Tank Leaking, Help

jw1977

jw1977

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My 46 gallon bowfront is definately beginning to leak somewhere around the bottom of the tank. At first i could just see salt creep, but I'm starting to see water. What do I do? Is this going to get worse or is it all of sudden going to burst? This tank isn't even 2 years old. It's an All Glass tank, do they have warranty's?
Is this common for newer tanks to leak, I'd consider upgrading but am a little worried at this point?
 
drtito

drtito

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AGA has a warenty, but i belive you have to use there stand.
As for you leak , its gonna be slow. First make 100% sure that its a leak from the tank and not the gear.
If your sure its the tank, time to tear it down for repair.
buckets, buckets buckets.
Note if it is a leak ,do not turn off your power it will cause the pessure on the leak to increase.
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

Active Member
unfortunatly, once a tank starts lieaking there is nothing you can do to repair it while its full. I would go pick up a couple large totes and prepare to break down the tank and re-seal it or buy a new tank. make sure they are large enough to house everything for a couple days. the tear down and reseal isnt a fast project. make sure you have enough heaters and power heads to provide warmth and circulation for each tote.
to repair the leak you have to complety reseal the tank. you have to cut away all the old silicone and reseal all four corners at the sides and all four corners on the bottom pane. it helps to have a fan to blow fresh air into the tank while your working on it, silicone puts off ascetic acid and that can be rather hard on the sinuses while your running your beads.
good luck
 
ryancw01

ryancw01

Member
From my understanding, All-Glass only has a 1 year warranty but Oceanic has a 5 year warranty. They are the same company so I am not sure why this is. I had a Oceanic 46 that started leaking too, but I did not have the original bill of sale so I just had to upgrade. Like I said before, I just really don't think they are manufacturing those tanks for saltwater so I don't think they can handle salt creep and all the critters that can eat through the silicone.
 
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