Just Shoot Me!

[rwall]

I swear I have had nothing but trouble with this dang tank

When I first got the hang on overflow I plumbed it with PVC because it didn't come with the hoses, but it was quite an eyesore since the tank is too close to the wall it has to hang on the side so I ordered the flex hoses. The first one was OK for a little while, but eventually (within a few weeks) it sprang a leak someplace

wow, what a mess that was! So I called and they sent me another...guess what, it's leaking too

I mean, really?? This is ridiculous! So I called back and they are going to send me some vinyl tubing that I don't anticipate cracking. So now I'm going to have to tear down the entire 155 gallon tank so that I can make sure the carpet isn't getting moldy, which would just be the icing on the cake.
Any tips on how to go about tearing this sucker down? I was thinking of putting everyone in large trash cans with the exception of the anemones, I'll put those in the 10 gallon qt.

 

[curve]

to be honest with you I dont think you need to tear it down. I would check the carpet around it first and go from there.

 

[teresaq]

When I had to tear down my 150 I used lrg rubermade tubs. They worked well.
Good Luck. Sorry to hear about your leaks, what about having the back of the tank drilled while its broke down so you dont have to have the hang on overflow?
Hope everything works out.
T

 

[rwall]

Originally Posted by Curve
http:///forum/post/2828030
to be honest with you I dont think you need to tear it down. I would check the carpet around it first and go from there.
I've had two pretty large leaks and the carpet in the back is still not dry and it's been awhile. I was able to suck up most of the water with a wet/dry vac but can't reach behind the tank so that area has just been sitting wet. The carpet is only a couple years old and was pretty pricey so I want to make sure it's not messed up.

 

[rwall]

Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/2828033
When I had to tear down my 150 I used lrg rubermade tubs. They worked well.
Good Luck. Sorry to hear about your leaks, what about having the back of the tank drilled while its broke down so you dont have to have the hang on overflow?
Hope everything works out.
T
Who would I call to have it drilled? A glass shop? What is the cost?

 

[robertmathern]

You can call a local glass shop. or some fish shops do it also. They run a avrege of 20-30 bucks a hole. but imo well worth the money. Just make sure you dont have tempered glass. Or you will break the glass but most glass shops are pretty good about it.

 

[fcatch76]

before you go through that mess...lets work on the carpet. The easiest way to do this is with towels. Carpets will "wick" water up to the surface and the towel will then absorb the "wicking". It may take a bunch of towels, but they can be washed. Just keep replacing the towels as they get wet and when you are done pulling water from the towels, spray an antimocrobial/ disinfectant spray (not a deodorizer).
You can save yourself some time using a carpet extractor to remove the bulk of the water, a small one like the spot-bot will do just fine.
HTH

 

[rwall]

Since I procrastinated for a few days the carpet seems to be almost dry and doesn't smell so I'm just going to leave it. I think that with such a large tank it's just too much to move, something bad would happen. So I have just been dealing with how to get this this plumbed and running. The hose that was leaking actually had not one but two holes! Geez! So when I called the place I got it from they very nicely overnighted me some vinyl tubing, but I couldn't find any thing at home depot that would connect the tubing to the bulkhead, it seems to be an odd size. So we had to go another route and get other tubing and adapters and hopefully it'll work when I fire it up tomorrow morning when the silicone and pvc cement is dry.