Rebuilding 265 gallon

[kamikaziechameleon]

Our tank visibly moves too much in the joints. As such any fix will be a bandaid until we rebuild it. Haven't been able to gather enough able bodied men to pursue the reconstruction. If your tank isn't literally falling apart like ours just redue the inner silicone.

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[ChefBrian75]

I have a guy offering to sell me a 265, with stand and hood, very nice looking. Wants $350 but the tank leaks. Should I buy it or pass?

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

Well we got ours for 200, I would say 200 is fair as its allot of labor to move and work on it.

 

[fishmanbob87]

have you considered building a plywood tank and using one of the glass panels for it?? resealing big glass tanks can really be a pain in the ass. i did 4 old 125 gallons with my father when he set up his hatchery. but we ordered new plastic braces for the top and bottoms of the tank, and used 90 degree clamps to hold everything in place along with some good old erwin squeeze clamps

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

I wouldn't mind doing a plywood tank but it would take longer flat out to do than rebuilding the 265 just glass and silicone.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

So we finally tore the darn thing apart, was a real chore and the guitar string we used kept snapping. The design is to use the front panel on a plywood build and use the rest of the glass to make another 15" tall stock tank that has a footprint of 84 x 24.