Crack in my sump.....

[brotherd]

Can you take a phone pic? Any crack is serious.

[Coralgurl]

I've marked the end of the crack to see if it's actively moving.

[brotherd]

Weird. If the ato reservoir is empty I'd be inclined to bond a pane of glass on the inside of the crack. Definitely monitor it though. Wow, that's a tough call. Maybe Dave or someone has a better solution.

[Coralgurl]

If it moves, glass on the inside won't matter...it's empty right now, manually topping up. Will check in the am, add water and see what happens.

[dave_C]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I've marked the end of the crack to see if it's actively moving.

that is what we would call a run!if left it will keep expanding!

best is to cut a smaller piece of glass and silicone over it to preventing for expanding

[Coralgurl]

Do you any bits around dave that I could come grab from you this week?

[gregzz4]

I agree with a couple suggestions
Short of replacing the back pane, you'll need to drill the crack at it's end to stop it travelling
Then silicone a square of glass over the inside of the hole

Whatever you do, looks like you're pulling your sump out ( again )

[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I agree with a couple suggestions
Short of replacing the back pane, you'll need to drill the crack at it's end to stop it travelling
Then silicone a square of glass over the inside of the hole

Whatever you do, looks like you're pulling your sump out ( again )

Im going to try Dave's suggestion without drilling the crack, unless someone here knows how to. As the crack is on the outside, assume the silicone glass will go on the outside as well? I can't pull the sump out, everything will need to be done where it is. If the sump has to be removed, I'll shut the tank down altogether.

[gregzz4]

Maybe Dave means the added piece would help to stop the glass from bowing out and allowing the crack to spread more easily ?

Otherwise I see no benefit to it without drilling

Maybe he could explain it a bit more ?