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I removed the original (bad) patch job and here is what the crack looks like. We plan on buying two pieces of 1/2" thick replacement glass (from https://www.onedayglass.com) to go on top of the broken glass to cover the crack and the holes for the plumbing of the filtration system. (We're...

OK. Thank you. I think we are going to go ahead and try to repair it.

Thanks for the advice. I will contact the manufacturers and some more local glass people (a few have turned us down) and see if we can't do the repair correctly. I appreciate the help.

My hope is that someone with experience with large tanks will tell me "with 1/2 glass sitting directly on top of two layers of 5/8" plywood, you should be fine" but this morning an aquarium installer in town told me that the risk is too great. We could put in a pond liner but if the leak ever...

Update from OP. Sorry I did not check back on your answers. I've been too busy prepping for XMas vacation at work, which started today! Thanks to you, I'm almost ready to do the fix, but I am unsure if I will try to add another 1/2" of glass shaped to cover the cracked full bottom plate or...

Bought this 300 gallon wrap-aroound beauty for a lot--a lot for me. Shippers cracked the bottom. Like an idiot, I did not insure during shipping. Leaks at bottom. If I fix the links, does anyone know if it might shatter over time? The bottom is made of three pieces of 1/2 inch glass. The...