a leak question how fast will it grow
ok, I've developed a small leak. so far it's just a drip.
so, a few questions. how fast will it grow? what are the chances it will fail catastrophically? how long do I have? |
In my experience they tend to be water pressure related for leak speed and have never failed all in one go. Heard plenty of horror stories though. Time for a new (and larger) tank?
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a leak question how fast will it grow
As you do water changes, it will cause the crack to grow until BOOM! You should transfer your stock to a big plastic container until you get another tank. You're playing with fire.
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I forgot to give the update on this thread.
I simply found and bought another 100 gallon tank. now though, I'm looking at the leaky tank thinking, I should reseal this one... anyone done this? I could use any advice. |
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Think of the tiny rock chip on a windshield, you can't hardly see it, and then one day you get in the car and it has ripped across half the wind shield.
Scary!!! How about a paludarium? Some one was selling a huge tank for pretty cheap, and said there was a chip and I thought maybe I don't want 150 gallons of water on my living room floor. But maybe I want a huge cool place for a less water and pressure but kinda amazing opportunity?!?! |
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ok, tank re-sealed and holding water. man, I'm thinking re-sealing aquariums is not my career path.
doesn't look bad, but took a while longer than it should have. |
I resealed my 55 after it was given to us after setting in storage unit several years. Has been fine for a year, just watch it initially.
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