Need advice on used tank!

[fishmomma]

I recently posted asking for help on resealing my 55 used tank. Now that I have gotten all the old silicone out I noticed a label under the bottom panel of glass that says the tank was made in 1989!! I purchased the tank, stand, hood, light, and old filters for $100. The seller told me it was about 10 years old! More like 20+ years old! ALso I have noticed that the bottom has a lot more scratches than I originally thought. I can even see a few small chips.

So is it worth it to reseal the tank? Is there a way I can reinforce the bottom? Or should I just by a new tank to go with my stand and hood? What would you do?

 

[bigbird]

It is an issue of

1. Can you afford a new tank , i do not know how expensive they are in the USA
or
2. you can reseal and even place another piece of glass on the bottom on top of the old one.

In my view for piece of mind and also I do not have the skill to reseal properly, I would buy a new tank. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[fishmomma]

Thanks for the reply. I can afford a new tank, but first I'm going to look into finding a piece of glass to reinforce the bottom. Hope this works out!

 

[Irene0100]

sounds fair advice. maybe repair it and keep for emergency spare or extra qt, then buy a new one for the fish?

 

[fishmomma]

Thanks all. Picked up a brand new glass tank yestersday. Will be resealing the old one and selling it to someone who wants to use it for a reptile or something.

 

[Jackson]

Thanks all. Picked up a brand new glass tank yestersday. Will be resealing the old one and selling it to someone who wants to use it for a reptile or something.

This is exactly what I would of done. No need to risk it and end up with a really expensive mess.