Chipped New Tank

[sdjoe]

I accidentally chipped my new tank doing a water change. The chip is on the front, outside, rim of the tank. I contacted the manufacturer and they said the chip won’t impact the tank’s integrity, but aesthetically looks terrible! I’m sick over doing this. Any ideas on what I could do? I’m not sure I could stare at this every day for the next several years.

 

[SudzFD]

I accidentally chipped my new tank doing a water change. The chip is on the front, outside, rim of the tank. I contacted the manufacturer and they said the chip won’t impact the tank’s integrity, but aesthetically looks terrible! I’m sick over doing this. Any ideas on what I could do? I’m not sure I could stare at this every day for the next several years.

Could you add a plastic trim piece. Kind of like a traditional aquarium? Something like that to hide it? It’s a bummer, like when I scratched my new acrylic tank with a piece of sand in my algae scrubber.

 

[Hydrored]

@Joe Glass Cages any idea on a filler or anything? Maybe a trim?

@sdjoe i’m actually really curious how you chipped it like that?

 

[Vested]

Aww man that really sucks, definitely will be fine structurally but I get what you mean with looking at it everyday

 

[sdjoe]

@Hydrored It really was dumb on my part. I was using a glass pitcher to transfer fresh saltwater into the tank because the pump I bought for water changes wasn’t strong enough. I bumped the edge and this was the result.

 

[Ghost25]

Live with it or sell it and buy a new tank.

I cracked my Water box 20 Cube within the first month. It sucked but I sold it cheap and bought a new one.

 

[Vagabond]

I accidentally chipped my new tank doing a water change. The chip is on the front, outside, rim of the tank. I contacted the manufacturer and they said the chip won’t impact the tank’s integrity, but aesthetically looks terrible! I’m sick over doing this. Any ideas on what I could do? I’m not sure I could stare at this every day for the next several years.

Not sure if their's anything that can be done to fix that.I scratched my new reefer 170 while doing the aquascape.Somebody wrote on here that once you get corals growing and building a beautiful reef,it won't bother you as much.Hope that's the case for you.

 

[workhz]

Can you zoom out to just have some perspective on how much of a visual issue take is? Also, how big is the tank?

I’m pretty ocd about this kind of stuff but I’d just completely try to hide it with some plastic trim or maybe even a sticker.

If we’re talking a 100-200 dollar tank that isn’t full of stuff then I’d swap it.

 

[sdjoe]

@workhz It’s a Waterbox 90. Chip is about the size of a penny. It’s not huge but of course in a super visible spot. I may just need to live with it but hate the idea of stocking the tank and then having this drive me nuts for the life of the tank. I’m pretty OCD about this type of thing too.

Thanks all for the ideas! I’m going to look into some sort of trim.

 

[SudzFD]

@workhz It’s a Waterbox 90. Chip is about the size of a penny. It’s not huge but of course in a super visible spot. I may just need to live with it but hate the idea of stocking the tank and then having this drive me nuts for the life of the tank. I’m pretty OCD about this type of thing too.

Thanks all for the ideas! I’m going to look into some sort of trim.

A clear plastic piece like this would likely hide it while keeping the same look.

 

[Joe Glass Cages]

@Joe Glass Cages any idea on a filler or anything? Maybe a trim?

@sdjoe i’m actually really curious how you chipped it like that?

oh my... this is tough. @sdjoe so sorry for this mishap. ouch.

I am not aware of any type of cosmetic fix. if this happens in the shop, we rebuild or replace. no repairs.

Just thinking out loud here, Safelite? maybe they could offer up a filler of some type. I have seen them do this one windshields. Just a thought. dont laugh at me......wish I could offer up more.

 

[workhz]

You have a cleaning magnet? Just put it there

 

[MichaelP]

I did the same thing on my custom rimless 150g when I set it up. It sucks but what I found overtime is that you get splashes/water and salt creep marks along the top and it tends to blend in.

so I don’t think you will notice it once it has been setup and running for a while

 

[3429810]

You have a cleaning magnet? Just put it there

Just like putting a picture over a hole in a wall lol.

 

[Tamberav]

Custom lid that adds bit of a rim? Or a canopy?

 

[landlubber]

@Hydrored It really was dumb on my part. I was using a glass pitcher to transfer fresh saltwater into the tank because the pump I bought for water changes wasn’t strong enough. I bumped the edge and this was the result.

oh man. that's a tough one!
i don't have a solution short of either replacing the front panel of glass or replacing the display.
for next time, if the pump isn't pulling the water a little siphon to start the pull goes a long way.

 

[3429810]

Would you be able to get a black piece of acrylic cut to fit as a rim around the tank? You could attach it to the side of the lid or make a way for it to hang on the tank rim. I don’t think that would look to bad either.

 

[Mountain Reefer]

Exact same thing happened to me while setting up Red Sea 3XXL - using glass measuring cup no less. It really upset me at the time, even considered replacing tank. Fast forward two years, and until I read this post I had forgotten about it. As other post have said, with salt creep, water line marks, and coraline algea every were, it becomes part of the background. You wont notice it no matter how much it catches your eye now.

 

[Jekyl]

Put a bandaid on it

 

[sdjoe]

You have a cleaning magnet? Just put it there

Perfect