This morning I noticed water slowly dribbling down the front left corner of my Nanocube 24 right from under the plastic 'rim'. Upon further inspection, I noticed that there is a crack on the left side of the tank, descending bout 1/4 inch down from the top of the tank where it begins. It's about 2 inches long and arcs back to the top of the tank. However, it is still contained behind the top plastic rim that goes around the top of the nanocube glass. I lowered the water level in the tank about 3/4" for the time being to avoid additional leakage..
Should I be overly concerned even though it's still kind of 'reinforced' by the rim?
As it will take a few days to work out a solution (replacement cube, upgrade to a bigger tank), does anyone recommend using tank sealant/silicone to patch the crack for now??
When I do switch to either another 'cube or even a bigger tank, do you recommend I move over everything (Fish, LR, cleanup crew, coral) including the water and the live sand? Or should I move over part of the water and just get new sand? Any thoughts?
As I just dropped a bunch of $ on a nanocustoms hood (3.36 + 24W) for my 24DX, I feel like I should just replace the tank...Then again, there's the little guy in the red suit with horns sitting on my shoulder, telling me I should upgrade to a bigger tank...I need a voice of reason, what should I do?
With that in mind, does anyone have any recommendations on a nice reef ready setup that is not a 'cube or Aquapod?? Something a little bigger like 30 gal- 55 gal max...
In the meantime, I dropped the water level, dried off the cracked area and used a silicone aquarium sealant. I will wait a few days for it to fully cure and then raise the water level. Being that the crack is not really in much of a 'load bearing' area, I hope it will sustain until I can decide on what to replace the tank with... I'm looking to make that decision soon, so any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Should I be overly concerned even though it's still kind of 'reinforced' by the rim?
As it will take a few days to work out a solution (replacement cube, upgrade to a bigger tank), does anyone recommend using tank sealant/silicone to patch the crack for now??
When I do switch to either another 'cube or even a bigger tank, do you recommend I move over everything (Fish, LR, cleanup crew, coral) including the water and the live sand? Or should I move over part of the water and just get new sand? Any thoughts?
As I just dropped a bunch of $ on a nanocustoms hood (3.36 + 24W) for my 24DX, I feel like I should just replace the tank...Then again, there's the little guy in the red suit with horns sitting on my shoulder, telling me I should upgrade to a bigger tank...I need a voice of reason, what should I do?
With that in mind, does anyone have any recommendations on a nice reef ready setup that is not a 'cube or Aquapod?? Something a little bigger like 30 gal- 55 gal max...
In the meantime, I dropped the water level, dried off the cracked area and used a silicone aquarium sealant. I will wait a few days for it to fully cure and then raise the water level. Being that the crack is not really in much of a 'load bearing' area, I hope it will sustain until I can decide on what to replace the tank with... I'm looking to make that decision soon, so any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
