Tank chip seriousness

[Sam7]

this spot

 

[Jack_soho]

photo doesn’t really help but i am sitting next to it and using my fingernail and the scratch is starting to buffet out

 

[Sam7]

this spot

looks cracked to me

 

[Jack_soho]

this spot

looks cracked to me

was able to completely remove the scratch

 

[Sam7]

as long as you feel good and convinced its all that matters

 

[Boxed Fish]

petco has tanks 50% off still, shouldn't cost more than 150/200. if your handy you can replace the glass as well. alot of YouTube vids on that

 

[UncommonSense]

looks cracked to me

If it was a true fracture, light would glint off it inside the glass pane from the angle this photo was taken from:

(Yellow is the scratch, blue is the expected area where you’d see the crack, inside the glass pane… there’s no visible defect there!)

 

[Sam7]

If it was a true fracture, light would glint off it inside the glass pane from the angle this photo was taken from:

(Yellow is the scratch, blue is the expected area where you’d see the crack, inside the glass pane… there’s no visible defect there!)

Im no expert and its not me that needs convincing

 

[Jack_soho]

looks cracked to me

If it was a true fracture, light would glint off it inside the glass pane from the angle this photo was taken from:

(Yellow is the scratch, blue is the expected area where you’d see the crack, inside the glass pane… there’s no visible defect there!)

Thanks for all of you guys help, what should i do if i would like to keep the tank? lol

 

[Sam7]

Long as your happen with it , you can do as you wish

 

[Dom]

I'd be a bit reluctant to use it this way.

The chip itself doesn't seem bad, but with water pressure from filling the tank, I'd be concerned that a crack may develop and travel across the glass.

 

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When in doubt, throw it out. The cost of repairs and your time from saltwater flooding your floors vastly outweigh the cost of replacing a tank, not even counting the the lives and health of your livestock yet.

The most visually obvious part of your chip is a clamshell (for liability purposes I cannot say is fine), but, like many other commenters have pointed out, the base seems to have a fracture as well. That could grow into something larger.

 

[Jack_soho]

I'd be a bit reluctant to use it this way.

The chip itself doesn't seem bad, but with water pressure from filling the tank, I'd be concerned that a crack may develop and travel across the glass.

Ok thanks, should i just leave it filled and then pivot from there?

 

[Boxed Fish]

Ok thanks, should i just leave it filled and then pivot from there?

if your going to pivot then pivot before you make the bad decision not after just a thought

 

[Marco_99]

Old used basic plastic framed tank… move on from it and sell it as a reptile tank. A few fish or handful of corals alone you’d have in it are worth more than the tank

 

[Bitter old man]

Ok thanks, should i just leave it filled and then pivot from there?

Almost everybody has said it’s a no go. Do what you want.

 

[Jack_soho]

Thanks yall!! again really appreciate the community for coming n clutch lol

 

[Dom]

Ok thanks, should i just leave it filled and then pivot from there?

Leaving it filled for a long term test isn't a bad idea. But how long is long enough?

I just noticed something in this picture. If you look at the bottom corner where the plastic frame is, it appears to have been packed with some silicon, which leaves me to feel this tank may have had a leak issue with the previous owner. Can you post a few high-res pics of the full tank? I'd like to get a closer look at the general condition of the whole tank..