How long before. . . (Two questions)

[RickLRMS]

I finally filled up my display tank last Saturday, a RedSea 525 (139 gallons, 108/31).

1) How long before you are able to go to bed at night without being worried you’ll wake up with nearly 140 gallons of water in your floor?

2) How long before you can stick your head into the sump area without thinking about the weight of all that water above you sitting on a stand you put together out of a flat box?

Jokes aside, I’m actually curious.

 

[blaxsun]

1. Same night.
2. Hadn't actually though about that. Now I can't sleep...

 

[Coxey81]

I finally filled up my display tank last Saturday, a RedSea 525 (139 gallons, 108/31).

1) How long before you are able to go to bed at night without being worried you’ll wake up with nearly 140 gallons of water in your floor?

2) How long before you can stick your head into the sump area without thinking about the weight of all that water above you sitting on a stand you put together out of a flat box?

Jokes aside, I’m actually curious.

Me, I probably wouldn't worry at all... but I'm pretty diligent about research, thinking ahead, and building stuff that is more than capable of supporting whatever load I put on it.

7 P's. Prior Proper Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance

 

[PeterC99]

Did you put the stand together?

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Did you test the tank(s) outside or in a garage? If not, you may be a little worried. Get an water alarm sensor. I bought one just to have anyway.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Basement-Watchdog-Battery-Operated-Water-Alarm/1005609?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-plb-_-ggl-_-LIA_PLB_207_Pumps-Water-Irrigation-_-1005609-_-0-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjwt-6LBhDlARIsAIPRQcLPbthyq8BdGVwqwXHAQcp5laS0RVaU0iai4sCcbSZuX31PHzCrUvcaAha8EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Rmckoy]

1) I have that dream often .
But having a 230 gal .
I should teach the cat and dog to swim ?

I’ve never thought of what’s above the stand as I’m sure it’s built well.
I did measure if there was any deflection as I was filling it . .

nothing changed and I’m convinced it’s solid !

 

[RickLRMS]

Did you put the stand together?

Yes, it comes from Red Sea ready to be put together. But I’m reasonably handy, and comfortable I put it together correctly. It’s just so much weight; if I had built it, I would have 4 x 4‘s for framing.

 

[Rmckoy]

Yes, it comes from Red Sea ready to be put together. But I’m reasonably handy, and comfortable I put it together correctly. It’s just so much weight; if I had built it, I would have 4 x 4‘s for framing.

I’d feel comfortable with a bought new stand .
imagine the lawsuit if the stands they sold were not engineered to hold the weight .

 

[vetteguy53081]

Leak testing is the best approach. If it has run 24 hrs without a drip - lilely a-ok. 48 hours and you have an assurance.
If stand is level and stable when you give it a nudge- that also likely good

 

[RickLRMS]

Did you test the tank(s) outside or in a garage? If not, you may be a little worried. Get an water alarm sensor. I bought one just to have anyway.

I do have leak detection via the Apex I installed. Hopefully it will let me know if there is a leak.

 

[RickLRMS]

I’d feel comfortable with a bought new stand .
imagine the lawsuit if the stands they sold were not engineered to hold the weight .

I do take some comfort in knowing there are many of these stands out there, put together by reef enthusiasts.

 

[kstaley12]

1. My tank has been up just shy of a month and every time I hear a noise at night I’m sure it’s the tank failing. Hope I get over it soon.
2. Hadn’t ever thought about this. I will now though!

 

[RickLRMS]

1. My tank has been up just shy of a month and every time I hear a noise at night I’m sure it’s the tank failing. Hope I get over it soon.
2. Hadn’t ever thought about this. I will now though!

Sorry about that.

 

[Rmckoy]

1. My tank has been up just shy of a month and every time I hear a noise at night I’m sure it’s the tank failing. Hope I get over it soon.
2. Hadn’t ever thought about this. I will now though!

I
Have had tanks for the last 20+ years .
If the electricity flickers or
Goes out though the night I wake up instantly .
I believe it’s almost too quiet to sleep .

the creepiest silence ever ……

 

[Idech]

Get some water sensors and sleep like a log.

 

[kstaley12]

I
Have had tanks for the last 20+ years .
If the electricity flickers or
Goes out though the night I wake up instantly .
I believe it’s almost too quiet to sleep .

the creepiest silence ever ……

Yes! The sound of a return pump not running is creepy. Agreed.

 

[Rmckoy]

Yes! The sound of a return pump not running is creepy. Agreed.

Soothing .

I agree to disagree ..
The sound of water is calming .

 

[WallyB]

I finally filled up my display tank last Saturday, a RedSea 525 (139 gallons, 108/31).

1) How long before you are able to go to bed at night without being worried you’ll wake up with nearly 140 gallons of water in your floor?

2) How long before you can stick your head into the sump area without thinking about the weight of all that water above you sitting on a stand you put together out of a flat box?

Jokes aside, I’m actually curious.

1) Well I kind of worry about my 90 Gallon tank quite often. It's been running in the Kitchen for over 20years. They say silicone doesn't last forever. Quite impossible for me to tear down a 20 year old mature tank to re-do the silicone.

2) I thought about that a lot since I do reach under my 110 Gallon Tank quite often. The solution was to over-engineer my stand to handle 10x the tank weight. So I don't worry a bit.

 

[Rmckoy]

1) Well I kind of worry about my 90 Gallon tank quite often. It's been running in the Kitchen for over 20years. They say silicone doesn't last forever. Quite impossible for me to tear down a 20 year old mature tank to re-do the silicone.

2) I thought about that a lot since I do reach under my 110 Gallon Tank quite often. The solution was to over-engineer my stand to handle 10x the tank weight. So I don't worry a bit.

Any plans or upgrading in the future ?

tearing apart to re seal is a lot of work ……

 

[WallyB]

Any plans or upgrading in the future ?

tearing apart to re seal is a lot of work ……

A 20 year old tank's rock scape is fused together, by calcification/coralline, and overlapping corals. It would be quite the mess to tear apart.

I was offered a much newer (same dimension tank) for free but even that is the same kind of effort.

If the day comes that silicone starts coming apart at the seams, I hope it's a slow leak not an instantaneous burst.