I need help fixing a leak.

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jackie dh

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My little reef tank has a slow leak near the bottom, my carpet was soaked before I noticed. :( Does any one have any ideas of how to get it stopped? I will have to completely tear down the tank to repair it from the inside and I would rather not do that if I can help it. I've tried stirring up the substrate to let the particles plug it and that worked for a while but it started leaking again before I could glue it from the outside and now I can't get that to work again.
Heck I'll duck tape if I have to! HELP!
 
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jackie dh

Guest
Its a 35 gallon flat back hex. It's glass, it's one of the
45* corners that's leaking.
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by Jackie DH
http:///forum/post/3269672
Its a 35 gallon flat back hex. It's glass, it's one of the
45* corners that's leaking.
WHAT...you didn't like the answers in your other thread so you started a new one?????????????
You are either going to have to empty it and re silicone it...or just get a new tank!!!
 
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jackie dh

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I posted in two places hoping for more people to see it, not because I didn't like the answers. :(
The 120 is not suitable for reef inhabitants and the lighting is very basic. I have several other tanks that I could use but none of them are set up and ready to use.
The leak is about 4" from the bottom or I would try draining the tank partially and glue it from the inside. I've never heard of the stop leak, it a aquarium product or used for any application? I'll have to Google it.
The tank is pretty old, over 20 years, so I may have to take it apart and reseal the whole thing, I would rather not do that if I can help it. I have a rather deep sand bed and I'm worried that if I stir the whole thing up the tank might try to cycle again and I could lose my animals.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

Active Member
Why take a chance stirring it isn't solving anything. Why not just replace the tank? If it's leaking 4" down your on borrowed time.
 
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jackie dh

Guest
OK, I'm moving the corals and fish to another tank that is established, any hints on how to move them safely are welcome. I have two fish, a clown and a Yellow watchmen goby, I have green star corals, zoos, mushrooms and hammer corals plus the normal clean up crew. Plus about 40 pounds of live rock and another 20+ sand bed. The new tank has live rock and a 2" sand bed, it's been up for about six months with only a blue tang and a cleaner shrimp.
 
flower

flower

Well-Known Member

What I would do:
If the new tank is not coral friendly because of lighting…put your coral lights to shine on a corner or on one side braced up somehow, wood blocks come to mind. Put all the coral on that area in the other tank for the time being.
Then you are free to replace the old tank sand bed and all. Do some tests to make sure it didn’t cycle…then as soon as its ready acclimate the coral back into the tank you want them in.
 
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