best glue?

[crabs_lex]

i’m getting two new glass lids for my tank but my center brace on it is broken
so i am looking for the best way to fix it because i don’t want to have any unnecessary fumes in the crab tank

[CrabbyLover77]

I'm wondering if using silicone safe for fish aquariums would work. Just a thought.

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[Xenocrab]

Yes, aquarium safe silicone is perfect to use. I use it a lot. But, make sure you use it on an empty tank, let it dry for a few days. The fumes are harmful to crabbies.

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[CrabbyLover77]

Yes, aquarium safe silicone is perfect to use. I use it a lot. But, make sure you use it on an empty tank, let it dry for a few days. The fumes are harmful to crabbies.

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I think her 55 gal is full of crabbies.

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[crabs_lex]

yeah it is...
is there an alternative?

[Xenocrab]

Do you have another tank that they could temporarily live in for 5-7 days til the silicone dries? If they are all up of course, never dig up crabbies.

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[crabs_lex]

not big enough no :/
plus i have a few under
also what if i tried like an all natural glue or something homemade? i’m not a handy person by any means so i wouldn’t know lol!

[Xenocrab]

Can you wrap popsicle sticks on the top and bottom of the crack/break with jute twine or hemp string? Like board supports wrapped in string?
Or thin cardboard wrapped with jute or hemp instead of popsicle sticks?
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[Motörcrab]

How bad is the brace broken?

When I used you ride dirt bikes and would snap a fender off or split it I would use zip ties to fix it! Basically drill a hole on each side of the crack and zip tie it together! Add several zip ties in a row to use them like stitches! For additional strength use some type of plastic as a splint! When you are drilling be sure you have a good bit, and lay something in the tank, like a towel to catch any plastic shavings!

I always thought the zip tie stitches looked cool if done neatly! It's amazing what you can actually do with them!

[crabs_lex]

How bad is the brace broken?

When I used you ride dirt bikes and would snap a fender off or split it I would use zip ties to fix it! Basically drill a hole on each side of the crack and zip tie it together! Add several zip ties in a row to use them like stitches! For additional strength use some type of plastic as a splint! When you are drilling be sure you have a good bit, and lay something in the tank, like a towel to catch any plastic shavings!

I always thought the zip tie stitches looked cool if done neatly! It's amazing what you can actually do with them!

its a bit on the badder side but there are two points that stick out and that that just might work!!!

[mool]

How did you repair this? Can you post before and after pictures?

[crabs_lex]

i ended up using something called epoxy glue i believe
i don’t think the fumes are good for the crabs so i took plastic wrap and used it as a temporary cover to the tank and i wove it under the brace and kinda taped it so it was out out the way and sealed
then i took double sided tape to get the end of the brace to stick where it should have and i prepared to epoxy
then i just took a popsicle stick and put epoxy in the cracks
it says it needed 24 hours to dry
it smelt pretty bad so i left a window open a bit
the next morning the smell was gone and the day after that i put my new lid on

i can post a pic later if u want but there isn’t much to see lol and i don’t have a before pic but you will be able to see right where it was broken

[crabs_lex]

the whole part of the center brace there where you see the clear stuff was completely snapped
the other stuff you see is the tape
(forget the previous post where i said it was double sided i forgot i just used regular tape)
i folded it hot dog style and put half on the tank wall and the other folded half went underneath the brace
the glue works great it just dries in a big clump so as long as you don’t mind seeing it it works perfect


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