Little Gloat...Little Help

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aklaum

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Okay I just have to share this with you. I check our local freecycle.org list quite often for free stuff people are giving away. Yesterday someone listed a 55 gallon tank with a stand. They said they had had a house fire and that there was no room in the new house for it and that the stand needed new polyurethane. I jumped on it thinking "hey no matter what free tank right?".

When I got there I found a beautiful 55 gallon tank with a practically pristine solid oak stand and hood. FOR FREE!!!! WAHOO!!! See picture attached. T

The story is that tank and stand were selected for restoration rather than replacement by the insurance company after the house fire. Only she didn't like the way they restored the stand (looks fine to me) and the restoration company chipped the tank a tiny bit in the corner. So the insurance company reimbursed her for the tank and stand and she just wanted rid of it!

Ok hate me for a little bit....

Little more...

Ok, so my question is about the chip. I have attached three different pictures of the chip on the corner of the thank. It seems very shallow and the silicone is undisturbed. Does it look like it is good to go? Should I just fill 'er up and see? Seems like the corner would be a pretty strong junction of the glass and there would be next to no water pressure directly on the chip.

Any thoughts?

new_tank_001.jpg chip_001.jpg chip_002.jpg chip_003.jpg
 
You suck! :rant2:

Ok, I'm over it.

The chip looks very shallow so fill it up . Good grab.
 
Beautiful set up...AND FOR FREE!!!

That chip doesn't look too bad. Fill it outside first to be safe. Hey, if it leaks, big deal, you're not out anything!

:bday:
 
Don't listen to those other guys...that chip is serious. I'd say abandon the tank and stand....

....and send them to me. I'll fill it with water and fish and see if it really needs a repair.

Yes, you do suck, but on the other side of the coin, you deserve to gloat, too. Enjoy your find.

As Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind"...or the guy who is on the lookout for a great bargain!

v/r, N-A
 
Filled it up...no leak. Thanks for the replies and the "you sucks"...:-)
 
You're so lucky in Scotland tanks are quite expensive I paid £30 for a 5 gallon lol
 
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