eddie462 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I have this rimmed 5.5g TopFin aquarium and I noticed this small crack in the top corner. The crack is only on the exterior of the glass. The interior is smooth. The tank has been empty for a while and has been kept indoors. Is the tank safe to completely fill or fill below the start of the crack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTA999 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 i see that crack alittle to bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 how should i put this.. i dont want 5gallons of water on my floor because i took a chance. if it holds water, it might go 10 years without the crack letting go, or it might go 5 hours. i would replace the tank, unless it is going somewhere 5 gallons of water wont damage anything (garage, laundry room, unfinished basement, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I have to agree with @lefty o here. That crack has a fair chance of growing and letting go. Now, if it was in my unfinished basement, near a drain, and I didn't care too much about the inhabitants then maybe? But sadly, I wouldn't risk it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 You could probably get away with it however I would probably just buy a new one so you don't end up with 5 gallons of water and a bunch of dead fish on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatFish Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I agree- It's better to replace it than to have dead fish! If you have the supplies / time, you can always do what SerpaDesign does and recycle the old aquarium (take away the broken part obviously) and make something new. Here's a link to his channel!https://www.youtube.com/c/SerpaDesign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie462 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 11:12 AM, bettta999 said: i see that crack alittle to bad On 1/12/2022 at 11:15 AM, lefty o said: how should i put this.. i dont want 5gallons of water on my floor because i took a chance. if it holds water, it might go 10 years without the crack letting go, or it might go 5 hours. i would replace the tank, unless it is going somewhere 5 gallons of water wont damage anything (garage, laundry room, unfinished basement, etc). On 1/12/2022 at 11:29 AM, Chad said: I have to agree with @lefty o here. That crack has a fair chance of growing and letting go. Now, if it was in my unfinished basement, near a drain, and I didn't care too much about the inhabitants then maybe? But sadly, I wouldn't risk it. On 1/12/2022 at 12:23 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: You could probably get away with it however I would probably just buy a new one so you don't end up with 5 gallons of water and a bunch of dead fish on the floor. Thank you. My gut feeling on this was to not risk it, but I wanted to see what others would say. On 1/12/2022 at 12:26 PM, Swampbones said: I agree- It's better to replace it than to have dead fish! If you have the supplies / time, you can always do what SerpaDesign does and recycle the old aquarium (take away the broken part obviously) and make something new. Here's a link to his channel!https://www.youtube.com/c/SerpaDesign Thank you. I already watch his videos and I made a paludarium so I guess I’ll make another one. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTA999 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 nice looking paladarium😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie462 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 1:22 PM, bettta999 said: nice looking paladarium😉 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatFish Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 That's an awesome paladarium! If you make another one please keep me updated, because I would love to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Bear in mind the way you intentionally cut glass is by creating a small scratch on one side of the glass to break the surface tension of the glass and guide it in breaking how you want it to break. So, a significant pre-existing crack is a bad idea. You could try siliconing it from both sides and hope for the best, but I'd be nervous about using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Are you sure that its a crack? especially in a five gallon tank, the glass is so thin, it weill crack very easily, and Ive never seen a crack just on one side of glass. Sometimes you will get a scratch or a thin piece of silicone that will look like a crack. try taking a razor blade across it and see if it come off. If its scratched, being a five gallon and the thin glass I would fill in a bathtub or outside and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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