my 10G broke and i need soem help

[daudy_dojo]

i have a 10G that is completely un fixable... SOOO i was wanting to take that black rim off of it any idears as to how to do this... cut im stuck well any help will be greatly appreciated!

im gonna use the glass to make a 5G so i can get a FW dwarf puffer

 

[quintessential]

Its only glued on but a bummer to get off.
It normally falls off after a few years, I know thats no help to you now but all I can suggest is brute force.

 

[daudy_dojo]

k ... so i have a hammer and a screw driver... think it'll work?!?! and what are the dimensions for a 5G??

 

[OohFeeshy]

What kind of shape are you after? Rectangular? Cubular? Spherical ?

 

[daudy_dojo]

rectangle i want it to be a lil tall and a lil wide... im thinking of going for a 6 gallon or 7gallon and umm well the extra glass for a hood

 

[quintessential]

Wasn't thinking of amything as drastic as a hammer. More like a wallpaper scraper up in between the glass and the pvc, it should work.

Any way why is it un fixable ?

 

[OohFeeshy]

A 7 gallon iisss.... 18x10x10 methinks. Thats inches The best way to work out dimensions os to take the max. space you have lengthwise than work the rest out from there

 

[daudy_dojo]

cool ok

 

[ncjharris]

be VERY careful working with glass. I know this from experience.

I would suggest a thick pair of gloves, and eye protection.

How are you planning to cut the glass?

Oh, also a little tip - for removing anything stuck to glass - spray hair spray under it (if you can) and that should melt the adhesive. Remember to give it a good clean after, before you add the fish.

 

[daudy_dojo]

here is the un-fixable tank

 

[RYO]

Eeeer yup thats broke

 

[daudy_dojo]

yea i know here is another picture

 

[quintessential]

Yep I rekon that could be considered as broke .

 

[daudy_dojo]

what will dissolve silicon or atleast help me get it off... cause i have the black rim off i just need to get the glass apart

 

[MAM]

Razorblade did the trick for me. Managed to get all the silicone off AND amazingly enough, manage to NOT cut my fingers open.