HELP!!!! my tank broke

[dm3475]

I have a 68 bow front and I was moving the tank and the bottom broke does anybody know how to fix this if I have a new piece cut please pm me

[Regalblue]

Broke?  Glass? Trim? Seal?
Time to set that 90 back up

[linuxrulesusa]

Bowfront's probably going to be expensive and/or a pain to get a piece the right size as well as to reseal...might do better looking at a standard rectangular tank.  Again, like Blair said, we need to know what exactly broke before making any suggestions.

[dm3475]

It was the complete bottom, i was moving I told my wife to hold it and well she let go and shattered the boot becuase it landed on a kids toy

[RichE]

take of the trim and remove all remaining glass on the bottom.

As dan said getting the exact size shape and cut will be expensive since each manufacture is a little different.

If you do get one you could try great lakes aquarium in warren/madison heights.

On a rectangular tank anything over a 20 gallon usually has a tempered bottom to prevent this from happening

Sorry to hear about your mis hap

[four_by_ken]

If you do get one you could try great lakes aquarium in warren/madison heights.

They might be able to get you the glass... but I am pretty certain they will not reseal the tank. 

[dm3475]

thanks guys but I just spoke with great lakes and they said that its trash cant cut bow fronts so looks like 90 here I come. It was the fluval vicenza 260 bow too this sucks but it is wha it is

[linuxrulesusa]

thanks guys but I just spoke with great lakes and they said that its trash cant cut bow fronts so looks like 90 here I come. It was the fluval vicenza 260 bow too this sucks but it is wha it is

Bummer.  That's the kicker with those custom style tanks...look really cool but hard to get parts/fix.  If my Fluval Chi ever breaks, I'm not fixing it.

[dm3475]

definetly, it was like one of my first tanks but if I had known thar I could get a 250 same price I would have went with that, it was a $1300 aquarium but all well you live and learn

[Regalblue]

Make a wood bottom for it & Craigslist as a reptile enclosure.....  Maybe you can recoup some cash

[four_by_ken]

Make a wood bottom for it & Craigslist as a reptile enclosure.....  Maybe you can recoup some cash

Now thats a damn good idea.

[scifisarah]

That's one of the reasons I sold our vicenza 260 after having it only a few weeks and just went with a 75 gallon on an oak stand. Very pretty setup but was scared of something going wrong. Better luck next time. 

[danielratti]

On a rectangular tank anything over a 20 gallon usually has a tempered bottom to prevent this from happening

Marineland has a series of tanks that has tanks that are non-tempered bottoms. They kinda suck for what they are we had 3 in the store and they have a lifetime warranty on them only if you buy one of there stands to go with it.

Seeing that the bottom of the tanks are drilled it cannot be tempered since the tempered glass with shatter when drilled. The 260's are a poor design. I have heard a lot of people complain about the bottoms breaking for no reason.

[theoryguru]

On the bright side no major water damage, no fish lost, no one hurt, and you get a new tank. 
Only casualty it your wallet.