chip okay?

MM wrote in message
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Here's the dilemma. Cleaning out my aquarium and about to start the
hobby again, when I notice a small chip in the back wall of the tank.
The tank is 60" x 18" x 24" (120 gallons?) and constructed of 3/8"
glass. The chip is about 2mm diameter and about 1m -2mm deep on the
inside rear wall of the tank, about 8 inches from the end, and 5
inches from the bottom. Yes, a very small defect, , but with 1/2 a ton
of water I want some reaasurance that all will be okay. I don't know
if it was there or not the last time the tank was full. Cosmetics
aside (barely noticable) is this okay?

Mark

I don't know if this will ease your mind, but if chips were a real problem,
probably 90 of my 90 aquariums would be goners. Some of these tanks are over
30 years old.
As long as there is no crack associated with it, or as long as it doesn't
interfere with the sealant, you should (IMO 99.99% sure) be fine.

Jim

"MM" wrote in message
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Here's the dilemma. Cleaning out my aquarium and about to start the
hobby again, when I notice a small chip in the back wall of the tank.
The tank is 60" x 18" x 24" (120 gallons?) and constructed of 3/8"
glass. The chip is about 2mm diameter and about 1m -2mm deep on the
inside rear wall of the tank, about 8 inches from the end, and 5
inches from the bottom. Yes, a very small defect, , but with 1/2 a ton
of water I want some reaasurance that all will be okay. I don't know
if it was there or not the last time the tank was full. Cosmetics
aside (barely noticable) is this okay?

Mark

IME if it doesnt leak, it doesnt matter. =P

HTH

Mort

Mort,

I wasn't worried about a leak; THAT I could fix. I was worried about a
catastrophic tank failure. i.e. 120 gallons of water on the floor and
shards of glass everywhere.

M


"MM" wrote in message
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Here's the dilemma. Cleaning out my aquarium and about to start the
hobby again, when I notice a small chip in the back wall of the tank.
The tank is 60" x 18" x 24" (120 gallons?) and constructed of 3/8"
glass. The chip is about 2mm diameter and about 1m -2mm deep on the
inside rear wall of the tank, about 8 inches from the end, and 5
inches from the bottom. Yes, a very small defect, , but with 1/2 a ton
of water I want some reaasurance that all will be okay. I don't know
if it was there or not the last time the tank was full. Cosmetics
aside (barely noticable) is this okay?

Mark

IME if it doesnt leak, it doesnt matter. =P

HTH

Mort