the fishkeepers nightmare

I would advise that you try to determine the cause of the leak before you
end up going through the whole proccess again....

Was it a new tank or used?

What sort of stand was it on?

Was the tank and stand level?

Is it on a wooden floor?

Does/did it shake when people walk across the room?

hth

~Mort


"Dinky" wrote in message
nk.net...
Yes, you guessed it, Leaks. My 75 all-glass is leaking. Slowly.
Seeping
up from beneath the bottom trim. It's been full for two weeks, just
noticed,
apparently it's been seeping for several days. I'm going to lose all my
live
sand, I have no place to put it while I tear down the tank and transport
it
back to the LFS and resist the temptaion to throw a hissy fit in the
middle
of the store. Not to mention 30 bucks worth of salt, and a ****load of
work
and time invested, and another month-long setback.

-- I'm just pi$$ed.

--I'll get over it.

--But not right now.

billy

"Mort" wrote in message
. ..
I would advise that you try to determine the cause of the leak before you
end up going through the whole proccess again....



I already determined it, just a few minutes after the post. I don't know how
I did it, I've set up a dozen large tanks, and never forgot it before, but I
forgot the foam underneath it. I don't know how I forgot, but I did. Dumb,
dumb, dumb.

b

I don't think that is the cause, I have never use any foam under a glass
tank and have never had a leak.

kc

"Dinky" wrote in message
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"Mort" wrote in message
. ..
I would advise that you try to determine the cause of the leak before
you
end up going through the whole proccess again....



I already determined it, just a few minutes after the post. I don't know
how
I did it, I've set up a dozen large tanks, and never forgot it before, but
I
forgot the foam underneath it. I don't know how I forgot, but I did. Dumb,
dumb, dumb.

b

Right, the lfs's in this town no longer advise the use of foam under a tank,
Mike
"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
I don't think that is the cause, I have never use any foam under a glass
tank and have never had a leak.

kc

"Dinky" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Mort" wrote in message
. ..
I would advise that you try to determine the cause of the leak before
you
end up going through the whole proccess again....



I already determined it, just a few minutes after the post. I don't know
how
I did it, I've set up a dozen large tanks, and never forgot it before,
but
I
forgot the foam underneath it. I don't know how I forgot, but I did.
Dumb,
dumb, dumb.

b

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message ...
I don't think that is the cause, I have never use any foam under a glass
tank and have never had a leak.

Same here.

"Pszemol" wrote in message
...
"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
I don't think that is the cause, I have never use any foam under a glass
tank and have never had a leak.

Same here.

Odd. I always took for granted it was needed. Learn something new every
day.

on an acrylic tank I do believe it is required to prevent pressure points
that cause cracks.

kc

"Dinky" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Pszemol" wrote in message
...
"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
I don't think that is the cause, I have never use any foam under a
glass
tank and have never had a leak.

Same here.

Odd. I always took for granted it was needed. Learn something new every
day.

"Dinky" wrote in message
nk.net...



Got it empty and dried out, and I can't for the life of me find anything but
pristine silicone on all joints. Thinking of slathering on some silicone
anyway, and hope for the best.

My sincere sympathies!
I have a foam-related question... I am setting up an 80g with a center
brace on the bottom. This lifts the bottom off the stand about 3/8". Is th
foam there to aid in supporting the bottom class or to compensate for any
high points in Plywood? My stands are topped with MDF and have a sheetmetal
cap to protect the MDF from water, therefore they are absolutely flat,
smooth and level.

It seems like the bottom will be getting about 200lb of LR and LS as well as
the weight of the water and, to me, the supprot of the foam wouldn't hurt.
Any thoughts/experiences?

Thanks
Dan
"Dinky" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Mort" wrote in message
. ..
I would advise that you try to determine the cause of the leak before you
end up going through the whole proccess again....



I already determined it, just a few minutes after the post. I don't know how
I did it, I've set up a dozen large tanks, and never forgot it before, but I
forgot the foam underneath it. I don't know how I forgot, but I did. Dumb,
dumb, dumb.

b

"Dan Norgard" wrote in message
...
My sincere sympathies!
I have a foam-related question... I am setting up an 80g with a center
brace on the bottom. This lifts the bottom off the stand about 3/8". Is
th
foam there to aid in supporting the bottom class or to compensate for any
high points in Plywood? My stands are topped with MDF and have a
sheetmetal
cap to protect the MDF from water, therefore they are absolutely flat,
smooth and level.

It seems like the bottom will be getting about 200lb of LR and LS as well
as
the weight of the water and, to me, the supprot of the foam wouldn't hurt.
Any thoughts/experiences?

Thanks
Dan

I cut my foam to fit inside the trim under my 110 African Cichlid tank. The
motivation for this was/is the constant excavation. The thought of 150 lbs
of rock dropping scared the bejeebers outta me. 110 gal on the 2nd floor
could really mess up the 1st.

Bill
(sleeping w/ fingers crossed directly below)