What should I do?

[kevchev515]

I've just noticed that the glass on the tank is scratched? First off, thoughts went through my head that it was a crack. But after investigating the scratch, I found that the outside still feels completly smooth (my finger nail won't get caught in the scratch) but inside the tank my finger nail does get caught.

Should this be a major concern for me?

Is there any way for me to repair or reinforce that spot?

Thanks in advance,

Kevin

 

[Anonymous]

hi.
Structually, I don't think a scratch will hurt. But if you make a impact to the glass, you may get it to crack along the scratch more easily. (Without the scratch, it probably going to be broke anyway...)

Cosmatically, it may not be a good thing. All my tanks are acrylics, so I am used to seeing scratches. But glass scratch is more difficult to repair. You need to drain the tank and use Os. oxide to polish the scratch. Hard work. Good luck.

 

[Mouse]

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Cosmatically, it may not be a good thing.

Yea, if Saturn lines up with Uranus id say your in for some mopping

 

[SPC]

Posted by Mouse:
Yea, if Saturn lines up with Uranus id say your in for some mopping

-Uh, who's Saturn?

Steve

 

[danmhippo]

Where is Uranus?

 

[Anonymous]

hi.

I meant "cosmetically"

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who's Saturn?

Father of Zeus/Jupiter, but later found to be a Roman, and not a Greek.

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Where is Uranus

At the end of my colon?!?

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[whusband]

i have a glass tank, and every so often i'll get a scratch on the inside when using the algae magnet (a larger sand particle will sometimes jump in between the scraper and the glass when going along the bottom). anyway, i wouldn't worry about it. i've had a few scratches in my tank for 2 years w/ no problems -- merely a cosmetic issue IMHO

 

[kevchev515]

Thanks, I didn't really think that anything would be wrong, but... i didn't really want to take a chance and have something horribly wrong happen.

Thanks again!

Kevin