So i bought a 29 gallon tank with stand on craigslist for 100 bucks, came with biowheel 200, 3 power heads, heather, 2 brand new aerators, air stones, tubing, hood, light.
Bought it yesterday, cleaned the tank and items today and repainted the stand. Filled the tank up and put it on a piece of dry cardboard to see if there was any leaks. NO LEAKS! Good news.
Bad news... I didn't notice until it was filled up that there was a chip in the corner, as if someone hit it while moving a chair or something. It does NOT leak, however, do i risk it, should i be fine, or should i just make that corner the back of the tank and glob some aquarium sealant around the area just to make sure? I've included pictures. From one side it looks like it might be all the way through, but from the other side it looks like its only halfway through. The seller was a rich guy in a giant house, who had to upgrade to a giant tank and he said it held water, and he "seemed" honest and I had no reason to not believe him. He said the only reason he took down was to upgrade....
(the cardboard is wet right there but thats from my daughter playing in it, i wiped it and it dried in 2 minutes and has been dry since. Its been full for 3 hours now with no leaks)
what do you guys think?
Bought it yesterday, cleaned the tank and items today and repainted the stand. Filled the tank up and put it on a piece of dry cardboard to see if there was any leaks. NO LEAKS! Good news.
Bad news... I didn't notice until it was filled up that there was a chip in the corner, as if someone hit it while moving a chair or something. It does NOT leak, however, do i risk it, should i be fine, or should i just make that corner the back of the tank and glob some aquarium sealant around the area just to make sure? I've included pictures. From one side it looks like it might be all the way through, but from the other side it looks like its only halfway through. The seller was a rich guy in a giant house, who had to upgrade to a giant tank and he said it held water, and he "seemed" honest and I had no reason to not believe him. He said the only reason he took down was to upgrade....
(the cardboard is wet right there but thats from my daughter playing in it, i wiped it and it dried in 2 minutes and has been dry since. Its been full for 3 hours now with no leaks)
what do you guys think?
