Seam giving out on 265 gallon

Pdandy · Oct 24, 2016

It just seems to be one thing after another. Two weeks ago I had a power outage that killed 4 fish. Today I noticed a slow drip from the top corner frame on the 265. When I looked closer I saw the following on the front pane of glass (left and right side).

LFS has a new 265 coming on Friday. This weekend we are doing the swap. Wish me luck. Especially for it to hold that long.

Rick.45cal · Oct 24, 2016

I'd be going to tractor supply to get a 300 gallon rubbermaid water trough to move everything into before the new tank comes on Friday. That's a real nightmare of a disaster just waiting to happen!

steve&mari · Oct 24, 2016

Hopefully it holds and the swap goes well for you. I'd be working on getting everything together for a emergency better to be prepared than scrambling during a blow out.

steve&mari · Oct 24, 2016

Just a thought maybe you can ratchet strap around it I'd put plywood between the glass and straps. Should prevent a blow out by helping hold the stress.

Joey waid · Oct 24, 2016

steve&mari said:
Just a thought maybe you can ratchet strap around it I'd put plywood between the glass and straps. Should prevent a blow out by helping hold the stress.

I was thinking the same thing or clamps.

Pdandy · Oct 24, 2016

I am getting a 300 gallon tub from a local fish store tomorrow at some point and will start transferring out all of the rock and livestock. New tank will be here Friday and swapped out most likely on Friday night or over the weekend sometime. 300lbs of rock was not fun to put in, I am guessing it wont be fun coming out either.

On the bright side I can finally change my substrate out to sand like I wanted.

Daniel@R2R · Oct 25, 2016

Wow! Craziness! Keep us posted.

Pdandy · Oct 25, 2016

mdbannister said:
Wow! Craziness! Keep us posted.

Sure will. The move begins tonight. 300 gallon tub showed up today.

melypr1985 · Oct 25, 2016

Oh man! Good luck!

Pdandy · Oct 26, 2016

Last picture of it all nice before I tear into it.

Draining into the tub

Everything in it's temporary home.

After the tank was empty I looked at the seam again. I'm pointing at a piece of tape that marked the edge of the separation this morning. You can now see that is just a couple of inches from the bottom now. I'm am 100% certain that this would've blown at some point in the next day or two.

Fishresponse · Oct 26, 2016

Whoa! Didn't you just get this tank set up not to long ago?

Pdandy · Oct 26, 2016

Fishresponse said:
Whoa! Didn't you just get this tank set up not to long ago?

It's been up since march. It's a used tank though. It's 13 years old I think.

Pdandy · Oct 26, 2016

Everyone seems to be doing fine in their temporary home. I've got two Neptune wavs set at about 80% providing most of the water movement. There's an extra 1300gph koralia in there too

New tank is coming Friday night. I'm also getting a vectra L1 at the same time to replace my two return pumps I'm using now. So Friday night will be plumbing and setting up the new tank. Saturday night will be the big move back.

Fishresponse · Oct 27, 2016

Glad to hear you ha e a plan to get everything back up and running.

Pdandy · Oct 27, 2016

Here's where I stand. The old tank is all taken apart and ready to be swapped out for the new tank tomorrow night. I've added 40 gallons of new salt water to the tub and am making another 40 gallons in the brute to make up for what was lost with the tear down.

I am trying to sell the old tank on a couple of Facebook fish groups here in Nebraska with the disclaimer that it will most likely need to be rebuilt or resealed. I am asking $400 for it. Am I being unreasonable? I just spent $2k on a new tank the same size. Even with needing some work I think $400 is a good deal. Someone could use it as a reptile tank or even salvage the glass for a plywood build.

aaron23 · Oct 27, 2016

Wow this is every reefers worst nightmare a leaking tank hope everything transitions well

Antics · Oct 27, 2016

Pdandy said:
Here's where I stand. The old tank is all taken apart and ready to be swapped out for the new tank tomorrow night. I've added 40 gallons of new salt water to the tub and am making another 40 gallons in the brute to make up for what was lost with the tear down.

I am trying to sell the old tank on a couple of Facebook fish groups here in Nebraska with the disclaimer that it will most likely need to be rebuilt or resealed. I am asking $400 for it. Am I being unreasonable? I just spent $2k on a new tank the same size. Even with needing some work I think $400 is a good deal. Someone could use it as a reptile tank or even salvage the glass for a plywood build.

I think it's possible to get 400 for the tank as is but it will probably take awhile. Keep in mind you're selling someone a project, an annoying one at that. I don't know if it's feasible for you, but throwing in delivery (within reason) will probably help you move it a lot quicker.

Pdandy · Oct 27, 2016

Antics said:
I think it's possible to get 400 for the tank as is but it will probably take awhile. Keep in mind you're selling someone a project, an annoying one at that. I don't know if it's feasible for you, but throwing in delivery (within reason) will probably help you move it a lot quicker.

Good idea on the delivery.

Rick.45cal · Oct 27, 2016

I'd end up pulling it all apart and rebuilding it, then I would have two giant tanks to drain my bank account! Good luck to you, glad you managed to avoid a major catastrophe! That new $2000 tank is cheap compared to what a couple hundred gallons of corrosive saltwater can do to your home!