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Old 10-02-2010, 10:25 PM
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Hate to hear this...

Are there any signs of settling or movement with your stand or flooring?

If you have concerns about further glass failure, can you lower the water level to reduce stress on the tank until you have a solution?

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Old 10-02-2010, 10:53 PM
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Well, the manufacture is comeing over to Vancouver next week and will bring some cut glass with him. That's fastes than I can get the glass cut locally so I'll drop the water level and laminate another brace over top of the old one

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Old 10-02-2010, 11:06 PM
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Jason, do you have access to one of those laser levels?
The one I am thinking of shoots a red horizontal line on the wall.
If you use one of these you could set it up so that you measure up to the line on all 4 corners and the middle to check for level. A lot more accurate than a bubble level.
I have access to one, if need be PM me
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Old 10-03-2010, 06:27 AM
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The other option is to silicone on 2 thinner plieces of glass instead of one 1/2" piece. 7mm strips would be cheap. I have a bunch of 1/4" plate glass from windows you can have to cut up for free if you want.

There's a local glass shop near my place that would probably cut what you need for $20 max., probably even $10, out of my 1/4". If you let me know how big a piece you need for both breaks, I can see about getting them to cut my glass for you.

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