Fishandmusic81
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Ok my 10 gallon has a small leak whatdo I do!?!?
Mr.Pleco said:I had that problem unfortunately with my 37 when I got it...thankfully it was still cycling. It started to slowly leak and I ended up just emptying it and re-sealing.
Yours is a 10g so luckily it's not huge. The only problem with resealing is it can be hard to see where it's leaking and if you can't find it then you should be safe and probably re-seal the whole bottom. It's tedious work scraping old seal out and then it has to dry for a day or so.
Fishandmusic81 said:I just checked out a few videos and I'm just gonna reseal the whole thing but first I wanna be 100% sure it's a leak and not just spilt water I'll look at it in the morning and if it is I'm gonna have to go through the whole process
The thing is I have live plants
Mr.Pleco said:When I rescaped my 50 and needed the fish out I put them in coolers and put the filter and air stone in there til I was done. Plants will survive in a cooler or something if you put the light on them. Just make sure you don't wait too long to finish the tank.
Resealing a tank isn't terribly difficult to do, but it is time consuming and tedious. With the price of 10 gallon tanks being as cheap as they are, IMO it is worth the 10-14 bucks to buy a new one and not make the effort to reseal the old. I've resealed much larger (and more expensive) tanks but I honestly wouldn't even bother with a 10.
Resealing a tank isn't terribly difficult to do, but it is time consuming and tedious. With the price of 10 gallon tanks being as cheap as they are, IMO it is worth the 10-14 bucks to buy a new one and not make the effort to reseal the old. I've resealed much larger (and more expensive) tanks but I honestly wouldn't even bother with a 10.
GailLA said:Keep a watch on it. I've had a tank leak, stop, and start leaking again. Sometimes shifting the weight of the decor off the bad spot will help slow a leak.
Keep a watch on it. I've had a tank leak, stop, and start leaking again. Sometimes shifting the weight of the decor off the bad spot will help slow a leak.