I now know why it is a bad idea to put a huge investment like a reef in a classroom. The glass around my return bulkhead is cracked in not one but two places. I am guessing that one of the kids kicked the plumbing trying to look in the side. There was some salt creep coming out of the cracks and that is why I noticed it. How can I fix this? Should I scrap the extra space use the existing 55 as the sump and fuge or replace the fuge with another similar one? Here are some pics of the cracks and set up. Where is a reef doctor when I need one?
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Cracked glass on fuge HELP!
- Thread starter MuralReef
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Re: Cracked glass on fuge HELP!
Can you take the cracked sump out and pipe the 55 to the return pump? Looks like you have unions so might not be to bad. So long as you have powerheads and have 1 or 2 create surface agitation while you do that, you should be fine. Then be on the hunt for a new five, maybe a gray Rubbermaid trough might be best for your environment price wise and safety wise.
Can you take the cracked sump out and pipe the 55 to the return pump? Looks like you have unions so might not be to bad. So long as you have powerheads and have 1 or 2 create surface agitation while you do that, you should be fine. Then be on the hunt for a new five, maybe a gray Rubbermaid trough might be best for your environment price wise and safety wise.
Looking at the pictures, it looks like the crack is in the fuge, not the sump, and you have PVC going from the sump --> Fuge, and fuge --> sump. These joints/unions, also look like you can disconnect them pretty easily.
I also see the heaters in the sump, not the fuge, and it also looks like the overflow goes into the sump, and the pump returns the water from the sump too. If all of this is true, looking at your hardwood floor, I would think you could pull the fuge out pretty easily, and throw some end caps on the sump for now. Then you could build a new fuge as time permits.
I also see the heaters in the sump, not the fuge, and it also looks like the overflow goes into the sump, and the pump returns the water from the sump too. If all of this is true, looking at your hardwood floor, I would think you could pull the fuge out pretty easily, and throw some end caps on the sump for now. Then you could build a new fuge as time permits.