Rube_Goldfish Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Back in March, my ten gallon tank developed a slow leak, so I hastily bought a new one and recreated it. I cleaned out the old one and all has been well since. But now I have the old, leaky ten gallon tank. I know I can remove the old silicone and reseal the tank, but I don't really want to do that. For one thing, I don't have any place for another tank of any size. For another, lazy and wasteful though it sounds, if I did need or want another 10 gallon, I could just buy one for $10-20, so resealing such a small tank doesn't really seem worth it. So I guess it's just destined for the recycling bin, but before it goes, I wanted to see if any of the clever, creative folks here have any good ideas about what I can do with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Me personally I either give it away to someone much more ambitious than I am, use it as a basket catch all for fish stuff though I have way to many of those to begin with or take it to the Salvation Army with a sign that says needs resealed for others to put their effort and creativity to. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 It's a great project for someone to learn with, I would give it to someone who is learning new skills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Take it apart and keep the glass for lids or whatever. Just remember the bottom pane might be tempered so don’t try to cut it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Take it apart, cut the glass long ways and make the worlds shallowest, longest 10 gallon, with black silicon. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne 82nd Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Don't bring it around here. 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Test the true carrying capacity of the bottom glass. Supposedly 15 to 20 lbs per gallon. We had a discussion here about this a couple of months ago. I almost had a “hold my beer moment” and crawled in. Not saying this is a constructive idea at all. But… how many moments do you actually have that like this? eh, for free at a fish club would probably be best 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billipo Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Use it to start seeds for your garden next year. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I was gonna post what billipo said. Its perfect for a germinator, you can use it outside and flip it upside down (with small gap at the bottom for air circulation and finger room) and hey-presto instant baby greenhouse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabdewulf Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Paludarium. if the leak is not from the bottom. with crabs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSunfish Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 If it were a larger tank, I’d say “Repair it!” However, if it’s “only” a 10g, I wouldn’t bother trying to fix it to hold water. What I might do (depending on where the damage is), would be to use it as a terrarium instead of an aquarium. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Long ago an unwanted 10 gallon became a display case for a loved one's priceless treasures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 i would likely just toss it in the trash. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaneFishGuy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 use it as an outdoor planter - might be cool to see roots and bugs and stuff growing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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