richmckee Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I bought a pretty expensive sump last year to go with my 60 gallon cube. One of the inner seams that attaches to the midpoint of the outside wall has started to come unglued. The outside seams of the sump are sealed for now, but now that this one seam is loose, the outer wall bowes out more. I'm going to brace the side of the sump that is bowing out with something for the time being. I'm concerned that the additional stress is going to rip an outside seam and catastrophe will ensue. Am I on the clock to change out the sump? Also, are sumps supposed to be this janky? I paid 200 bucks for something to hold 12 gallons of water, I would think that it would last a LONG TIME. Is this something I should bring up to the LFS if it's less than a year old or are sumps just a crapshoot? Thanks for the help. Here is a really blurry photo of what's going on. [ATTACH]12072[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 "I bought a pretty expensive sump last year to go with my 60 gallon cube. One of the inner seams that attaches to the midpoint of the outside wall has started to come unglued. The outside seams of the sump are sealed for now, but now that this one seam is loose, the outer wall bowes out more." This has happened to me too. Mine was from grabbing in that area and trying to move the sump while full.DOH! Can't really tell what's going on from the picture. But if it were me I would pick a day (very soon) take it out and re-glue it with Weld-on Cement Maybe #16. Here is a link. http://www.ipscorp.com/assembly/acrylic Should be able to find it pretty easy. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Can't tell from the pic. Is the bowing happening on the outside walls of the sump? I am assuming this is acrylic? What is the thickness of the acrylic/glass? Yah 200 is a bit much for a 12gal sump. I bought an acrylic 20gal sump for $45 brand new. Anything that holds water can be used as a sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmckee Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 yeah....i got hosed on the sump and all my initial starting gear. Could have got the same setup for half (or less) if I would have gone on the forum first. Anyway, it's made of acrylic and I'm pretty sure it's 1/4" I have some stuff that I got from TAP plastics that should do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Yah just reglue it. Thats one of the good things about acrylic! And being a sump, it doesn't have to look perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rich, I would assume that you are going to empty your sump before you do the fix? Weld-On is quite toxic, but dries in a snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmckee Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 yes I am going to switch out sumps entirely, but thanks for the warning. Going to just use a (12" tall) x(40" wide) x (56" long) reservoir I have that is just taking up space. It'll make for a great frag tank as well. The sad part is that this gigantic reservoir was only 140 when I bought it and is 10X more useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I would imagine that the fanta-stic (just a guess) shop you originally purchased the sump from might be willing to give you store credit if you bring it back to them. It'd be worth a shot at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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