Floyd R Turbo
Aquarium Advice Addict
So I have a friend who has a 55g, stand, filters, powerheads, and a whole bunch of other stuff he said I could just have for free. Only problem is the 55 got left for a winter with 1" of water in the bottom and it cracked the bottom pane, which I'm assuming is tempered glass. So what would I have to do to replace that pane?
If anyone has read my other thread about re-sealing a 37, you'll know that I've learned what to do and not to do with a general interior edge re-seal. This 55 would pretty much have to be torn all the way apart IMO, but I haven't looked at it yet. I might just be able to replace the bottom pane and leave the other joints alone, and just re-seal the inner edges after putting them back together.
What the heck, it's free. Just looking for some guidance.
Does the bottom HAVE to be tempered? Either way, what does the thickness of the glass have to be? If I wanted to drill the bottom and turn this into a SW tank, I wouldn't be able to use tempered I'm assuming.
If anyone has read my other thread about re-sealing a 37, you'll know that I've learned what to do and not to do with a general interior edge re-seal. This 55 would pretty much have to be torn all the way apart IMO, but I haven't looked at it yet. I might just be able to replace the bottom pane and leave the other joints alone, and just re-seal the inner edges after putting them back together.
What the heck, it's free. Just looking for some guidance.
Does the bottom HAVE to be tempered? Either way, what does the thickness of the glass have to be? If I wanted to drill the bottom and turn this into a SW tank, I wouldn't be able to use tempered I'm assuming.