Small crack in fish tank

[Fun_Bucket]

I recently picked up a cheap 2nd hand fish tank and stand. There was a small crack in the corner of the front panel but at first glance it wasn't all the way through and i thought it had some silican on it. I filled the tank and it held water fine, but i didn't notice any water coming from the crack.

Anyways i moved the tank inside and began to fill it with the hose. Only then when the tank was completely dry on the outside did i notice that the crack was actually leaking. I've never repaired a tank before, so i just applied some silican to both sides of the crack.

Is this all i need to do to stop the leak, or should i be replacing the whole front panel? The crack is pretty much hair line, and is about 4 cm long and close to the corner.

Thanks to anyone who can help advise me.

[TVR-190]

Duct tape .

[Fun_Bucket]

Hey mate, new car i see finally off the P's then. You didn't own the VX for very long.

[Darren_L]

can you use one of those windscreen repair kits from supercheap ?
not sure if it would suit, but might be worth checking out

[cracker]

how much water does it hold... because when they leak it reallly sucks
imagine 100-300L of water in your carpet

[sweefu]

Could try aquarium silicone from Bunnings, made by selleys. I've re sealed 200L tanks with it before, no worries. Or selleys 'knead it' or something like that, it comes in a tube about $10 - $15 its like a flexible putty. I've worked at a proper aquarium at a zoo and an aquarium shop, both places used those things. Just make sure you leave it time to cure then wash thoroughly before introducing fish etc.

[ClairBear]

I recall from when I had fish (inside and outside) that you need to use special sealants so the chemicals don't poison the fish.

[shane_3800]

a brace with the right goo

a flat pice of glass the size to cover the crack glued on the inside all sufface will need to be coverd with the silocone

[wez84]

Once cracked you will have to be careful of temp changes probably not to bad inside when i moved one of my tanks outside I put a small chip in the top of it thought it would be ok then we had a cold morning and it cracked right down and leaked all the water out I had to run around and put my barra in buckets while i raced up to get a new tank lol

But I would do what Shane said use aquarium silicone and some flat glass it seals really good