Deep scratch

[ReefPup]

Hello I was laying out my rock in my tank to help visualize how I want to cement it together. We'll on of my stacks fell over and put a deep scratch in the middle of the front of the tank. It is deep enough my finger nail catches on it. What can I do or am I just out of luck.

 

[piranhaman00]

Glass= no solution ,

Acrylic= polish it out

Can you make the front the back?

Also , full of water may hide it significantly.

 

[JayM]

I’ve used superglue to drastically reduce how obvious such scratches are.

 

[BristleWormHater]

On the front panel ooof sorry man

 

[Kodski]

I've seen people use those windshield crack fillers to fill in the scratch when its been a dry tank. Seemed to work fairly decent. I'd give it a shot at least.

Edit: Something like this that cures with UV light. You put a piece of plastic over the scratch to flatten the epoxy out and then use a little UV light to set it stiff enough to cut the excess off flush with a razor blade. Then cure it fully with the UV light.

 

[ReefPup]

Glass= no solution ,

Acrylic= polish it out

Can you make the front the back?

Also , full of water may hide it significantly.

No it is a fluval flex 32.5 with the bowfront. So the front is the front, it is glass.

 

[ReefPup]

I've seen people use those windshield crack fillers to fill in the scratch when its been a dry tank. Seemed to work fairly decent. I'd give it a shot at least.

Edit: Something like this that cures with UV light. You put a piece of plastic over the scratch to flatten the epoxy out and then use a little UV light to set it stiff enough to cut the excess off flush with a razor blade. Then cure it fully with the UV light.

It's on the inside is that safe for the animals?

 

[Kodski]

It's on the inside is that safe for the animals?

I mean once its completely cured it should be totally inert.

 

[ReefPup]

I've seen people use those windshield crack fillers to fill in the scratch when its been a dry tank. Seemed to work fairly decent. I'd give it a shot at least.

Edit: Something like this that cures with UV light. You put a piece of plastic over the scratch to flatten the epoxy out and then use a little UV light to set it stiff enough to cut the excess off flush with a razor blade. Then cure it fully with the UV light.

Also for some reason I can't see the link you shared.

 

[Kodski]

Also for some reason I can't see the link you shared.

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