How to fix a crack in a glass terrarium?
I just bought a 20 gallon glass terrarium for my two leopard geckos a few days ago. The temperature is about 78 degrees because I forgot to get a new lamp fixture when I bought the tank, so I used an old heat lamp. Problem, the cord for the heat lamp is kinda short (doesn’t reach the top of the tank), so I had to be creative about where to put the lamp. After an hour, I finally got it clamped somewhere on my desk, but the closest I could get the lamp was near the middle of my tank a few inches from the glass. Long story short, a minute ago I heard a loud CRACK, and there’s three cracks going from the bottom of the tank, and one of those is long enough that it almost reaches the top of the tank. My question: how do I fix this? I’m a college student with no car, so I don’t have access to anything special, all I have is Scotch Maximum Strength Adhesive. Can I use this? Is there a better way to fix the crack that’s feasible and not too expensive?
Species
on November 30th, -0001
sorry but there really is no other solution other than getting a new tank if the tank is cracking it will continue, it probably started due to the heat, my only idea would be to go on craigslist and see if you can find a used cage, youi can usually find them pretty cheap or even free. just for the record a crack could get worse and eventually hurt your animals. i can think of one thing you can do you could try to reinforce the part that is cracking by using some strong glue and glueing some polycarbonate plastic to the part that is cracking, then put that part of the tank facing away from view so you still have a good view of the tank. Ihope this helps, good luck.
SymphonyOfSound
on November 30th, -0001
id fix it the best way you could for a few and try asking for one on craigslist.org might pick up a good one for free
Zoe
on November 30th, -0001
,just buy a new one, there is no way to fix glass but to put duck tape over it
Rob
on November 30th, -0001
I worked at Petsmart years ago, and they would throw away aquariums with cracks in them. They let me have them free if I wanted, so I got a few that had a crack on the side. I used aquarium silicone from Home Depot over the cracks. This is the same stuff used to hold aquariums together, so it works great on cracks too. The cages work great for reptiles if you don’t mind an ugly crack on the side.
GodThingie
on November 30th, -0001
This might be a long shot but I work for a wholesale pet goods supplier, one particular company AGA (all glass aquariums) who also owns Oceanic Aquriums , is very good with replacing tanks. As long as there is no major impact damage if you contact there customer service and tell them you filled it watere and it cracked they will usually direct you back to the pet store to give you a replacement, especially a smaller tank like a 20 gal..its not worth it to them to argue about how it broke. I’ve seen it a million times.
Xiomara
on October 9th, 2015
The tank should be just fine beuscae most fish tank last for years and don’t need to be re-sealed, but if you are still worried check the seal. If it looks damaged then fix it or you could fill it up and let it sit for awhile and that would tell you too.