How to fix leaking full aquarium (Super Glue & Baking Soda vs Silicone) - 45g TANK LEAKED!! 😱
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Yes, it happened. The old 45g finally sprung a leak at the seam and started leaking. In the midst of freaking out, Eat Sleep Reef came to the rescue with a creative solution of using Super Glue and Baking Soda! IDEALLY, I would use silicon to reseal the entire tank, but that would mean draining the entire tank for 24 hours. Since the 150g tank is underway, I have slapped on this figurative and then a literal band-aid so this tank could remain in operation for a few more months before I migrate everything over! This should not be a permanent solution, re-sealing the entire tank with silicone is still the best way, but this would buy some time!
Shout out to Eat Sleep Reef for the safe! Please check out his channel for more awesome reef tips: / @eatsleepreef9565
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I was EXTREMELY lucky I was able to patch the tank! This is meant as a bandaid and not a full repair like new silicone, but this will hopefully hold the tank over until I was able to transfer all livestock to the 150g tank. Thank you everyone for the mental supports and technical suggestions! I need to give a special shout out to EatSleepReef for the MacGyver fix! Please give his channel a visit for more reefing tips and tricks: th-cam.com/channels/KXOqo8VppkTiHlDbhOj_ww.html
She said second wife...hahaha but true. I absolutely love how y'all handled this in everyway.
Nice job! 👍🙏
When will you get transferring the livestock to the 150g?
Nice save. Thanks for the video for our future leak emergency reference. You were truly lucky. A shout out thank you to EatSleepReef for your leak rescue solution.
Next time get a water sprayer!!!!!
“Your second wife’s water broke!”...😂
Emily laughing and said bye tank... savage! 😂
Definitely lessons learned for those buying used tanks. When in doubt re-seal.
You handled this so well. I would have not been so calm
hoohaaa0 I totally agree with you, I definitely wouldn’t of been taking my baby and my wife to Walmart on an emergency run
IR: "The water is wet here"
That is a nice quote ;)
Nice tips from ESR! Didn't know before i saw his instagram.
its so funny that your wife says multiple times in the video ''Oh i fart''....
In chinese? Lol
Glad I’m not the only one who caught that 🤣
That was the funniest thing in the whole video. Then she giggles. :)
I've had a tank leak on me before and I used the super glue and baking soda method and it worked really well. Love the video brother! ✌🙂🙏
1:39 “ Hehehe I fart” did anyone else hear that? Made my day
I came to the comments just to see if anyone else heard that 😂
Thank q for the tip works well save the day thumb up
This really works I have a 160 gallon reef tank headed to the wall I couldn't get to the outside corner. I repaired it from the inside. I drained it past the week silicone it was still leaking. Saw this video and one other about using baking soda and liquid Super Glue. I like this one the best because he shows how he put the baking soda on. I sealed my leak from the inside of the tank about a string in my area top corner
Holy crap! Glad you handled that quickly. You did get soooo lucky... The number of permutations this could’ve been worse is a lot. What kind of water sensor tipped you off to the leak and where did you place it? I feel like that was the unsung hero of this whole situation…
Glad that trick worked for you. I have a 40 gallon rimless cube that I'm not sure how old it is either...this video really has me thinking..
Very happy for you that the fix worked. Very important info for fish keepers to know. Your baby boy is adorable. Take care 😊 ❤️
Glad you are able to fix this. Great job. Hope everything recovers!
150 must be getting impatient... it’s now resorting to sabotaging the little guy in the middle of the night. Lol
"She knows more about reefing than me" lol
Good fix! Spooking me out, I’m about start my first reef tank, now I’m going to triple check everything before I fill.
snobunni426 I highly recommend buying a brand new tank
@@brianculater6444 i agree, i had already decided years ago to buy a new tank, you never know what someone's fish died of, or if the tank was even used for fish. i have gotten a brand new tank, everything all new.
snobunni426 very cool, congratulations and enjoy your new tank bro. 👍😎
snobunni426 subbed you too btw 😎👍
Glad you were able to catch the leak before it was to late. I'd like to know what product you used that alarmed you to it happening. I've already had this happen twice and I'm very worried about it happening again(even though my next tank is a different tank).
Glad you fixed it in time and great recipe to get by until you could get a backup setup
Good video. You have an adorable baby and a kind wife. With a leak like that my wife would never be patient like that and I would have the additional stress and pressure.
Good save. I helped a friends tank in this kind of situation. One of the seams ended up leaking because he kept nik-ing it with the algae scrapper and over time weaken the silicone.
