I got a hold of an old 135 gallon tank that sprung a leak. The seam in one of the corners split from the top to about half way down. I stripped the silicone from between the two panes of glass and plan on resealing it and then resealing the whole tank.
The plastic trim at the top in the same corner came apart from the rest of the trim.
Here are my questions
Is silicone the best way to reattach this or is there something better?
This is one of those old tanks with thick glass and no center brace. I plan on adding a "center" brace to the tank. From everything I read, using a piece of glass is the way to go. So how wide should this be and how thick. The lip on the top where the lid would go is about a 1/4 of an inch, should it be that thick?
I was thinking of two different ways of placing the brace. One would be like the AGA tanks with two braces placed about 1/3 of the way from the ends.
The other would be to put one brace in the center and one at each end silconed to the 3 sides.
I was thinking of this way because thats where the seam popped open.
What do you think would be the best?
Tank is 6ft in length
TIA
Pat
The plastic trim at the top in the same corner came apart from the rest of the trim.
Here are my questions
Is silicone the best way to reattach this or is there something better?
This is one of those old tanks with thick glass and no center brace. I plan on adding a "center" brace to the tank. From everything I read, using a piece of glass is the way to go. So how wide should this be and how thick. The lip on the top where the lid would go is about a 1/4 of an inch, should it be that thick?
I was thinking of two different ways of placing the brace. One would be like the AGA tanks with two braces placed about 1/3 of the way from the ends.
The other would be to put one brace in the center and one at each end silconed to the 3 sides.
I was thinking of this way because thats where the seam popped open.
What do you think would be the best?
Tank is 6ft in length
TIA
Pat