Will it hold water?

[G Santana]

25 yrs ago I bought my house and quickly and hastily I built a stand for my tank and then did nothing with it. 25 yrs later I'm pulling a ton of dirt, muck and dead critters from the tank, it hasn't held water in those 25 yrs.
Today I built a new stand and partially filled the tank in order to clean it.
Tomorrow I'll take apart the old stand and fill the tank and pray.

When I bought the tank I was told it was a 120, and all those yrs that's what I believed, I measured the tank and ran a tank calculation and low and behold the tank is actually closer to 140 gallons. Who knew tanks grow with enough time lol

Tomorrow I'll either have a tank or a pile of thick glass. We'll see.

My wife wants me to section off a portion of the basement for a fish room and all I want to do is get through the cycle with a leak proof tank lol

Enjoy the laugh!!!

 

[shwareefer]

If that's a 6ft tank, I think they used to call it 135 gallon. If the silicone is dry and cracking don't do it. If it doesn't leak but then makes you lose sleep worrying, don't do it. Stand looks solid, lol.

 

[fishguy242]

fill it to the rim,let sit for a week,how did the silicone feel? flappy edges,or still smooth?

 

[G Santana]

Not for nothing, the silicone is very pliable, I think being in the damp basement all these years helped preserve its integrity, but only 140 gallons will tell lol.

Thanks for the advice, I have every intention to fill the tank and run, close the basement door and come back in a week lol

 

[BlennyTime]

No way to know until you try, good luck!!