20 gallon saltwater aquarium started leaking

[Sbristol49]

I'm literally freaking out my 20 gallon aquarium, started leaking water slowly, The water is just getting lower and lower, every time i touch the electrical cords i hear static which is obviously dangerous. i have 2 clownfish and a bangai cardinal with a fire shrimp. i do have a 65 gallon aquarium i just started 2 days ago, which means it's not cycled at all... what should i do obviously putting them in the 65 gallon is better then keeping them in the 20 gallon. great thing to come home to after a 12hr shift at work smh. any ideas would be really appreciated.

 

[Sosuke]

Any silicone thats aquarium safe lying around?

 

[Sbristol49]

Any silicone thats aquarium safe lying around?

got none unfortunately.

 

[Sosuke]

got none unfortunately.

Shoot, you said the leak is slow how much water is the tank down?

 

[Sbristol49]

Shoot, you said the leak is slow how much water is the tank down?

probably around 3 gallons.

 

[Sosuke]

probably around 3 gallons.

Ok you still have some water left.. When my tank leaked my neighbor went over and siliconed my tank shut while I was on vacation. Any smaller tanks or something to house the animals?

 

[Sosuke]

Also drain the remaining tank water into buckets so it doesn't all leak out

 

[Big G]

A food grade 5 gallon bucket could work for the small number of fish.

 

[Sosuke]

A food grade 5 gallon bucket could work for the small number of fish.

Yes something like that with a heater could work

 

[Sbristol49]

Ok you still have some water left.. When my tank leaked my neighbor went over and siliconed my tank shut while I was on vacation. Any smaller tanks or something to house the animals?

I only got the 65 gallon. I do got some buckets i could put them in tell i figure something out.

 

[Sosuke]

I only got the 65 gallon. I do got some buckets i could put them in tell i figure something out.

Do that with a heater

 

[Sbristol49]

Yes something like that with a heater could work

Only other thing i can think of atm, is putting a bottle of biospora and prime in the 65 gallon, acclimate the fish to this tank and hope for the best.

 

[Sosuke]

In the morning give them to your LFS to hold while your 65 cycles

 

[Sosuke]

That might work but is very risky with the inverts

 

[Sbristol49]

That might work but is very risky with the inverts

yeah the shrimp will probably be more fragile to this kind of stuff. The clowns and bangaii cardinal are pretty hardy im sure theyll be fine.

 

[Sosuke]

They'll be fine but really stressed probably the shrimp I would hold in a container with water and a heater

 

[Sbristol49]

They'll be fine but really stressed probably the shrimp I would hold in a container with water and a heater

Alright thanks for the advice

 

[Sosuke]

Alright thanks for the advice

No problem keep us updated on it

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Hi, I definitely feel for you,

Especially after a long day. I would take a quick breath. First step is get everything safe. Unplug everything if you are getting shocked. Like BigG said , grab some food grade buckets if you have them.

My thoughts, you have a 20 gallons tank with fairly small bio load. Get everyone safe tonight and then Is there a way to pick up a cheap 10 or 20 gallon Thur and just transfer everything? What type of filter system is on the 20. Should only be a few bucks for a tank versus all the other work to set up something more temporary

 

[Sbristol49]

Hi, I definitely feel for you,

Especially after a long day. I would take a quick breath. First step is get everything safe. Unplug everything if you are getting shocked. Like BigG said , grab some food grade buckets if you have them.

My thoughts, you have a 20 gallons tank with fairly small bio load. Get everyone safe tonight and then Is there a way to pick up a cheap 10 or 20 gallon Thur and just transfer everything? What type of filter system is on the 20. Should only be a few bucks for a tank versus all the other work to set up something more temporary

i have a tidal 55 filter on it. yeah ill probably the have them in a bucket for now i just siphon some of the water out with a heater in it already. yeah ill probably just end up taking them to LFS and letting them hold onto it till my 65 cycles