yankeefish
New Member
For some reason, my tank keeps springing a "leak"!!! Yea NO good!!
It is hard to explain, especially for a newbie, but bare with me please!! ANY help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
From what I can tell, the water rises to the top of the skimmer and leaks out from the cylinder and not the cap, but nothing is cracked or anything. When you look at a skimmer, you have the cylinder, then there is a "ring" going around it a couple of inches below the cap ontop.
When I saw this happen, the water is building up, no foam or crap or anything, just water. When I did catch it, I turned the valve and the water level went back down and then I watched it for awhile and everything was fine. I check the water level in the skimmer everyday, cause this is not the first time it has done it, but i'm leaving tomorrow night to go to NY for 2 weeks, and I am afraid that when I get home, my tank is going to be empty, my houses flooded and everything is going to be dead. I'm going to have my cousin come by and check and feed them, but he doesn't know anything about fish at all.
I'm wondering since it is an old pump and skimmer if they can be going out, or something and causing this. I tried to ask at the LPS but they don't know.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks,
Matt
It is hard to explain, especially for a newbie, but bare with me please!! ANY help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
From what I can tell, the water rises to the top of the skimmer and leaks out from the cylinder and not the cap, but nothing is cracked or anything. When you look at a skimmer, you have the cylinder, then there is a "ring" going around it a couple of inches below the cap ontop.
When I saw this happen, the water is building up, no foam or crap or anything, just water. When I did catch it, I turned the valve and the water level went back down and then I watched it for awhile and everything was fine. I check the water level in the skimmer everyday, cause this is not the first time it has done it, but i'm leaving tomorrow night to go to NY for 2 weeks, and I am afraid that when I get home, my tank is going to be empty, my houses flooded and everything is going to be dead. I'm going to have my cousin come by and check and feed them, but he doesn't know anything about fish at all.
I'm wondering since it is an old pump and skimmer if they can be going out, or something and causing this. I tried to ask at the LPS but they don't know.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks,
Matt
