wassup!
I've got this great 40 gallon breeder that I bought from the LFS for cheap becuase the bottom pane of glass was cracked. I didn't care becuase I was just housing a bearded dragon in it. Now the dragon is gone and I want to use it as a fish tank. Here's the dilemma:
it's cracked all the way across, and at two corners on the bottom.
I could try to take it off, and replace it with a new pane of glass: cost: 31$ for a 18 by 36" piece of glass, and some small cash for new aquarium sealant. Problem: The piece of glass is freaking hard to get off, I've tried it on one of the corners. It just doesn't want to separate from the sides of the glass. Does anyone know an easy way to do this?
I could just put a piece of plexi glass on the bottom of it all to reinforce and give a place for some silicone to seal all of the cracks. Cost: much less ~$20 for plexi, and some small cash for silicone. Problem: I would lie awake at night hoping it didn't all come leaking out.
anyone have experience with this? What is your reccomendation?
thanks!
I've got this great 40 gallon breeder that I bought from the LFS for cheap becuase the bottom pane of glass was cracked. I didn't care becuase I was just housing a bearded dragon in it. Now the dragon is gone and I want to use it as a fish tank. Here's the dilemma:
it's cracked all the way across, and at two corners on the bottom.
I could try to take it off, and replace it with a new pane of glass: cost: 31$ for a 18 by 36" piece of glass, and some small cash for new aquarium sealant. Problem: The piece of glass is freaking hard to get off, I've tried it on one of the corners. It just doesn't want to separate from the sides of the glass. Does anyone know an easy way to do this?
I could just put a piece of plexi glass on the bottom of it all to reinforce and give a place for some silicone to seal all of the cracks. Cost: much less ~$20 for plexi, and some small cash for silicone. Problem: I would lie awake at night hoping it didn't all come leaking out.
anyone have experience with this? What is your reccomendation?
thanks!
