How long to leave tank filled to tell if it holds water?

[Anonymous]

I have a tank out on the lawn, filled with water. No leaks, but how long do I have to leave it filled?

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

6 years ought to do it.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any *real* "not-answering-seriously-because-my-favorite-football-team-sucks-goat-milk" answers?

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

no.



Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Seriously, unless you have a unusual reason for suspecting the tank is poorly built or damaged, there really isn't any reason for water testing for more than a day or two IMHO.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

I would say an even decade and since my college and pro teams are undefeated I will just leave it at that.

 

[Anonymous]

Are you an Atlanta frontrunner?

If so, your days are numbered.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

No I am just a recent transplant here at the leisure of the army. Go Seahawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




BTW, Oklahoma deserved exactly what they got lol.

 

[Len]

A couple of days and you'll be able to tell. Actually, overnight and you'll find out if there's any leaks.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, overnight should be fine. If you do it for too long, like two of the smarties suggested, you may end up with a leak eventually since most tank are not meant to last forever.

 

[Anonymous]

"smarties"


Proof I am smart. I RULE!!!!!!!!

 

[guara]

I let just for three days

 

[iseeweed]

I built this 37 from scratch. I filled it with water and let a 700gpm pump circulate for a week. Maybe overkill, but I had never built a tank before.[/img]

 

[iseeweed]

tank build

 

[guara]

Very nice....your stuff to build tank...

 

[iseeweed]

yeh right, 5 pieces of glass, bottle of windex, can of acetone, 2 clamps and some silicone....I wish the rest of the hobby was that easy!!