3:03 😂😂😂 Emily is enjoying this so much loool
Sorry it to hear that your tank leaked but thank God you were home when it happened & that Antonio gave you some great advice for a temporary fix until your 150g is up & running. Hope your corals bounce back. 👍
All wife are the same, my wife went so happy when things happen to my tank
I wouldn't recommend using any type of CA or epoxy directly on Glass. The temperature related expansion is too different from that of the native glass, but it holds strongly enough to cause stress in the glass. Ive seen catastrophic failures in tanks due to expansion cracking. Sioicone sticks to the glass well, but stays flexible enough to not cause stress fracturing of the glass.
Good info to know, thank you!!
This was the reef gods being impatient for your 150g to get set up! Nice save, hang in there!
You were at Walmart... Could have gotten that Flextape :P
I looked, they only have the Duck Tape version of the Flextape... figure it's not the same, lol!
Antonio’s hobbies/skillz FTW!!! 👍
You have a very supportive partner , great team !
Reefer: I don't want to get baking soda in the tank
Wife of reefer: But it's getting all over the floor
Reefer: Huh? That's fine.
This is why all my tanks are in my man cave in the basement, so any comments of "mess" are not brought up.
Time to move everything to the 150g
what was the cure time of the crazy glue and baking soda before you started refilling the tank?
THANK YOU SO MUCH it's 1a.m and noticed a leak on my tank I set up in the morning and the baking soda and super glue fixed it thank you thank you thank you
is it still working? and is it a reef tank? mine is leaking too :(
hahahahaa Emily says it's "天意" .. kinda true.. better hurry the 150 :P
My 60g Deep Blue tank started leaking yesterday too. My tank was only 3 months old and bought new... I guess this really is just a bad week for reefing.
this is why my tanks are in the basement, you never know D: glad you got it temp fixed~
I just got my tank leak which kinda of like this of you... its silcon from inside is still intact but minor leaking can seen from out side edge...currently i drained water down to that and am really stressing on how to fix it.
You are such a great family haha ❤️😊
That is what I was wondering about too. I was thinking of replacing my saltwater tank for those reasons too. I think it is about 8 years old.
A leaking saltwater tank is 10 times worse than a leaking freshwater tank. It is like brine on the carpets, walls, furniture, everything. Definitely worse.
Nice save
Do you have to use super glue glass or regular super glue?
Did you keep the lighting on after you partially drained the 40 gal? the SPS RTN may have been caused by over exposure to light. The water greatly reduces the par. Those sps were probably getting fried by the light while they were exposed to air.
What's the water alarm you're using?
Painful to watch, glad you've got it under control! Imagine (or don't!) this happening while out of town.
At least you have the 150g haha, it's a sign.
What water alarm do you use?
Good foresight actually having a leak detector methodology. Something I need to think about doing. Hope it's never needed but...
Cool family.
Flush fresh water through area... blow dry area, careful not to electrocute self 🥴 Acetone wipe area to be glued or silicone... Leon’s first reef nightmare, poor little dude ... 👶. Strap clamp around entire tank or wood workers hand clamp front to back light but safe pressure .... Seams easy to damage scraping with razor blades or metal scrapers ☹️. The 15O just moved up in priority, woot woot 🥳. Yeah, SPS don’t like being dry for midnight Walmart runs 😳 😂. BTW, I believe the phrase “ f- me!” Is the go to upon first detection of seam leak, which seems to occur after midnight or while out the door for a vacation, ... 😘
I absolutely dread this happening. Happened a few years ago with my freshwater, at 530am lol.
Did she say i fart 🤣 1:38
Is the water actually wet there
Dose aminos for your corals like WWC does for their stressed or damaged corals.
Where did u get the cool
buckets from?
Here you go, looks like there’s a sale going on too! igloo corporation 42154 6 Gallon, Blue Water Container www.amazon.com/dp/B00DD5EMWQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_g6d5DbG35GTR7
@@InappropriateReefer thanks!
I really appreciate your replys ; )
Did you have a problem with ATO putting in too much water and diluting down the salt because of the leak. Check your salinity now and adjust.
Could you tell me is picture waterproof sealant is safe for using inside your aquarium
My tanks are in storage for now. I think I'm going to reseal them before getting them going again. Sheesh wouldn't want a waterfall in a new house.
Did you leave the light on that entire time? Probably burned them.
Yes, I think you are on-to something... the other parts that were exposed but in the shade were OK.
