Need Help QUICK!!! - Aquarium Advice

tmcgee · 02-16-2006, 08:19 AM

I just woke up to a leaking fish tank. It isn't like it is busting out fast leaking but there is water all over the floor and isn't holding!!! Where should I put my fish for now?? Oh yeah. It is a 55 gallon with about 13 cichlids 2-3 inches and one 6-7 inch pleco... I'd put them in the tub but that may have soap residue!! HELP PLEASE!!!!

TIA

mr funktastic · 02-16-2006, 08:30 AM

try sealing the srack with something. anything at all try playdoh or gum or justanything to slow down the leak. if u haveany buckets start emptying the tank into the buckets and putting a few fish in each one. the tub would be your best bet but the sosp is kijnda high risk. hth sorry i cant think of anything better

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 02-16-2006, 08:36 AM

Is it a corner seam? or is it a plate of glass that's cracked?

For either you can use a long peice of duct tape (use a couple) to hold the spot together. Then you may need to pick up a new garbage can or storage bin to hold them in while you fix their home.

tmcgee · 02-16-2006, 08:49 AM

yeah.. it is a corner leak.. the tank is almost empty from me draining it. I put them in a big utility sink in the laundry room that really never gets used except for my water changes so tehre is really no soap in there. I just hope it holds the water. I'll have to go to walmart and get a big tub though till i get their tank fixed or a new one. I just hope the loss of fish is minimal.

tmcgee · 02-16-2006, 09:23 AM

Well, its off to work. Hopefully they survive the day.. Thanks everyone for the quick responses!!

BrianNY · 02-16-2006, 10:48 AM

This scenario is always one of my biggest fears. The safest thing to do is simply buy another tank. To properly repair a leaking seam, the tank needs time to dry and that may be too long to leave your fish in a sink.

tmcgee · 02-16-2006, 12:21 PM

Well, I called the LFS and it looks like I may be upgrading!!

I possibly can get a 75 gallon for $100. She only has a kit but she said she might be able to split it up and just give me the tank. We'll see when i get there what she has to say.

Meredith · 02-16-2006, 01:29 PM

Oooh! That would be nice. Good luck tmcgee!

fishylittlenemo · 02-16-2006, 10:48 PM

Thats not bad, 75 gallon, bigger better hehe...hope you make out alright. lol

tmcgee · 02-16-2006, 11:08 PM

Well a little update. All my my fish survived. They are doing pretty well considering. It is a pretty big sink/tub though so they should be alright yet. I'm going to go tomorrow and deal on that tank. Of course bigger is always better but it is more money

.. lol. The things we do for our fish. Everyone at work thought I was nuts today. They didn't know how I could care so much about fish. Oh well. They'll never understand!!

02-16-2006, 08:19 AM	#1
tmcgee Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peshtigo, WI Posts: 105	Need Help QUICK!!! I just woke up to a leaking fish tank. It isn't like it is busting out fast leaking but there is water all over the floor and isn't holding!!! Where should I put my fish for now?? Oh yeah. It is a 55 gallon with about 13 cichlids 2-3 inches and one 6-7 inch pleco... I'd put them in the tub but that may have soap residue!! HELP PLEASE!!!! TIA

02-16-2006, 08:36 AM	#3
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	Is it a corner seam? or is it a plate of glass that's cracked? For either you can use a long peice of duct tape (use a couple) to hold the spot together. Then you may need to pick up a new garbage can or storage bin to hold them in while you fix their home. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

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02-16-2006, 08:30 AM	#2
mr funktastic Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: alliston, ON Posts: 2,220 Images: 17	try sealing the srack with something. anything at all try playdoh or gum or justanything to slow down the leak. if u haveany buckets start emptying the tank into the buckets and putting a few fish in each one. the tub would be your best bet but the sosp is kijnda high risk. hth sorry i cant think of anything better

02-16-2006, 08:49 AM	#4
tmcgee Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peshtigo, WI Posts: 105	yeah.. it is a corner leak.. the tank is almost empty from me draining it. I put them in a big utility sink in the laundry room that really never gets used except for my water changes so tehre is really no soap in there. I just hope it holds the water. I'll have to go to walmart and get a big tub though till i get their tank fixed or a new one. I just hope the loss of fish is minimal.

02-16-2006, 09:23 AM	#5
tmcgee Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peshtigo, WI Posts: 105	Well, its off to work. Hopefully they survive the day.. Thanks everyone for the quick responses!!

02-16-2006, 10:48 AM	#6
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	This scenario is always one of my biggest fears. The safest thing to do is simply buy another tank. To properly repair a leaking seam, the tank needs time to dry and that may be too long to leave your fish in a sink.

02-16-2006, 12:21 PM	#7
tmcgee Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peshtigo, WI Posts: 105	Well, I called the LFS and it looks like I may be upgrading!! I possibly can get a 75 gallon for $100. She only has a kit but she said she might be able to split it up and just give me the tank. We'll see when i get there what she has to say.

02-16-2006, 01:29 PM	#8
Meredith Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 3,184 Images: 17	Oooh! That would be nice. Good luck tmcgee!

02-16-2006, 10:48 PM	#9
fishylittlenemo Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 67 Images: 10	Thats not bad, 75 gallon, bigger better hehe...hope you make out alright. lol

02-16-2006, 11:08 PM	#10
tmcgee Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peshtigo, WI Posts: 105	Well a little update. All my my fish survived. They are doing pretty well considering. It is a pretty big sink/tub though so they should be alright yet. I'm going to go tomorrow and deal on that tank. Of course bigger is always better but it is more money .. lol. The things we do for our fish. Everyone at work thought I was nuts today. They didn't know how I could care so much about fish. Oh well. They'll never understand!!