Snapped Brace On 400l Jewel...

[TheRedDarren]

hi guys, i'm posting this on behalf of my mate...

He recently bought a jewel rio 400 second hand, it looked fine to begin with, but recently one of the braces at the top has snapped and now there is a wicked bow in the front of the tank! it seems to be sticking out a good 1/2 inch or so.
We've braced it with a builders brace for now while we figure the best way of fixing it. The main problem is the tank is heavily stocked with a lot of cichlids and we have no where to house them temporarily to empty the tank!

So the question is...

Has anyone had this problem before and how did you fix it? Can we simply brace it while we silicon the original brace back in?

Thankyou, D.

 

[Scrappaman]

Try posting in the DIY section of the forums mate, will prolly get a more helpful response there.

 

[aaronc]

In short no. I wouldn't take the risk. If you start putting pressure on the front of the glass you could have issues.

My advice would be to buy a load plastic crates, from wilkos or homebase etc and house the fish, and the water in these temporarily, they always come in handy anyway.

Then fix it properly, ie replace the brace or silicone/bolt/glue extra support onto it.

The DIY section would be a good place to ask, as those guys build their own tanks etc and are used to this.

HTH

Aaron

 

[TheRedDarren]

ahh ok thanks a lot guys.