My big 15 year + fully planted fish tank is leaking

[xavier]

Fuck me... it going to suck huge balls to transfer everything..

Not to mention the cost


This is an older picture imagine having to relocate an entire front lawn worth of grass one blade at a time
from one fish tank to the other and about 100 shrimp and 40ish fishes

 

[XxExPLoiTeDxX]

That is one badass setup

 

[Timmy]

I fixed a smaller one with silicon sealant.

 

[DbD]

 

[xavier]

I fixed a smaller one with silicon sealant.

I use some silicon to slow the leak down last night

Tho looks like shit


it seemed to significantly slowed it down but I don't know I think with the age of the fish tank is just would be smart to get in a new one

 

[xavier]

If it was only that easy

 

[Shortwave98]

Dammit!

 

[xavier]

That is one badass setup

Thanks... decade+ of work right there

 

[Shortwave98]

Time to convert to a gerbil cage.

 

[Walle]

Fuck me... it going to suck huge balls to transfer everything..

Not to mention the cost


This is an older picture imagine having to relocate an entire front lawn worth of grass one blade at a time
from one fish tank to the other and about 100 shrimp and 40ish fishes

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Will you have to buy filtered water to refill it or can you use tap water?

 

[xavier]

Will you have to buy filtered water to refill it or can you use tap water?

I am transferring the water from my old tank to the new tank....i use RO water

 

[xavier]

Time to convert to a gerbil cage.

I'm good on critters










And not to mention the 100 shrimp and the other 20 crows and miscellaneous wild Birds

 

[BethsOats]

Dude that blows. I just got rid of a 30 gallon tank yesterday that my 18 or so yr old silver dollar died in like 7 months ago. I was being lazy but it wasn’t as difficult to do as I expected

I have a 60 gallon tank with no fish also. I’m a weirdo

 

[Shortwave98]

I'm good on critters

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And not to mention the 100 shrimp and the other 20 crows and miscellaneous wild Birds

When my brothers were little they had a medium sized fish tank. After a while it cracked and they cleaned up the mess and put white mice in it. I was seeing a girl at the time whose family were hillbillies from Indiana and she loved animals. She wanted to pick up one of the mice. Unfortunately she had a broken finger at the time with a metal splint on it. The mouse got scared and shit in her hand and the turd rolled down into the splint.

 

[xavier]

on my way home with new setup

 

[xavier]

because i have to replant and transfer water from one tank to the other i am doing a quality control stress test in the backyard
1st...

will let it sit over night to make sure there are no leaks/issues

and topped off... its been a stressful 24 hours

time for a beer and pizza... i have many hours ahead of transfring everything from one tank to the other

but i am done for today

 

[Harry Vanderspeigle]

on my way home with new setup

look at you spending that GunkKoin.

 

[xavier]

look at you spending that GunkKoin.

 

[spin]

I'm good on critters

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And not to mention the 100 shrimp and the other 20 crows and miscellaneous wild Birds

My wife feeds the possums and watched them on the camera, I can tell they're here by the smile on her face.

 

[xavier]

My wife feeds the possums and watched them on the camera, I can tell they're here by the smile on her face.

The possums started showing up a couple months ago it was a mother with three of its babies

now they're almost all the same size and you think they would leave me a tip

 

[spin]

The possums started showing up a couple months ago it was a mother with three of its babies

now they're almost all the same size and you think they would leave me a tip

They do, they're cleaning all the ticks out of your yard.

 

[Walle]

because i have to replant and transfer water from one tank to the other i am doing a quality control stress test in the backyard
1st...

will let it sit over night to make sure there are no leaks/issues

and topped off... its been a stressful 24 hours

time for a beer and pizza... i have many hours ahead of transfring everything from one tank to the other

but i am done for today

New tank pass the test?

 

[Milky Sauce]

Subwoofer damage

 

[slapped a yarmulke]

There’s a hole, theres a hole, theres a hole on the bottom of the sea

 

[PattonWrinkles]

New tank pass the test?

There’s a hole, theres a hole, theres a hole on the bottom of the sea

No time for crock
batter and the wok
stir fry
with shrimp
scampi

 

[Gimme Shelter]

Thanks... decade+ of work right there

definitely hard work. I could never keep two gold fish alive. Good luck!

 

[xavier]

No time for crock
batter and the wok
stir fry
with shrimp
scampi

 

[xavier]

New tank pass the test?

It pass with flying colors thank goodness

I drained it dragged it inside the house and began the process

 

[xavier]

Started the process of transferring the water from my old tank to the new tank and then the ever so important making sure the stupid fucking thing is level







Starting to unplug everything the Fluval canister filter and CO2 aluminum cylinder are going to need a good cleaning on the exterior they are fucking Warriors but they look funky



the ever so important leveling the tank.. took me a while and a few




Shims

 

[xavier]

It's up and will now will let the filter run for next couple days with the old water
to let things start settling down

I will then test it, make sure all the parameters and make sure they are within range

then start transferring the plants and finally the fish

The dust will settle down overnight and here are the two tanks a few feet apart staring at each other

You can see the water damage on the left hand side of the old tank I I'm just really grateful I didn't have a full blowout...

would have been a nightmare