or ill have to buy a new corner tank. any suggestions on where to go for either of those? my main thing is how do i setup a sump lol...just because i have one :P this is the tank given to me - http://www.aquagiant.com/product_info.php/...products_id/790 Edited November 5, 2008 by Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I have no idea about sumps but you could always go down to Aquagiant and ask them and then you can see how they have the sump setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 "OH and the bottom panel is cracked so im probably going to have to either buy a new peice of glass and replace it or ill have to buy a new corner tank. " Pretty risky if the bottom is cracked....does it hold water? I guess you could silicone a piece of glass over the top but would you want to risk it? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Great idea, thx degrassi! ill probably go there this week sometime and ask for an "instructional" lol and yea lol im not going to risk it, not worth having 70 gallons of water on the floor lol. ill probably see if i can just buy another tank. then who knows i may end up buying just a cannister filter lol and give away the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 If you can cut the bottom out without breaking it into a million pieces you can take the 2 pices into a glass shop and ask if they have any used glass kicking around. Usually a piece like that might run about $50.00 for 3/8 glass. I had a piece 19x22x3/8 cut for $20.00 and had no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byte Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) Ask aquagiant about cutting a new bottom... but I wonder about cutting the curved part for the bottom. http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=21394 Edited November 6, 2008 by byte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 that would be awesome if aquagiant would do it cause then im sure id get an accurate peice. but if i can get it for cheap like 50 bucks id be happy. i just wonder if ill beable to do a decent job on cutting it out and sealing a new peice in. have resealed lots of tanks without problems, but never had to insert any new peices or anything yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracked maniac Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) If you can cut the bottom out without breaking it into a million pieces you can take the 2 pices into a glass shop and ask if they have any used glass kicking around. Usually a piece like that might run about $50.00 for 3/8 glass.I had a piece 19x22x3/8 cut for $20.00 and had no problems. once you get up into that thick or thicker glass it is very pricey, from $7 a square foot for 5mm glass to$18 or more a square foot for .25" or thicker any glass shop will tell you that. Tempered glass that will take the wieght is even more expensive yet! your better off to get rid of the tank, to fix it may cost more than what your expecting. just my opinion as I used to work as a glazier. Sorry didn't mean to ruin your day. Edited November 7, 2008 by Tracked maniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 lol nothing is ruined, i had already thought i may be better off with just buying a new tank, but im gonna look at all my options first is all. your opinions are all appreciated. and i know the glass will need to be thick lol no worries. id be replicating what it had originally to be safe, and maybe make it stronger even Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgofishn Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 that would be awesome if aquagiant would do it cause then im sure id get an accurate peice. but if i can get it for cheap like 50 bucks id be happy. i just wonder if ill beable to do a decent job on cutting it out and sealing a new peice in. have resealed lots of tanks without problems, but never had to insert any new peices or anything yet Just wondering, if Aquagiant could cut the glass, why wouldn't they fix and sell it? But that's great if you can fix it. :smokey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 lol...oh how i wish i had more knowledge on how to do this junk lol...cracked tank and i dont know how to setup a sump lol...such failure, i miss the days of good tanks and cannister filters lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly McJillerson Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Don't feel bad Ross. I wouldn't know how to deal with any of that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocker85675 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 i may end up buying just a cannister filter lol and give away the sump.CRAZY TALK! pm'd you my #, gimme a call and i'll show you how easy it is to set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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