Tank seems to warp!!

[Peng Kang Hill]

Hi all,

I have a 3ft tank and the centre rib at the top of the tank joining the front and back wall glass came off.

I later found out that the glass at both sides seem to wrp and therefore it created a gap that causes the centre rib to be dislodged.

I need to fly off on business for the next few days and I pray to god that nothing will happen during this period.

Anyone experienced this before and any solutions?

.. Peng Kang

[vinz]

The rib or what we call a brace is there to prevent the warping. I suggest that you lower the water level by 50% until you get the brace re-installed. That or risk having your house flooded.

If the glass breaks, it will probably crack completely in the middle and the water will gush out so fast that you probably won't have a chance to stop the flooding even if you happen to be home.

Fixing it will probably require you to empty the tank and let it stay empty for a day or more to let the silicon cure. I suspect, once you add the labour and transport fee, you might as well get a brand new tank.

[hwchoy]

[quote:a7ce70da3b="Peng Kang Hill"]Hi all,

I have a 3ft tank and the centre rib at the top of the tank joining the front and back wall glass came off.

I later found out that the glass at both sides seem to wrp and therefore it created a gap that causes the centre rib to be dislodged.

I need to fly off on business for the next few days and I pray to god that nothing will happen during this period.

Anyone experienced this before and any solutions?

.. Peng Kang[/quote:a7ce70da3b]

how thick is the tank wall? I am surprised you need centre bracing for a 3ft tank. bring implies the wall is not really thick enough. If true I'd suggest you go along with Vinz and get a new tank.

[Peng Kang Hill]

Thanks for your advise.

Where is a good place that I can get a new tank? How thick should the glass preferably be? Also, what about those clear perspect or plastic ones? Any opinions?

.. Peng Kang

[blur2x]

Here is an interesting DIY on constructing a glass aquarium tank: How to calculate glass thickness.

[vinz]

Cool link. I was searching for that info some time back and could not find it.

Peng Kang, most tank makers will know what thickness to use for their tank design. If you ask for braceless or at least a tank that has no middle brace, they will increase the glass thickness accordingly.