leaking tank!!please help

[honeypot]

My boyfriend and I have recently discovered we have a leak in the right bottom corner of our tank. It's a hex flat back and it's the front pane ><; We noticed it about a week or so after the sump would slowly lose about 1/2G a day. So now the question is...do I silicone the outside for a temporary fix...Money is sorta tight now so buying a new tank isnt an option for a few months atleast. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[mie]

how large is it if small enough maybe you could transfer your creaters to another tank and seal with aquarium sealant

 

[hatessushi]

Are you sure it's leaking and not salt creep from spilled water? I lose about half a gallon from my tank to evaporation.

 

[reefkprz]

if its wet siliconing it wont work the water will force a path before it cures.you'll have to drain the tank and reseal it from the inside.

 

[dennis210]

Yes sorry to say - the only sure fix is to drain the dank, dry it out "good", clean problem seal with a Q-tip & rubbing alcohol, and finally use some aaquatium sealant on inside seam. You can have the tank up and running again within 48 hours of tear down. Go to Wal-Mart and grab a 35 gallon rubbermaid tub, rinse it out good and place everything from tank into it except substrate, put that in a seperate 5 gallon bucket, then hook up power heads, heater, filter ect. You will only be out time and around 10 bucks for the tub.