WOW nvr thought it happen twice

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  1. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    nvr thought I would have two tanks fail on me in less than a year, my 75 gallon cracked on me and now my 55 gallon has a slow leak thank god I caught it!!! I think its time to take a break from the hobby fml... back to draining the tank now
     
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  2. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Man that is crazy. Where is it leaking at?
     
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  3. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    Bottom front right corner, my guess is the silicone is slowly failing its a drip every 2 seconds, I just can't believe this is happening again. I'm just glad I found it, I was just doing a water change and found a puddle onto of my ATO bucket!!!
     
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  4. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    That's terrible to hear :( Were they used tanks?
     
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  5. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    Haha yup never doing that again I'm either buying new or not at all :) I think ima wait till I move before I set a tank back up :-(
     
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  6. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    that's pretty strange even with used tanks... (unless they're really old and haven't had water for years)

    Are you using the same stand?

    If so, I wonder if it's not "flat" and causing the tank to torque, and eventually breaking the seal...
     
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  7. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    A slight twist in the stand will break a seal. If the bottom of the tank is out of plane, it puts a huge amount of pressure on the whole tank. Sorry it had to happen again, but I'd take a close look at your stand.
     
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  8. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Man... that's crazy...
     
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  9. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    either a bad stand of an uneven floor.
     
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  10. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    Oh we'll whatever it is doesn't matter now, fish and coral are in sump waiting to be givin away and tank it about rdy to be trashed, I think I'll finally get to start that nano I wanted to do haha
     
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