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  1. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    When the tank was full, I invited my neighbor to help me bask in my glory and like any good neighbor, she was quick to point out the the bottom glass was cracked. Now at this point, my pucker factor went through the roof as you might have known. See pic attached. After draining the tank, I...
  2. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    From what I have read, trim doesnt really do a whole lot to hold the tank together. As you can see in the pics the tank is completely full of water and have let it sit for 24 hours and checked for leaks. It all looks good. Now I am planning to put new trim on the tank, I removed all the trim...
  3. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Leak Test Here are a few more pics. Have one small problem and one potential problem. First the small one. There is an ever so slight leak from the inside of the tank into the overflow box.. This is no big deal since it goes down to the filter and there will be a stand pipe anyway. The other...
  4. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Leak Test Ok.. Leak test time... Wish me luck!!!:turn-l:
  5. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Nope, not this time. Will be a FOWLR.
  6. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    :silly:Will be leak testing this weekend.. I hope... Anyone want to give me a hand lowering it to the ground?:silly:
  7. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Ok as you will see in the following pics, the top center support and both overflows are installed. Better pics this time.:bowl:
  8. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    :D;)A few more pics. I was short of all the neccesary clamps, but made due with what I had as you can see.
  9. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Well I forgot to glue in the top brace, so I did that tonight. It was not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I also installed one of the overflow tanks. I am including some pics, although they are a little dark so I may take some more tommorow with the sunlight and post them too.... Will get...
  10. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Thanks. I'll keep updating the post... FYI, once I figure out how to plug the drains, I will be leak testing it. But I am gonna let it sit for 7 days before I fill it, so plan on seeing an update hopefully next Saturday.... See you then... and thanks again
  11. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    One last pic of the back!
  12. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    And now the back side is glued in :BIG:;)
  13. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    First side is glued. Just a note that today I glued the first side. See pics. A couple of things that may help. I used a single edge razor scraper to clean all the glueing surfaces to remove all the old silicone. Take your time doing this and carefully inspect to make sure all the old silicone...
  14. J

    Aquarium plumbing???

    thanks for the info. I will checked it out.
  15. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    That air hockey table has been in the garage for years now, holding up boxes of my ex's junk... Guess what, she doesnt need the table as bad as I do... HAHA!!:bowl:
  16. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    Thanks.
  17. J

    Aquarium plumbing???

    I have a 110 gallon reef ready tanks. The tank has 2 built in overflows and each over flow has two 1 3/4" drilled holes. How should I be plumbing this. I have been thinking of finding a cheap 55 gallon and build it into a split wet/dry filter system. I also want to tie in a UV light canister...
  18. J

    110 Gallon Glass Aquarium Repair

    :silly: Hi. I am new to this site and wanted to share my attempt to repair a 110 Gallon glass aquarium. A little background about myself, I have an an amature-intermidiate level experience in keeping aquariums, currently I have 2 freshwater tanks. The first in a 55 gallon standard with a Pacu...
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