Faux sandbed test...

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Chin_Lee

i believe that tank cracked due to, in part, lack of support for the bottom pane and hole placements for the overflow. nobody else ever had it cracked

I recall reading about a few now, two of them were under 50 gal (one was a 20) but I am not sure if it was the same kinda stuff.

Steve

[mr_alberta]

I think it was caused by the heat generated by the curing epoxy and the expanding glass that shattered those tanks IIRC. I think the big tank that broke belonged to a guy in Winapeg.

[Invigor]

Originally Posted by mr_alberta

I think the big tank that broke belonged to a guy in Winapeg.

that's the one I'm thinkin of.

[Skimmerking]

yes it belonged to Hgtv guy//


Doug did the same thing with his 170 or 90 gal looked really good too...

[StirCrazy]

I think it depends on the type of epoxy, some have higher rates of shrinkage than others when curing.

Steve

[prosnow]

turned out pretty decent, prob shouldnt have mixed up so much, but w.e. def doing it in my tank.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/DSC02620.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/DSC02621.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/DSC02619.jpg

[Funky_Fish14]

30Sq. Feet would be the coverage with a very thin layer(like, less than 1/8th inch).

I used something called Envirotex-Lite from Home-Hardware.

I recall one guy's tank broke because before the epoxy was fully cured(it was hard, but still generating some heat), he poured cold tap-water in for a water test and it cracked.

Chris

[Richard_Dicosimo]

i can just imagine the look on my face if that happend to me.
:O :O :O ............ uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ............................fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u

Richard

[prosnow]

and picture the look of my face... if that happened to my new cube....