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So today, after two weeks of waiting for the seller to ship, on my doorstep was a big old package for me. My heart sank when I picked it up and heard the broken pieces inside shift. It was my $30 (including shipping) 10 gallon metaframe that I won on ebay :'(.
I opened the bubble wrapped aquarium just enough to see that TWO of the glass sides were shattered. I'm very sad. I was excited because the tank was so cheap to begin with and was leak-free, but now I'm afraid I have an expensive project on my hands.
I haven't heard back from the seller yet, but I'm assuming he/she is not going to want me to reship this shattered package back to him. I don't want to throw it out because I don't have the heart. So how do I fix this?
I know I can find somewhere to get glass cut for me (any suggestions on a place that would do this would be great), but I need to know a few things:
Do I need a specific thickness of glass?
Am I going to be able to pick from different clarities, or is that a dream?
Should I look for the tar sealant that was used in these vintage, slate-bottom aquariums? Or should I just do as I've heard before and cover the slate with glass and use silicone all around?
And should I replace the other two sides too? Or am I just being picky about things matching?
and for the sake of my sanity, whyyyyy is nothing ever as easy as it should be in this hobby?
I opened the bubble wrapped aquarium just enough to see that TWO of the glass sides were shattered. I'm very sad. I was excited because the tank was so cheap to begin with and was leak-free, but now I'm afraid I have an expensive project on my hands.
I haven't heard back from the seller yet, but I'm assuming he/she is not going to want me to reship this shattered package back to him. I don't want to throw it out because I don't have the heart. So how do I fix this?
I know I can find somewhere to get glass cut for me (any suggestions on a place that would do this would be great), but I need to know a few things:
Do I need a specific thickness of glass?
Am I going to be able to pick from different clarities, or is that a dream?
Should I look for the tar sealant that was used in these vintage, slate-bottom aquariums? Or should I just do as I've heard before and cover the slate with glass and use silicone all around?
And should I replace the other two sides too? Or am I just being picky about things matching?
and for the sake of my sanity, whyyyyy is nothing ever as easy as it should be in this hobby?