Cloudburst2000
Active member
Hey all,
I am not a new aquariust. I already have had a couple marine tanks but they were full set-ups given to me by other people (one from my brother-in-law and one from a friend). So they basically 'set' the tanks up for me...came with tank, stand, equipment, rocks, fish, etc. So I have never had to leak test a tank myself. I took down one of my tanks to upgrade it slightly in size and footprint. The old tank was a 12g nanocube (one of the early nanocubes). The hood is on the fritz and I don't want to put money into a really old tank so it's going to be downgraded to a quarantine tank. I have purchased a rimless 16g Nuvo aquarium. I should be getting the stand I had made either today or tomorrow. How should I go about leak testing it? I know I need to fill it with water (no salt). But how long should I leave it sitting with water before deciding it's good to go? And what should I look for as a red flag while it's filled with water? I know I might not see a leak immediately either, but that there are things to look for that might be problematic in the future (possibly causing future leaks or even worse a busted tank). What should I really concentrate on looking for? Water spreading into the seams for sure (which I would guess means the seams aren't airtight and might fail in the future) but what else should I look for? I definitely don't want the tank to fail in the future. That would be major suckage. Thanks for any tips!
I am not a new aquariust. I already have had a couple marine tanks but they were full set-ups given to me by other people (one from my brother-in-law and one from a friend). So they basically 'set' the tanks up for me...came with tank, stand, equipment, rocks, fish, etc. So I have never had to leak test a tank myself. I took down one of my tanks to upgrade it slightly in size and footprint. The old tank was a 12g nanocube (one of the early nanocubes). The hood is on the fritz and I don't want to put money into a really old tank so it's going to be downgraded to a quarantine tank. I have purchased a rimless 16g Nuvo aquarium. I should be getting the stand I had made either today or tomorrow. How should I go about leak testing it? I know I need to fill it with water (no salt). But how long should I leave it sitting with water before deciding it's good to go? And what should I look for as a red flag while it's filled with water? I know I might not see a leak immediately either, but that there are things to look for that might be problematic in the future (possibly causing future leaks or even worse a busted tank). What should I really concentrate on looking for? Water spreading into the seams for sure (which I would guess means the seams aren't airtight and might fail in the future) but what else should I look for? I definitely don't want the tank to fail in the future. That would be major suckage. Thanks for any tips!