Fluval evo tank chip

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Hi all,

I got a brand new fluval evo 13.5, from a shop three weeks ago. Today, I had my hand randomly at the bottom corner to check something when I scratched it. Then, I realized a piece of glass came loose. I did not hit or damage this - it must have been like this. I spent a lot of money to get this started, and I don’t have the ability to buy anything else to replace it. It already has a clown and water in it.

I feel stick to my stomach. I don’t know what to do, and whether this will leak. When I put my finger in, the corner is not that deep. My apologies for the bad photos, it was hard taking them

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It’s sort of hard to see in the pictures, plus the design on the tank.

The safest thing to do would be replace it.

That said, I did have a similar crack/chip on a 7 gallon tank that was fine.
 
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It’s sort of hard to see in the pictures, plus the design on the tank.

The safest thing to do would be replace it.

That said, I did have a similar crack/chip on a 7 gallon tank that was fine.
Yeah it was quite hard to take the photo. I don't think I could replace it, as I spent all my money basically buying what I needed. I think at this point I would just leave the hobby altogether (I took a break and just started again).

The chip itself is not deep, maybe a cm in. Would expoxy work?
 

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