Refugium Cracked
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fishfreak1242
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For now, to hold it you can put some electrical tape over it. What you should do is build another sump the same as the one that cracked, or you can modify it if you feel the need to. Then once you have the new sump ready, stop the overflow and return pump, empty out all of the water in it and put it in some kind of storage container and setup the new sump with all of the pumps and water in it. Then you can start it back up and viola!
indyws6
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Greetings
Get a piece of 1/4" glass cut just tall and wide enough to completely cover the crack and provide a little (1/2") additional coverage. Thoroughly clean the outside of the tank and the new piece of glass and then silicone it over the top of the crack. Use enough silicone to provide complete coverage - you can clean off the excess with a razor blade once it cures. I realize that you can't get completely to the bottom because of the plastic trim. but if you force silicone between the trim and the glass tank when adding the new piece, and seal between the trim and the new piece, it should suffice.
It won't be pretty, but it might hold for you - and is a reasonably inexpensive thing to try.
Hope this helps - good luck!
Get a piece of 1/4" glass cut just tall and wide enough to completely cover the crack and provide a little (1/2") additional coverage. Thoroughly clean the outside of the tank and the new piece of glass and then silicone it over the top of the crack. Use enough silicone to provide complete coverage - you can clean off the excess with a razor blade once it cures. I realize that you can't get completely to the bottom because of the plastic trim. but if you force silicone between the trim and the glass tank when adding the new piece, and seal between the trim and the new piece, it should suffice.
It won't be pretty, but it might hold for you - and is a reasonably inexpensive thing to try.
Hope this helps - good luck!
scopus tang
Active Member
Originally Posted by indyws6
http:///forum/post/2622903
Greetings
Get a piece of 1/4" glass cut just tall and wide enough to completely cover the crack and provide a little (1/2") additional coverage. Thoroughly clean the outside of the tank and the new piece of glass and then silicone it over the top of the crack. Use enough silicone to provide complete coverage - you can clean off the excess with a razor blade once it cures. I realize that you can't get completely to the bottom because of the plastic trim. but if you force silicone between the trim and the glass tank when adding the new piece, and seal between the trim and the new piece, it should suffice.
It won't be pretty, but it might hold for you - and is a reasonably inexpensive thing to try.
Hope this helps - good luck!
+1^, but I would use two pieces of glass one on the inside and one on the outside. Have a friend who has been running his cracked sump like this for over a year now. Good luck
Only other option is to bust the original sump into pieces, remove it and replace it with a smaller sump.
http:///forum/post/2622903
Greetings
Get a piece of 1/4" glass cut just tall and wide enough to completely cover the crack and provide a little (1/2") additional coverage. Thoroughly clean the outside of the tank and the new piece of glass and then silicone it over the top of the crack. Use enough silicone to provide complete coverage - you can clean off the excess with a razor blade once it cures. I realize that you can't get completely to the bottom because of the plastic trim. but if you force silicone between the trim and the glass tank when adding the new piece, and seal between the trim and the new piece, it should suffice.
It won't be pretty, but it might hold for you - and is a reasonably inexpensive thing to try.
Hope this helps - good luck!
+1^, but I would use two pieces of glass one on the inside and one on the outside. Have a friend who has been running his cracked sump like this for over a year now. Good luck
wattsupdoc
Active Member
The glass "patch" will work temporarily, probably for dang near ever.
Most likely you can easily get that fuge outta there. You just need to remove the center brace thats blocking it, then replace the fuge, then replace the brace. Shouldnt be a big deal really. You might want to do a temporary brace across the top to ease your mind a little while you remove the brace. But IMO, you'll be all good.
sharkbait9
Active Member
Originally Posted by wattsupdoc
http:///forum/post/2623612
The glass "patch" will work temporarily, probably for dang near ever.
Most likely you can easily get that fuge outta there. You just need to remove the center brace thats blocking it, then replace the fuge, then replace the brace. Shouldnt be a big deal really. You might want to do a temporary brace across the top to ease your mind a little while you remove the brace. But IMO, you'll be all good.
+1
Like stated above. Go to home depot and get your self two 2inch dowels and cut them long enough top to bottom on the inside of the cabinet. The center brace is most likely held with wood staples or air nail. Knock the brace out remove the old staple/nail remove the tank and replace with new one.
To ease your mind also take some of the water out in buckets and add back when down.
If it a single center brace then most of the weight is held by the ends.
http:///forum/post/2623612
The glass "patch" will work temporarily, probably for dang near ever.
+1
Like stated above. Go to home depot and get your self two 2inch dowels and cut them long enough top to bottom on the inside of the cabinet. The center brace is most likely held with wood staples or air nail. Knock the brace out remove the old staple/nail remove the tank and replace with new one.
To ease your mind also take some of the water out in buckets and add back when down.
If it a single center brace then most of the weight is held by the ends.