Well...my tank is leaking

I was just looking at my tank when I heard a few drips. Sure enough..back right corner of my stand is wet and is dripping around 2 drips/sec. I checked every possibility I could think of. Not happy at all. I'm not going to be able to do anything until next week so I guess all I can do for now is throw a towel down and keep an eye on my salinity until I can get a new tank. Maaaan this sucks. Right after I spent a pretty good bit on a calcium reactor. Oh well..I don't think it will end up being that big of a deal swapping tanks..should be able to knock it out in an afternoon.

Edit: I think I may go with acrylic.

 

that sucks man! i hope your stand doesn't get damaged :-/

 

Oh no, this is horrible!! A huge fear of mine. I'm really sorry to read this. I hope nothing dramatic happens!

 

I'm getting kind of nervous..something is only as strong as it's weakest point and I really don't want my second story apartment flooded. I think I'm going to go get a new tank tomorrow. I lowered my water level an inch or so and the leaking has stopped..but i'm not risking that.

 

Definitely get on it as fast as you can. Good luck!! Keep us posted.

 

Ugh...no fun - any chance of dashing out for some aquarium sealant?
Sorry to hear about the leak. I worry about them too.

good luck!

 

damn, bummer.

 

It sounds like if the water level has been lowered and the leaking stopped you could just add silicone?.?. Or is it cracked?

 

I feel your pain all too well. I had my 55 spring a leak on the bottom pane and 10 gal sump leak on the bottom as well on separate occasions. It's not fun for sure. I broke down my setup, wet-vac'd my carpet and ran two fans across the spot for 24 hours before setting it back up. Really hope you don't have to do this but I worried about mold and ruining the carpet underneath. Hope your leak isn't too bad, did you catch it before it got your carpet wet or are you setup on concrete/hardwood?

Maybe you could funnel or direct the leak into a container and have your ATO pull from that instead of fresh to keep the tank filled until you can get a replacement?

Good luck

 

Not to make light of this, but thank God it is a 36g. As you said, you can probably knock it out in an afternoon. I cant imagine that happening on my 150g. Sounds like a good chance to upgrade!!!!!