- Location
- Queens
I agree! I held my breath as I read this entire thread! A real nail bitter! Hope everything works out...
HELP! My tank is "bowing"
- Thread starter nharbarte
- Start date
I agree! I held my breath as I read this entire thread! A real nail bitter! Hope everything works out...
- Location
- Mohegan lake
tagging along.....I'm going to have nightmares tonight.
Yes, I know. It will be on it's 2nd day (48hrs).
I have heard they say it is cured when it no longer smells.
Good luck with this..if it were my tank, it would be out by the garbage...
- Location
- staten island,ny
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- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Curious why you went flush with the top of the tank instead of on top of the existing panes?
- Location
- Staten Island
You need to put a Euro brace on those top edges atleast 2" wide along all sides. that way it still has a nice clean look and you won't need to have the typical brace that most tanks have on them. That tank wasn't manufactured without a rim. If someone built it themselves, they didn't bother studying up very well hehe. , just my .02
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
- Location
- Staten Island
Yeah I see that now, my phone wasn't showing everything lol. I would have drained that tank completely before attempting this though. To much risk with the sw in there if this thing still hasn't cured. I would have waited atleast 2 weeks before adding water back, just to insure this sucker holds.
- Location
- Staten Island
This is exactly how it should be braced being top and inside bottom.
- Location
- Stamford, CT
I'm routing for you bro. I really am.
Look....i'm sure your wife is up your a$$ with this whole tank thing. We've all been there. I think if you word it properly and start the conversation with flowers and end it with chocolate you could end up with a new tank. Max Reefs has a 180 they are looking to sell. Why not get a price from them on the tank. It can't be that much.
I'm having difficulties figuring out how this bracing is going to do anything. There is nothing sucking the middle of the tank in. It's just one long 6' strip butt jointed to another 2' strip. First thing to give is going to be the seam where the two meet and you'll be back to the beginning. I would think a Eurobrace is a single piece of acrylic placed on the top of the tank and the opening or openings are routed out.
I'm afraid this thread ends with a call to the insurance company.......but I've always cheered for the underdog!
Look....i'm sure your wife is up your a$$ with this whole tank thing. We've all been there. I think if you word it properly and start the conversation with flowers and end it with chocolate you could end up with a new tank. Max Reefs has a 180 they are looking to sell. Why not get a price from them on the tank. It can't be that much.
I'm having difficulties figuring out how this bracing is going to do anything. There is nothing sucking the middle of the tank in. It's just one long 6' strip butt jointed to another 2' strip. First thing to give is going to be the seam where the two meet and you'll be back to the beginning. I would think a Eurobrace is a single piece of acrylic placed on the top of the tank and the opening or openings are routed out.
I'm afraid this thread ends with a call to the insurance company.......but I've always cheered for the underdog!
- Location
- Staten Island
This is the same concept as a header in your home. As long as the silicone cures properly, the 2" width is the straight edge and it's very strong. I personally wouldn't have kept any water in the tank alone being saltwater, while making this attempt, so I hope this works out okay. This stuff takes extreme patience, it's not an overnight fix contrary to belief.
Let's hope that money is all that is spent in this whole ordeal. Hopefully no one gets hurt (a VALID concern at this point). I wouldn't personally trust this tank even if someone who KNEW what they were doing was applying a Euro Brace.
under10minutes made a great suggestion.. talk with Max Reefs and see what they'll sell it to you for.
I'm done with this thread....
- Location
- NY
Absolutely correct. Only difference I see is that he put the euro bracing inside the tank as opposed to on top of the tank. It should have, and would be MUCH more structurally sound, if it were siliconed on top of the tank.
I agree with Kathy C. This 'fix' is not something I'd chance in my home.
???? Have you ever seen an acrylic 'eurobrace' on a glass tank?
- Location
- 10022
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