Too funny, I use the same Super G,lue+Baking Soda trick to fill gaps on my models when building them. Didn't think it was strong enough to fill a leak like that. I think you might have used too much though but hey, if it works.... I'd reseal ASAP though. LOL
Did I hear you at the end say something about breaking down the 10 gallon budget tank? What is going on there (for those of us who don't use facebook ,Instagram, or snapchat)?
Future refrence swiming pool patch and glue works under water and won't poison fish I used it the glue that comes with a swiming pool patch stoped the leak instantly
Solid info and good stuff to have on hand! There are a few different types on Amazon, may I ask which one you used?
@@InappropriateReefer pool and pond patch repair !
It comes with patch but I just used the glue
I bought it at home Depot.
Is the mold free silicone not aquarium safe due to its hold strength or due to an added chemical or substance that may harm the fish 🐠?
The chemicals that inhibit mold are toxic to the fish.
Temp fix keep on eye it and better get the big tank ready 👍
Is it safe inside the tank
try dosing amino for the sps
If that happened to me my wife will never let me have a tank in my life 😂
What are you using for your leak detection? I recently flooded our brand new house with my custom made sump that sprung a leak. Who would have thought all of the posts about acrylic sheets and glass tanks not working well would have been right?! 😂
Did it really hold for a few months ?
which ecotech vortech are you running? recommend it???
I’m running the MP10QD and the MP40QD; definitely recommend them!
This happened to the base of my fish tank so i used gorilla glue on the outside to seal it and it hasn’t leaked since and my fish are ok
i had a chipped tank on the bottem corner, i did this hack, and it worked great. 40g aio tank. I cant believe it worked
@innapropriate reefer what camera do u have?
I’m running with a Sony RX100m5
@@InappropriateReefer suprised u didn't call me a 🤓 ; ) I really enjoy your video any advice for gettin a pistol shrimp and clam from live aquria?
Ak47 52 I love tech talks 🤓 for LA, I like DD WYSIWYG; clam id definitely go with DD, pistol shrimp mostly look the same so regular would be fine. I’d buy with confidence with their great guarantee!
in my old 29 gallon saltwater i had a leak luckily it was only in my hang on the back filter not in my tank
Time to move to the 150
Agree dont have much of choice!
Time for a new tank!
might need to speed up that 150 gallon build and Xfer everything over
Can a strog glue from a hot glue gun work.?
whats the warranty on the tank?
I'm disabled and can't do to the store. I have a small slow leak in the back of a 55 gallon long fish tank. I can do the inside and out . my fish are in another tank
"9-10" years??? ….I should probably double check my 29 gallon and my 10 gallon. My 29 gallon is the only one from the two that is currently in use, but it is about 12ish years old and in constant use since I got it. My 10 gallon is probably 15, maybe 16 years old. However it is just sitting on one of my shelves in my closet right now, but I had been considering taking it out and setting it up as another nano reef...so I should probably look at both of them.
If you turned the lighting off during the draining I feel like the results wouldn’t be as bad
Time for a Red Sea Tank
Wow my tank is 20+ years old and the silicon is still good!
Flex seal I sawed this tank in half THAT'S ALLOT OF DAMAGE and through the power of flex products its bone dry
Mann last thing you ever want to deal with! Time to get the big boy going!
that stand seems a bit flimsy you might be getting flexing and causing tank to seperate.
Never use any silicone with mold inhibitors, only use ge#1 or silicone meant for tank construction.
Why does super glue and baking soda work?
I’m hoping this works for a long time because I just re sealed my aquarium. It was a regular 10 gallon that I took apart and re sealed into a rimless tank
I just didn’t seal it too great on one corner mid way down the tank and it’s leaking 😓
I really don’t want to do this all over again
Did it hold?
@@danielleschayer3157 sorta. I did this first and added another seal over. I forgot what it was called. It was like a putty/clay type of sealant
@innapropriate reefer how often should I do water
U should start doing giveaways ; ) awesome video I am so jelous I wish my channel can be the same!
At the price for tanks like that nowadays, shouldn't tanks leaking be a thing of the past?
My fiancé is the same, the more freaked out I am about my tank the happier she is. Maybe it’s a Chinese girl thing
Flexseal 😁
Hahahahaha can’t stop laughing.. oo I fart.
i did my last year but that when i got it from a friend he say he didn't remember how many years he had it so i did it to be sure.
That poor coral, lets hope it will in fact re populate the dead skeletons
lol love the vid
Flex tape really! Sorry but that's just so hick! Empty and resilicon that's the only way 😊. Oh wait there's a bigger tank in the house that has been setting there for like an year or so. LOL