Bowfront Brace pulled Apart

[BrAin]

The wife and I just got a 72 bowfront RR tank and were getting it all ready to setup. Last week I had her do a test fill after getting the sump all setup. It all looked good so I ordered some rock and picked up a few other things for it this past weekend. Tonight we were filling the tank and heard a little popping but I figured it wasn't an issue. After I had it all filled up and was double checking the temp and the salinity I noticed the plastic brace across the middle had pulled apart from the back wall.
We quickly drained the tank into every container I could grab.
Any ideas on how to fix this?? or if it even can be fixed??

pic soon.

[BrAin]

Here is the pic of the brace on the back side. We had just double checked the level of the tank too. I dont know what happened.
Broken_Bowfront.jpg

[jeb102385]

Maybe a strong epoxy... I'd say replace it with glass but it might be hard on a bowfront

[BrAin]

I was thinking the same b/c I have a good piece of glass. Problem is how or where to get it cut to the correct size. What kind of epxy do yall use?

Apparently, this happens semi-often ?? I see lots of internet traffic on this issue for bowfronts.

[Geral]

Go with glass , any glass shop can do it .

[Geral]

Maybe a strong epoxy... I'd say replace it with glass but it might be hard on a bowfront

+1 glass

[jeb102385]

Its a bowfront... you will have a difficult time finding a place to cut glass to a rounded edge to replace it

[New_Cichlid11]

i say replace the brace instead the glass route, like jacob said you would not find a place to cut the glass to a bow.

[SunnyHouTX]

It can be done, but a round edge will cost more. I like the epoxy idea, but add reinforcement like a nice piece of plexiglass to bridge the break. That plastic probably got very brittle over time.

[mistahoo]

I didn't have a brace on my bowfront tank. The previous owner broke it off.

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[BrAin]

what size was your bowfront?

[mistahoo]

Half yours lol. 36g

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[cu0ngsayz]

I would buy a new trim. Bow fronts are known leakers and you don't have a brace so it might split open

[Ballinxalex]

Try ordering one from glasscages?

[troy tucker]

The 210 I am taking apart. It had an aluminum strip in the brace. I am not going to put it back. Would that work on it Brain?