Marine land tanks known to leak?

Cammunoz

Cammunoz

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SoI am in the process of setting up a 150 tall. I am almost dont with the stand and I come across a thread that says marine land DD tanks are known to leak. I google it and boom tons of threads of marinelands leaking. I got the 150 from a fellow CMAS member. It was new in the packaging. Now I dont think i should move further with this build? any input? Also anyone know someone that would reseal an aquarium?


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Call is coincidence...just yesterday a local Reefer was going to move his 150 marineland and had to stop when he found a leak through the bottom seal! Scary to say the least since it was a brand new tank up for only 2 years..


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Well if it were me in this situation, i would buy some extra aquarium silicon sealant, make sure the joints and glass are very clean and run a thin layer over all their runs of sealant, especially the bottom and maybe up the sides. On the bottom I would be more liberal with the silicon. It don't have to be pretty on the bottom. Make sure you cover all of theirs with the new stuff. Let dry for a couple days, Then fill with water in the garage for a few days. With all that water pressure pushing down on the newly applied sealant it should hold.
 
Marine land tanks known to leak?

faisal629 said:
Call is coincidence...just yesterday a local Reefer was going to move his 150 marineland and had to stop when he found a leak through the bottom seal! Scary to say the least since it was a brand new tank up for only 2 years..


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Here is how they found the leak...right by electrical...scary as hell



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I'm not at all convinced that applying silicone over silicone is going to prevent anything. But I don't have a better solution, either. I'd be wary if these reports are widespread.
 
ostrow said:
I'm not at all convinced that applying silicone over silicone is going to prevent anything. But I don't have a better solution, either. I'd be wary if these reports are widespread.
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exactly i would have to resilicone everything never done it before?


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Well you can poo poo the solution if you want but you don't have many other options. You will never be able to remove all the silicon between the glass pieces. That leaves the exposed areas only. If the silicon and glass are very clean and in new condition, new silicon will adhere and create a film on top of the original silicon. That will provide the barrier if one is needed. Again testing the tank with water sitting in it for a period of time will help. Beats throwing it away.

Remember you are assuming it's gonna leak with no action. What are the odds? Adding clean new silicon will give a measure of additional protection.

Good luck what ever you do. I wish I was in the market for that tank, I'd buy it in a heartbeat and carefully work on it and test it.

Oh and did I mention I did that on an old 70 gal tank in a specific area with good results? That tank is going strong after 8 years and still running in my house.
 
Call Marineland they might send you a replacement. I believe they are aware of the issues.

I have a friend that had the same issues but hers caused some damage.


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