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Old 01/03/2008, 01:04 AM
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10 gallon cracked botton

I found a 10 gallon tank in the trash and it has a cracked\broken bottom and i was thinking about tearing the rest of the bottom out and putting in a peice of acrylic and sycloning it up real good

could this work?
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Old 01/03/2008, 01:07 AM
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Yes, it "could" work
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Old 01/03/2008, 01:27 AM
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any tips on how this could be done in the best way?
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Old 01/03/2008, 01:32 AM
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happy days

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Old 01/03/2008, 01:59 AM
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Hey Tree6foot6, A 10 Gal. tank at walmart is less then $10.
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:12 AM
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If the tank is glass (they usually are) the silicone will have a difficult time binding to the acrylic. Additionally, the acrylic plate will like double or triple the cost of a new 10 gallon tank.
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Old 01/03/2008, 09:03 AM
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Yeah, it's tough to bond acrylic to glass with much strength, and the bottom of the tank is arguably the place where you want the MOST strength. Not worth the time/effort/money (and flood risk if it does actually initially work) IMO.
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Old 01/03/2008, 11:45 AM
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looks like ill be buying a new one if they are less than10 dollers.
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Old 01/03/2008, 05:52 PM
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Petsmart also sells 10 gallon tanks for $10
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Old 01/05/2008, 08:02 PM
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+1, you will spend more time and money than its worth. If you were close I would give you one of my backups!
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Old 01/05/2008, 10:26 PM
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thanks for the help everyone
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Old 01/06/2008, 12:13 AM
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18x24 pice acrylic is like $20......
 

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