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Unscheduled water change.

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TNT_Tile

Woke up and found a small problem on Monday. Just trying to organize under my tank when I notice this....

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Only about 10 gal leaked out and most of it was contained by the stand. So much for my day off. Ran out to the LFS and picked up a 55 gal tank. I had a 40L underthere but figured I could squeeze the bigger tank in. Cut baffels and installed as so....


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The fun part was sliding it in and out without the stand collapsing on the one side. I took 6 2x4 and wedged them in across the front, back, and sides to support the weight above.....

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Everything went in ok with a few modifacations for the added height of the 55gal. Had to rearange the baffels a bit and tank is back up and running. Just thought I'd share and show the reason people use acrylic or rubbermaids for sumps.
 
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chase33

Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I guess it must be expected in this hobby. No matter how careful you are sooner or later you will experience some sort of leak or water spill. I guess that would be a good thread. To hear of all the horror stories or to see if anyone who has been in the hobby for some time has never experienced any kind of spill/leak.
 
JohnS_323

JohnS_323

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chase33 said:
or to see if anyone who has been in the hobby for some time has never experienced any kind of spill/leak.
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That's a person I'd like to meet.

God knows we've had our share of leaks. I especially like the ones from the upstairs tank. They result in water pouring out of a light fixture in our kitchen.
 
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