texasean Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I bought a 40 breeder this weekend from the PetCo dollar per gallon sale and immediately brought it to Shane at Fishy Business to have drilled. He did a great job drilling it and installing bulkheads and had it completed within a day. I brought it home and as I was carrying it upstairs in my house I bumped it against the wall and heard a loud crack. UhOh! The tank wasn't even inside my house for more than a minute and it is cracked completely through the glass and essentially worthless. No one to blame except myself... I guess a real build thread is off in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michae52 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very Sorry to hear that. I was over at Shane's buying some live rock this afternoon and I saw your tank. Looked like a very good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 That sucks bad! I am sure shane will work with you to get another breeder drilled and setup. He did the overflows on my breeder, Did a great job. And a really nice guy... If the sale is over or you cant find another breeder I have 2 brand new ones sitting in my garage. $44 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Man, I hit my 90's bulkhead bringing it in the house too, luckly I only broke the bulkhead and not the glass. Just now when he drilled my 200g, I told him to leave the elbows from the bulkheads off until I got it in the house for that exact reason. Good luck man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I always leave the bulkheads off the tank for just this reason. I have cracked tanks before. It sucks. Glass is extremely strong and fragile at the same time. Be careful not to drop anything on a bulkhead after the tank is installed. One wayward item dropped behind the tank can cause the same damage. I like to use hayward bulkheads when possible. They are larger and made of a different material that is more durable than the black plastic bulkheads. Because of the greater clamping area they are easier to tighten securely and are less prone to sideways movement that can cause a crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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