please help!!! can scratches break a 12mm glass aquarium?

[dorin]

Hallo,

I just bought a new aquarium, and I have no idea how but it seems that during the transportation I managed to scratch it quite bad!
I updated pictures with the scratches at www.bocanila.ro/s3/acvariu
the scratches are hair thin but several of them, on the outside of the back glass, and quite in the middle. It is a 12mm glass, 180x70x60 (LxHxW), the water level will be till 53cm (55 is max due to the 3 holes drilled in the back for filter) and they are something like 7cm long (between the hight of 50-60cm)

what do you think I shall do? Will it be safe due the thickness of the glass?

Shall I replace the plants terrace with a 8mm glass which might then act as a strength stripe, in addition to the normal ones on top?

Shall I put on more piece of glass in the back? But only to the hight of 55cm?(due the holes)and what thickness? 4/6/8mm? they dont have glass thicker than 8mm

Thanks a lot for any imput!

Dorin

[dorin]

here are some pics:

http://www.bocanila.ro/s3/acvariu/IMG_3725_resize.JPG

http://www.bocanila.ro/s3/acvariu/IMG_3731_resize.JPG

http://www.bocanila.ro/s3/acvariu/IMG_3734_resize.JPG

http://www.bocanila.ro/s3/acvariu/IMG_3735_resize.JPG

http://www.bocanila.ro/s3/acvariu/IMG_3739_resize.JPG

as you could see in the profile of the aquarium picture the water level will be only till the middle of the terrace, and i cannot go higher due to the holes.
i am thinkning in the end to make the terrace of 8mm, will act as a strengthening strap, and to put one more transversal strap on the top of the acquarium.

what do you think?

thanks,

dorin