cjwl Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I just came home from work late and found my 75 g leaking from the front bottom seam. So far, about 1 gallon on the floor. I set it up a week ago. I'll transfer everything over to a 55 g that I have next to it. Does anyone make house calls to repair tanks? Or maybe I should just try to reseal the entire tank myself. I'm a little disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjwl Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Well, tank emptied and LR in new tank. I'm just cycling, and I don't have carpet so no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 i would clean it good, cut out the old bead an re-seal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Good thing you have the other tank. Just reseal and you should have no problems. Luckily you were just starting up the tank and it wasn't an established leaking tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wryknow Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Just my $.02 but once a tank starts leaking I would say it's time to turn it into a terrariuim. You can put a bead of silicon over it and stop the leak but there may be a structural issue as well. The problem with glass aquariums is the silicon bond - the silicon will fail eventually. How long depends on how well it was made and the conditions it was kept in but it will fail eventually. This time may be a leak, the next tme may be pane of glass coming loose in an established aquarium while you're at work. The tank is actually not a big percentage of the cost in a reef aquarium and it's not something that I believe is worth taking a risk on - the cost of failure is way too high. That's just my own take on it; I know that others feel differently and are likely more qualified on the subject. I'm glad it didn't cause too much damage for you though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimmerzs Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'm in the get a new tank corner. I bought a used 130G tank about 4 yrs ago that turned out to be a leaker, I took great care prepping/resealed it and made it into an in-wall, that was running fine up until a month ago. I came home from being gone for 4 day's to sheetrock and wood floor damage. I'm never buying a used tank again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Just my $.02 but once a tank starts leaking I would say it's time to turn it into a terrariuim. You can put a bead of silicon over it and stop the leak but there may be a structural issue as well. The problem with glass aquariums is the silicon bond - the silicon will fail eventually. How long depends on how well it was made and the conditions it was kept in but it will fail eventually. This time may be a leak, the next tme may be pane of glass coming loose in an established aquarium while you're at work. The tank is actually not a big percentage of the cost in a reef aquarium and it's not something that I believe is worth taking a risk on - the cost of failure is way too high. That's just my own take on it; I know that others feel differently and are likely more qualified on the subject. I'm glad it didn't cause too much damage for you though. +1 Smaller tanks its not too bad of a problem, but larger tanks with long front displays or very tall displays, and your just asking for problems down the road. Unless you can pull the pane, and clean off all the silicone and re-apply silicone to the surface edge of the joining glass, there would be no true "structural bond" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medi Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'm also going with a new tank. Plus, you could upgrade to a 90 since the footprint is the same as a 75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 +1 to new tank time. Like medi mentioned you can upgrade to a 90 now too! Or a 120 if you can swing a new stand. If the tank was purchased new, I'd definitely be in contact with the store/mfg about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjwl Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Thanks everyone! I've been researching repairing this on the internet. I also read about puttiing acrylic strips as reinforcements along the inside base which is where it's leaking. I think this is a over my head plus I can barely even move this tank when empty! It seems like it started when I put the last 20 lbs of LR (out of 120)--leaked the next day. Oh well. I'll be cycling the LR for a while anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 If the price is right, I may get this from you and repair it. Ive replaced glass before so not that hard. Guitar string, heat gun, razor blade and a lot of patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medi Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I forgot about that. You can actually do a 110 show as well on your current stand. Gotta love that 48x18 footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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