Glass chip
 

Looking for some advice on a couple of glass chips on a tank I just acquired.

The first chip is on the bottom pane of glass.
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/a.../photo3-13.jpg

It doesn't seem too bad, just rough.

The other one is one the back pane of glass towards the bottom corner.
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/photo4-6.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/photo5-2.jpg

Neither chip penetrates the glass completely and the silicone is not compromised.
It's a 120 gallon tank.

IMO the last chip looks the worst. i would keep an eye on that one as it almost looks slightly cracked there. the others are fine, I have a chip in my cube on the back corner, no problems however. wait for others to chime in before filling though :)

Thanks, the last two pics are of the same chip, and it's not like chipped as in missing glass, more like it gt bumped a bit.

I may for piece of mind add extra silicone in the corner and use some epoxy on the outside.

Bump to see if anyone else has experience with this?

I would go get some ultra thin rock chip resin to try and get that last one filled under the shell and then get some clear vinyl to put on that panel so if it ever does let go the vinyl will hold the water till you can drain it. The shell isnt reaching beyond the silicone there isnt direct pressure on it but being a glazier I know glass has a tendence to be a chance when theres damage threw more then half its thickness

Thanks, I wonder if I took it to apple auto glass if they'd fix it?

I personally would not fill that tank that second crack/chip looks badass and not in a goodway lol and for the record my advice is to be takin with a grain of salt iv never had a big tank so i dont know what kind of stress 120g of water will do to it

I've been told, by my aquarium builder, that it's not the shells that are an issue, but the nasty jagged chips. If it is really jagged see if you can have is sanded/ smoothed a bit to make it less likely I crack.

For like 4-600 bux for brand new tank why risk thousands of dollars in livestock and potentially 10s of thousands in repairs from water damage?

Depends how much of a gambling man you are

The location and nasty look of that second chip would be enough for me to retire the tank. Not based on any professional reason but as mentioned above, for the price of the worst case scenario... I just wouldn't risk it.