crack in stock tank

[mchartier]

came home yesterday to a wet basment floor. i found a crack in my rubbermaid stock tank. i marked the beginning and end to see if it increases. but what would you recommend to repair this, silocon, epoxy, fiberglass? it is about an inch long running horizontal. i will try to get a pic

 

[stingythingy45]

came home yesterday to a wet basment floor. i found a crack in my rubbermaid stock tank. i marked the beginning and end to see if it increases. but what would you recommend to repair this, silocon, epoxy, fiberglass? it is about an inch long running horizontal. i will try to get a pic

Wow,
Why would a stock tank crack?They're built really rugged.
I'm not sure how you'd repair something like that with it being toxic to the critters in the tank.

 

[JayM]

they're cheap enough...change it.

if you need one to borrow, I have a spare I bought as a plan for my move, LMK

 

[UncleJT]

Yup, replace the tank. Any attempt at trying to repair this will be for not.

 

[mchartier]

Jay thanks for the offer. I am going to upgrade from the 70 to the 100 so I have more room. Right now I have the water level below the crack so I am safe for now and it does not appear to be growing.

Need more room in the sump


Here is the crack.

 

[pillowfish]

Ouch, to hear..Do you know how or why it may have cracked? Was it new/used? I figured those things to be basically bullet-proof.

 

[marco67]

I'd have to agree with replace but if it were an emergency and I was forced to repair it I think I would try to "weld" it using a soldering iron.

 

[marco67]

Cool check this out,

I should have known ...if it's been done it's on Google and now nearly as assuredly on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuA6d49Z7Rc

 

[mchartier]

thanks thats a cool video. Its really not an emergency, there is just rock, sand and water so far in the tank.. The stock tank was new, I am not sure if the crack was there to begin with our not. I am trying to find a 100 gal to replace it to give me more room for the skimmer container and more rock in the sump.