there is nothin worse

[funkmaster]

well for all of you who dont know me i had an amazing 125 gal reef ..With alot of coral and fish +300 lbs of lr .i got a phone call grom my girl that my tank all of a sudden started to leak from the bottom corner ...my first reaction was holly s**t what to do ....it was crazy i removed everything in my tank in the matter of 5 min ..so now im down to a my sump with all my coral in it and a bin with all my rock 3 yrs down the tubes in 5 min ...well my head is up and i will be ordering a new custom tank its a 180long 8 ft and start all over
eric

thanks to my girl , john and james for all of there help

 

[NL146]

Sorry to hear. At least you were able to save everything so you won't be starting from scratch. Was there flooding damage?

 

[funkmaster]

no flood damage my girl was there with every towel in the house

 

[nanchil]

Sorry to hear that. It is good atleast you are able to save things. Good luck!!!


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[NYReefer]

Could have been A LOT worse!! GL with the new tank

 

[LaurieC]

So sorry! Devastating. A lot of hard work, time (and $). I hope you'll enjoy the adventure of a new tank despite the reason for it.

 

[bigdog1428]

heyy if ya need help of anykind,,im in babylon and i room in my tank iff needed ,,and in my sump

 

[masterswimmer]

Buckets, heaters, powerheads, carbon, RO/DI water to make fresh saltwater for water changes. You should be fine.

Get the new tank set in place and double and triple check for level. Your other tank failed for some reason. The floor being out of level could have been it, or at least a contributor to it.

Ask your questions here, before you proceed onto the next step (whatever step that may be). Be cautious of the information given (from everyone) and really think through the information and process so that you can nix an idea before it becomes an implemented bad idea. No idea is horrible if it is just an idea. It becomes horrible when you accepted the idea, implemented it, and the whole plan went into the crapper because it wasn't fully thought through.

We're all here to support you in this time of need. You'd be amazed at how many people can be gathered at all hours of the day. If there's anything else I can do to help please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

Best of luck,
Russ

 

[djxtc21]

I have some room in my tank if you need to store anything until your new tank is up

 

[Imbarrie]

I think Petco is running their dollar a gallon sale again if you need a temporary tank cheap.

It seems you have turned this situation to your advantage and will have a sweet system at the end.
Keep in mind things could have been worse from the horror stories I have read in here.

 

[funkmaster]

The onlly thing I'm worried about is loosing my Caroline on my rocks...I don't want it to bleach out

 

[ryangrieder]

did u ever find out what caused the leak?

 

[charliethetuna88]

I'm in lindenhurst if u need to store some stuff I have a 90 fuge with nothing in it .I also have a 4 gallon long tank if u wanna borrow it

 

[funkmaster]

My blade must of hit thje sealant and water got under it

 

[BYU]

Hey i got a 30 breeder and stand in my garage
not reefready not sure if im gonna use it yet u could borrow it for now, wont need it for at least 2 months
let me know its just collecting dust now

 

[funkmaster]

I don't need any help I'm set up for now I hjav. All of my rock in a huge bin and I sold mu fish and coral is in a 30 breader...thanks anyway

 

[danny]

leak in corner

For future reference, I had the same thing happen on my 55 gal. I put duct tape as a last resort it totally stopped the leak. had the tank going for another 3 weeks until my 120 came into the LFS. That stuff works wonders.

 

[Darkside]

I'm sure was not easy for you. Good luck with the next one.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

For future reference, I had the same thing happen on my 55 gal. I put duct tape as a last resort it totally stopped the leak. had the tank going for another 3 weeks until my 120 came into the LFS. That stuff works wonders.

good idea but might be hard to sleep at night,LOL

 

[albano]

For future reference, I had the same thing happen on my 55 gal. I put duct tape as a last resort it totally stopped the leak. had the tank going for another 3 weeks until my 120 came into the LFS. That stuff works wonders.

+1 earlier this year, I picked up a 60g RR tank, that has two 1" return holes thru the bottom... while testing the tank, I sealed it with duct tape...not a drop came out, for the 3 days I tested it.