Tank On Skip-Worth Salvaging?

[ellena]

So I found a tank on the skip at work. 36"x15"x12". One bottom corner has been damaged, I think when it was put on the skip as the broken glass was still there. It's crushed and through to the silicon. It had a few inches of water in and held that OK, but not sure if it would hold a full tank. Couple of pics below-what do you think?

 

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yeah i think its worth trying to fix up.

 

[iffles]

i would try to patch it up with some silicon and fill with water to check for any leaks. if it passes leak checks, clean it up a bit

 

[shelaghfishface]

i think you need to get busy with the silicone and enjoy your new tank.. great find!

 

[ellena]

Cool, so I just need to get as much silicon on there as I can?
I'll give that a go next week. I don't want the tank for myself-I already have one almost as big that's waiting to be set up next year if I haven't gone off fishkeeping by then! (I am little miss fickle )
I'll clean it up and try and sell it

There's a big bag of that lovely fluorescent pink and dark green gravel mix too, if anyone wants it?

 

[Honeythorn]

Even if it won't hold a full tank of water, you could always turn it into a paludarium and have half water half terrestrial. The lower half of the tank looks ok so a Paludarium would almost certainly work I think ( if the full tank doesn't)

You could get a really nice amazon river feel to it with roots going into the water from the terrestrial side ect.

 

[llamalord305]

Ooh yeah, thats a great idea. Check out Mikaila's topic.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/299005-5gal-paludarium-build-thread/

 

[Honeythorn]

I was going to use my 3 gallon for a normal shrimp tank but I'm tempted to make it into a small shrimp paludarium!!!! I have lots of moss and other bog/damp loving plants like Liverworts in a terrestrial mini glass greenhouse on the windowsill.....

Oh no my brain has gone mad now.....I could just have one corner for "land" though it would need to be quite high up ...I have a HOB filter I could maybe modify....