Rescaping my lush river bookshelf and I accidentally hit the front with a smooth lava rock. The tank is a 90x30x30
The glass is 8mm thick and came off in a chipped piece which can be glued back on to fit perfectly. However, I’m new to aquariums and now want to know if it will impact the integrity of the tank if I was to fill it ?
Can it be used or should I dump it due to risk of breaking ? I’m pretty upset with myself 😔
Thanks for any help
Posted by Conscious_Pear_504
4 Comments
Dump it unless you want the stress of knowing a ticking bomb is in your house.
I don’t think it LOOKS that bad but I’ve seen even smaller cracks or chips end up becoming catastrophic so iddd……just get a new one…wich lowkey sucks but like the other person said its better then stressing abt it breaking eventually bc i guarantee it will break eventually. Especially since it’s a frameless tank they need all the support they can get lol wich makes me hurt more for you bc arnt frameless tanks SOO much more expensive, I don’t own any personally so idk .
I would probably toss it or at least retire it as a fish tank. Like you mentioned, chipped/cracked glass weakens its overall integrity and is pretty much a disaster waiting to happen. There’s no telling when or if it would cause the tank to break but the potential water damage and dead fish would likely be more expensive than just taking the safe route and buying a new tank. If it was smaller, you probably could have tried fixing it with resin but even then, there’s always the possibility of microscopic cracks forming.
If you still want to use it for something, you could make it into a terrarium or keep something like isopods or blue death feigning beetles if you get a lid. Just be careful not to put any pressure on that spot.
Rimless heartbreak. You should keep it functioning as a shallow river bank paludarium. Little less than 1/4 full should be plenty shallow to keep catastrophic pressure off that spot.