Woke up this mornin to a leaking tank. ughhhh!

[G.T]

The Halide will speed up the curing

 

[Reefless me]

UPDATE:

After siliconing the quarter inch plate in the tank and letting it cure for forty eight hours, I did a test fill and let it sit a while. Everything seemed to hold just fine. I then emptied the fresh water and wiped the tank down, inside and out. I then put the sand in vovered by s half inch of water. I set smaller pieces of rock in place as a base for the larger rock to br stackrd on top. Some of the larger pieces of rock csme with two to three different types of soft corals. I took a hammer and chisel to remove them to make aquascaping easier. I have several large pieces of Kenya tree. Some mushrooms, xenia, and cabbage coral free for the taking.

The repair so far is a success. Thank you everybody for your input.

 

[reefstarter]

Great!!!

 

[G.T]

Pics or it did not happen lol

 

[Reefless me]

Not much to show in the way of pics unless you want to see sixty gallons of milky water. Next time I'm thinking of going bare bottom. I've never had this much trouble with cloudy water from sand. Its almost too fine grained. Hopefully after its been in use for a while it'll get better. All in all it was a sucky weekend but I'm on the mend.

 

[G.T]

Not much to show in the way of pics unless you want to see sixty gallons of milky water. Next time I'm thinking of going bare bottom. I've never had this much trouble with cloudy water from sand. Its almost too fine grained. Hopefully after its been in use for a while it'll get better. All in all it was a sucky weekend but I'm on the mend.

Are you running a sump?

 

[Gsxkid]

I thought you weren't supposed to put foam under glass? It puts pressure on the bottom pane of glass.

 

[Reefless me]

Yes I am running a sump.

This is a rimless tank, after doing research most manufacturers recommended using some sort of matting or rigid foam under the tank. Small imperfections create pressure points which result in a broken bottom panel like mine.

 

[JohnK]

Usually the foam mat is reccomended when there is no trim on the bottom of the tank and the tank is built sides on top of bottom. If there is bottom trim, or rimless but the tank is built sides around bottom (so that only the perimeter touches the stand) then no pad is usually recommended. When in doubt, check with the manufacturer.

 

[TomD]

What kind of stand is this tank on. Should probably make sure the top is level. If one corner is slightly lifted it would twist/crack the glass.

I know this is a highly debated subject but I have had many tanks very slightly off. My new tank is rimless and is a tiny bit lower on the left side. Not enough to see with your eye but I used a level. I am going to use some shinmys to level it since it's a tiny adjustment but I really feel like a tank needs to be pretty unlevel for that to happen. I missed what kind of tank and how long it was running I will have to go back and read but it is one reason why I decided to spend $1500 on a new tank this time because although I've never had a problem, larger used tanks make me nervous if they have been moved.

 

[IPWitan]

Do you mean you put shims under the stand or shims under the tank? I would think one would try to shim up the stand so as to maximize the contact points between the tank and stand.

 

[Nixperience]

I have 20" cube and stand for sale. I just broke it down. No leaks. Only 33 gallons though. Extra 4 inches really is a lot of water.