Tank blew a leak

[Neopimp]

Rinse an reuse . 

 

[Boga]

mine was only 14 months old when it broke

Yours did not fail at joints, right? Could be another root cause. Anyway, you had a day that you won't forget .

 

[wolfmanz]

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mine was only 14 months old when it broke

Yours did not fail at joints, right? Could be another root cause. Anyway, you had a day that you won't forget .
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no i heard what sounded like a gun shot (bottom pain of glass breaking), then heard water pouring on the floor. ya ill never forget that day for sure, what a mess.

 

[davesolo29]

Did u find something Brandon?  Btw.  Would have been a super slow day here on TFT had u not posted this.


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[Poseidon]

Thought I did but kijiji ppl don't like replying I guess

 

[AdInfinitum]

Rinse with extra tank water then re-use. Using tank water or salt water will clean out accumulated detritus but not kill off attached bacteria like RO will.  Where your live rock and sump will seed most of your nitro-bacter there are other fauna living in the sand bed that you don't want to lose so that you can quickly reestablish a "mature" system.

 

[davesolo29]

Rinse with extra tank water then re-use. Using tank water or salt water will clean out accumulated detritus but not kill off attached bacteria like RO will.  Where your live rock and sump will seed most of your nitro-bacter there are other fauna living in the sand bed that you don't want to lose so that you can quickly reestablish a \"mature\" system.

This is how i did mine when i decided to clean it up and keep it.  Glad i did.

 

[Victoss]

Wow that sucks, hope you have some luck finding a new tank quickly, any chance you could reseal it yourself? I'v never done it personally so I'm just throwing an idea out there. I had a little flood today too but that was just from my own stupidity not a broken tank. 

 

[waldo]

Thats realy shitty Brandon glad you were home to catch it!!

 

[jroovers]

What a lousy situation.    Hopefully you get it sorted out.

 

[Poseidon]

I'm on my way right now to pick up a brand new 155g bow front aquarium in Brantford. Only problem is it needs to be drilled. I called sealife but they are closed today :/
Any other stores I can call / bring it to to get it drilled and buy plumbing ?

 

[Duke]

Make sure it's drill able lots of those tanks are tempered bottom

 

[Poseidon]

Make sure it's drill able lots of those tanks are tempered bottom

Yea I would prob get it drilled in the back

 

[curiousphil]

I have a 1.5" bit and could help you drill.  You should be able to get all the PVC plumbing at Lowes, I've picked up pieces there before and is likely where I will get my plumbing next time I do a build.

 

[Salty Cracker]

Does lowes have bulkheads?

 

[curiousphil]

Does lowes have bulkheads?

Oooh good point not sure... I got mine from BRS... those are kinda the most important bit aren't they...

 

[AdInfinitum]

Any pool place that does hot tubs will be open all year.  That's where I get a lot of more specialized plumbing pieces.

 

[Poseidon]

Sealife said they will accommodate me today and they have all the bulkheads I need!

 

[davesolo29]

Awesome!!!


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[Poseidon]

Awesome!!!


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Yea if all goes well I'll be up til 4 am doing the transfer!!! Keep your fingers crossed everyone
This is a nice tank, brand new custom built rimless bow front.