Plastic Trim And No More Nails

[coldcazzie]

I have my eye on a tank on ebay, it's an unfinished project - the sealant is a bit unslightly and there are a few chips on the edges of the glass (on the outside) so putting a bit of trim around the outside edges would cover the ugly bits and also protect from little fingers.

1. would I be able to use either wood trim designed to go around floors or plastic trim designed to go around windows?

2. could I stick it on with no more nails? That stuff is magic, but I wouldn't want to make the tank uninhabitable.

 

[plecostomus-mad]

I have my eye on a tank on ebay, it's an unfinished project - the sealant is a bit unslightly and there are a few chips on the edges of the glass (on the outside) so putting a bit of trim around the outside edges would cover the ugly bits and also protect from little fingers.

1. would I be able to use either wood trim designed to go around floors or plastic trim designed to go around windows?

2. could I stick it on with no more nails? That stuff is magic, but I wouldn't want to make the tank uninhabitable.

i did the same to a tank but i used aquarium silicone. much safer as this can be usedinside the aquarium once cured. so plastic or wood is really personal preference, but use aquarium silicone

 

[coldcazzie]

Right, aquarium silicone it is - that's what I thought, but thought I'd check

 

[OldMan47]

Hi there Cazzie. I am a bit more skeptical than pleco-mad.
If I see an arrangement that is not acceptable as is, I start trying to figure out what else might end up costing me. Let's face it. The end point on a purchase is that whatever you did not consider becomes your problem. Is the unsightly material something that must be dealt with or its it merely cosmetic? This is something you must answer for yourself. Are the glass chips big enough to constitute a problem aside from the aesthetic aspect? If they are, you may be facing a glass panel replacement. The "No more Nails" option is very real but is not something I would rely in to make my decision. If the current condition of that tank is not very tempting to you, don't follow it any further. I don't know how many times I have acted on the moment and thought that something would work out just to find that I used an inadequate method to evaluate the thing I was considering. I do know it happens less often each day now.

 

[coldcazzie]

While glass chips wouldn't bother me if it was just me - my children love the fishtank and I don't want to risk them cutting themselves.

I am also considering the option of building a wooden lined tank instead of buying one - partly because there's less bits that could be broken by children and partly because I can tailor the size/shape to the spot I have in mind for it.

The more I think about it, the more I like this second option more and more.