I've sprung a leak...again

[Bent]

I'm done I think.

My old tank, if you recall, cracked on the bottom and I had to change tanks to a 75g a few years ago.

Well I came home today and noticed my powerheads weren't working. I opened the cabinet to find water all over the place which had shorted out the power head controller.. I looked and it seems like water is slowly leaking out from under the center brace on the bottom.

How, why does a tank that's been set up for over 3 years suddenly start leaking?

Im done. Tommorrow I'm going to put the animals in buckets, drain the tank and get rid of it. My luck sucks.

 

[mcgyvr]

That sucks... Fit shappens

 

[Uncle99]

I found out (the hard way) that any flaw in the support structure can transfer stresses to the glass. This can be expansion/contraction of wood over time depending on the environment.
Even minute leaks or just moisture can have grave effects.

This hobby can be brutal, but at least it was not a complete tank failure.

Now I rebuild and upgrade every 5 years, strengthen stands internally, to too much to lose.

20 years later, 4th rebuild, still dry......or just lucky maybe.....

 

[Cliving1]

Sorry to hear that. Are there any similarities between the two leaks? Tank location or something?

 

[Bent]

Sorry to hear that. Are there any similarities between the two leaks? Tank location or something?

None that I can tell at this point. I'll have to look when it comes down.

Here's my plan for the day.

The pet store opens 1-5 only on Sunday so.

1: get some fish bags and buckets.
2: work from the top of the rock putting corals in bags and taking live rock out and putting it in buckets.
3: work to the bottom getting out as many corals and inverts that I can.
4: net the fish and get them in bags.
5: put all the bags in a separate bucket so all the livestock I'm turning in will be in a single bucket.
6: drive it all to the store and get store credit for all of it.
7: come home and siphon the rest of the water out of the tank.
8: cut the lines as short as I can cut them to the basement
9: cap all the lines.
10: start fixing the drywall

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Well that sucks.

 

[Bent]

Pet store has a 75g and stand for 250.....

Tempted to swap them

Edit:

So what if I break the tank down, turn everything in for store credit, and upgrade lol.

 

[Cliving1]

Go with the 75!! Its fate...

 

[Special K85]

How much to upgrade and to what?

 

[Bent]

How much to upgrade and to what?

I dunno they have a couple reef ready 125g over there that looked kind of nice.

Looked like 350.00

 

[Bent]

I dunno they have a couple reef ready 125g over there that looked kind of nice.

Looked like 350.00
Ask another 75g I would have to drill

 

[Bent]

It...is done.

There is an empty chair, where tiny Tim, once sat.

 

[candymancan]

Get an older used tank.. Modern tabk are trash... Thin *** glass needing braces everywhere crappy thin silicone seals...

Petsnarts 150s fir example are prone to leaks due to how thin the seals are for such a large tabk.

I have a 37 year 135 gallon.. Guess what it has no braces on the bottom or top because it has 1
2 inch thick glass.

 

[Bent]

Get an older used tank.. Modern tabk are trash... Thin *** glass needing braces everywhere crappy thin silicone seals...

Petsnarts 150s fir example are prone to leaks due to how thin the seals are for such a large tabk.

I have a 37 year 135 gallon.. Guess what it has no braces on the bottom or top because it has 1
2 inch thick glass.

I just wonder why both of these broke like this.

 

[biecacka]

Time for acrylic.....

Corey

 

[Tripod1404]

Did your tanks had a wave-makers? Or some type of pulsing power heads? Some people say those guys slowly wear the silicone seams as pressure on them constantly fluctuates.

 

[BrianD]

Sorry to hear of your leak. There is nothing worse in this hobby than looking at a tank with airspace where there should be water.

 

[Bent]

I think I’m going to just leave up the mantis tank and take a break from the reef for a while.

 

[Tyler.L]

nobody likes a quitter...

nobody...

Pick up the towel, get the 125 and dive back in. Buy a foam mat to take the pressure off the bottom and distribute the weight evenly

 

[WVfishguy]

Buy a foam mat to take the pressure off the bottom and distribute the weight evenly

I will not set up an aquarium without a Styrofoam sheet between the stand and tank. I found this out the hard way. Hell, I find EVERYTHING out the hard way. :furious:

I wish I could learn something new without getting injured, costing me money, or both.