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Old 01/04/2008, 04:42 PM
corivus corivus is offline
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ummm from experience putting a piece of glass over an exsisting crack is only asking for trouble, your just putting a band aid on something that will eventually crack again. If you have a tank builder local to you you can get a whole new bottom pane for relatively cheap. I got a 48x24 1/2" thick piece for under $80 from a local tank builder.

If it was me I'd sleep much better at night with a new piece instead of a piece of glass over it.

As far as replacing, you'll have to remove the old bottom pane and then put a new piece back on. Make sure there is no leftover silicone otherwise you'll be sorry.

If you really are wanting to use a piece to just silicone in over the crack make sure you cover the entire crack, if the crack is going through the seam your going to want to just replace the entire bottom pane.
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