I acquired a 42 gallon hex Oceanic tank a while ago, and the previous owner said it is leaking. Like with most tanks, I thought the seal must have stripped, and he did not seal it well. Ok, got it home, stripped and re-sealed the whole thing, and let the glue cure for 2 weeks.
Put water in, and it did not drip anymore. Waited another week to be sure.
Put gravel in for planted aquarium, still no drips. waited another week for the muck to clear up.
Put plants in, and then fish, still no drip. I thought I had it.
2 months later, it started dripping, big time. Seems like the top brace were starting to part at the joints, and the water pressure tore through one of the sealed edges, and seems like 3 out of the 6 jointed corners were parting.
I thought I might get a welded copper or brass piece to go around the brace, and reseal it, but that would make it look tacky. Anyone with any idea on how else I can repair the seal and prevent it from happening again?
Having a nice aquarium is fun for me, but ripping up the carpet and cleaning up the mess is definitely not anywhere in the equation.
Adam
Put water in, and it did not drip anymore. Waited another week to be sure.
Put gravel in for planted aquarium, still no drips. waited another week for the muck to clear up.
Put plants in, and then fish, still no drip. I thought I had it.
2 months later, it started dripping, big time. Seems like the top brace were starting to part at the joints, and the water pressure tore through one of the sealed edges, and seems like 3 out of the 6 jointed corners were parting.
I thought I might get a welded copper or brass piece to go around the brace, and reseal it, but that would make it look tacky. Anyone with any idea on how else I can repair the seal and prevent it from happening again?
Having a nice aquarium is fun for me, but ripping up the carpet and cleaning up the mess is definitely not anywhere in the equation.
Adam