help my tank leak

[leonard2k]

I stay at seng kang. compassvale street

I have 3X2X2 tank + sump. tank is 5 year old.

suddenly morning I heard pump making noise, then go closer I notice my main tank leak. all 4 side of main tank is dry.

all side of tank I see seems ok I suspect the base got problem. leak amount 1 drip of water per 5 sec.

 

I think I might want to reseal. if tank replace ,if it is beyond repair I need to replace a tank. it is not easy to find the same tank and have to re-pipe. last choice is to quit marine tank that with me for 10 years.

 

Reseal

• I will like to ask where can I get a big tub.
• what glue to use? any silicon is ok?

 

if replace a tank can also help to give me a tank maker contact?

 

[oceanviper]

Hi Bro.

Sad to hear that.

For the glue, you can use 688 silicone from cowning brand which is quite good. Can get from AMK industrial park 2 along AMK Ave 3.

You need to ensure that the area will be clean and dry else the leak will not resolve as the apply area must be clean first.

Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

[leonard2k]

ic I notice 2 glue , 1 from here , the other is underwater epoxy

 

sad sad , I see whats the best option.

[leonard2k]

my wife ask me to decom as I got less time to handle this 3ft marine. As I still have 5ft aro tank

[monkeysee]

Sorry to hear that bro, or u can consider downgrade to a smaller tank .

Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk

[leonard2k]

that area i had is just nice for 3 ft tank by 2 ft , so might not down grade lol and no way to upgrade. unless 1 day i convert my 5 ft aro tank.

my progress so far.

Day 1 : notice in morning , 1 drip per 5 sec from main tank , leak no where can be found at side, my 3 side had paste black sticker, also hard to see, but pretty sure that cant see any leak from side. so only possible is at base. i cant do any thing in morning as need to go work and night time have to help out my wife's crystal shop. faster method i use a plastic to make the drip go back to the sump.

wife keep nagging me to give up, as she need helps when her business expand. but told her daily i only do feeding of 10 min . . . .only feel coral week end takes more time. that the reason make me feel down n have a plan on giving up.

at office do all research on resealing the tank then buy all required equipment from near by DIY shop. and the DIY shop owner got reseal his fish tank before lol. advice me how to do it. but is same as what i learn in youtube. .

9pm plus i back home.  i fill my sump water till the max 2.8ft by 1.8 ft by 1.8 ft, bring all coral with their rocks to sump, take out skimmer from sump replace with air stone, take out algae scrubber too. adjust chiller pump so that water can flow around the sump.

then catch all fish bring them to sump.

take out remain all rock and 50% main tank water to a container.

that it 12pm force to go to bed.

 

Day 2, i was thinking to get 2 new tank for $560-700 wait 10 days. but i am still thinking to give up or reseal or buy new tank. best choice is to buy a 2nd hand or ready made tank 3 2 2 with pipe at left side. but cant find. i only know that cutting the silicon is the most difficult part as i did before. it will make me give up on resealing.

also about 9 pm i home. i still have 50% water in tank and main sand. weird thing is that i didnt see any dripping from main tank. but then i believe water level went down by about 1cm as i got mark out water level at last night 12 pm, 12pm - 9pm is 21 hours. it makes me think that existing silicon might be wear off.as it didnt drip now due to not enough pressure from main tank to make it drip. i continue to do my tank 

. so i take them out sand + water. it took me 2 hour plus to do that and still remain 5% in tank so hard to tank sand out!!

and sand spill out to floor. nvm left 5% leave there call it a day and wash my balcony floor. after that i was curious the i could take of the silicon,  because if too hard to take out i can call tank maker to do 1 tank ready, then delivery to me when wife at oversea. realized was it is so easy to take out the black silicon.. less then 1 min i can take out 1 side of silicon. OMG last time when i diy my sump it took me 30 min to remove a side of silicon. it was so hard to cut last time.

see how it goes tonight. fish at sump are swimming good but they most of them are not eating, only clown fish is eating. as long as the anemony is there, i believe where they go they are happy.

[leonard2k]

hmm my silicon work is poorly done.

i cannot stand the smell after i apply the silicon.

as calculate my tank only need 100-120ml of silicone, but i spend  whole tube 300ml .

only manage to smooth the bottom nicely, but i had breath quite some amount silicone smell, highly recommand a good fan beside and a chemical mask .left with side i cannt tahan the smell liao , quick quick do and run away. masking tape around the silicone at edge of tank took out in rush.so some parts badly done.

but it didnt leak ready. now rescaping

Edited April 15, 2016 by leonard2k