HELPPP !!! hELLPP ! tANK LEAKING!

sidneybrooksjr · 01/04/2007, 08:43 PM

fINALLY got my 46 g tank established after a year of hard work. i sat down tonight to browse RC after feeding my BTA and LTA nems when i heared water dripping. Going faster and faster by the minute.
luckily i had a 25 g rubbermaid tub available. I transfered rock, livestock and nems to tubs. Put my lights, powerhead, and skimmer on tub. Can i go until saturday to get a new tank. please advise..

xenon · 01/04/2007, 08:50 PM

I would not take the chance to wait till Saturday.

Why can't you go pick one up tomorrow?

sidneybrooksjr · 01/04/2007, 08:52 PM

I simply won't have the time after work. I coach high school basketball and friday nights are our big nights. I teach during the day. I want to go early saturday morning. The tub is filled w/ water from my tank. The salinity, temp, and ph are fine.

BurntOutReefer · 01/04/2007, 08:53 PM

yes you can...make sure you put the heater in also....
water movement, lights and heat.....you should be ok

2swift · 01/04/2007, 08:59 PM

I don't know but if you have a skimmer hook it up and run it.
It will help with o2 aand waste. But still I'm not sure you wont have loses.

scrmbld33 · 01/04/2007, 09:10 PM

you should be fine till sat with no probs, sounds like time for a bigger tank

samwrang · 01/04/2007, 09:29 PM

For sure you can go till Sat....just make sure some powerheads are going, heater is going, and some lights. Not to worry

drummereef · 01/04/2007, 10:06 PM

Keep your testkits available and test frequently. Things can go bad fast the smaller water volume you have. Not to worry you though, things will be fine. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

fishes2889 · 01/04/2007, 11:37 PM

How old is the tank?

If its an AGA they have a2 year warrenty i thought?

Steve

AndyB4784 · 01/04/2007, 11:41 PM

AGA only have the warrenty if you have the stand that AGA makes.

db_triggerfish · 01/04/2007, 11:59 PM

yes saturday is ok, you said the bucket has lights, skimmer, and powerhead. I lost power last year for 7 days after hurricane Wilma in south florida i did not lose any fish, i didn't have any corals at the time.
BUT STOP and think my 16 gal bow tank only has a AquaClear hob power filter and a powerhead running about 1 and 1/2 years. No Skimmer and everything is ok. Enjoy friday night.

lessthanlights · 01/05/2007, 01:50 AM

fish don't care if it's rubbermaid or AGA- just keep the heat on and the water moving. the'll be fine.

JRistau81 · 01/05/2007, 02:01 AM

You'll be fine my fish were in a rubbermaid for a couple days when an old pump corroded and I had a virtual oil spill. It takes awhile to fill and empty a 150 gallon tank several times to get all oil off glass and such. Just maintain water flow, I would throw in aeration, light is not that important for a short period so I wouln't bother with that and skimming is not a bad idea, although, do you have any fish? If not you can probably go w/o skimmingMake sure the temp is in check too.

01/04/2007, 08:43 PM	#1
sidneybrooksjr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 140	HELPPP !!! hELLPP ! tANK LEAKING! fINALLY got my 46 g tank established after a year of hard work. i sat down tonight to browse RC after feeding my BTA and LTA nems when i heared water dripping. Going faster and faster by the minute. luckily i had a 25 g rubbermaid tub available. I transfered rock, livestock and nems to tubs. Put my lights, powerhead, and skimmer on tub. Can i go until saturday to get a new tank. please advise.. __________________ eazz Current Tank Info: w/ 75 gallon, LTA, BTA and maroon clown, lemon peel,fiji damsel

01/04/2007, 08:52 PM	#3
sidneybrooksjr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 140	I simply won't have the time after work. I coach high school basketball and friday nights are our big nights. I teach during the day. I want to go early saturday morning. The tub is filled w/ water from my tank. The salinity, temp, and ph are fine. __________________ eazz Current Tank Info: w/ 75 gallon, LTA, BTA and maroon clown, lemon peel,fiji damsel

01/04/2007, 08:59 PM	#5
2swift Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruskin,FLA Posts: 876	I don't know but if you have a skimmer hook it up and run it. It will help with o2 aand waste. But still I'm not sure you wont have loses. __________________ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Current Tank Info: 150g with twin FX4 canisters-Jebao 90Wave maker-2 AQUASKY Fluval Lights-AquaMaxx TS-2 Sulfur Denitrator

01/04/2007, 09:10 PM	#6
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	you should be fine till sat with no probs, sounds like time for a bigger tank __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

01/04/2007, 10:06 PM	#8
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Keep your testkits available and test frequently. Things can go bad fast the smaller water volume you have. Not to worry you though, things will be fine. Good luck and let us know how it goes! __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

01/04/2007, 08:50 PM	#2
xenon Owner of Canada Corals Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 3,148	I would not take the chance to wait till Saturday. Why can't you go pick one up tomorrow?

01/04/2007, 08:53 PM	#4
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	yes you can...make sure you put the heater in also.... water movement, lights and heat.....you should be ok

01/04/2007, 09:29 PM	#7
samwrang Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 228	For sure you can go till Sat....just make sure some powerheads are going, heater is going, and some lights. Not to worry

01/04/2007, 11:37 PM	#9
fishes2889 Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Emmaus, Pa Posts: 908	How old is the tank? If its an AGA they have a2 year warrenty i thought? Steve __________________ Steve ~Zoa & Ric Addict~ Ichthyophobia - fear of fish Current Tank Info: 33g Long Reef, 5.5g, 20L prop, 45g prop spec in the works

01/04/2007, 11:41 PM	#10
AndyB4784 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: lansing, mi Posts: 309	AGA only have the warrenty if you have the stand that AGA makes.

01/04/2007, 11:59 PM	#11
db_triggerfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,127	yes saturday is ok, you said the bucket has lights, skimmer, and powerhead. I lost power last year for 7 days after hurricane Wilma in south florida i did not lose any fish, i didn't have any corals at the time. BUT STOP and think my 16 gal bow tank only has a AquaClear hob power filter and a powerhead running about 1 and 1/2 years. No Skimmer and everything is ok. Enjoy friday night. __________________ FMAS - Florida Marine Aquarium Society Member . Current Tank Info: AGA 75g RR 6 x 54w T5 overdriven (510w) with 2 x Icecap 660, DAS EX-1 Skimmer, OR 2500, Reefkeeper II

01/05/2007, 01:50 AM	#12
lessthanlights Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 606	fish don't care if it's rubbermaid or AGA- just keep the heat on and the water moving. the'll be fine.

01/05/2007, 02:01 AM	#13
JRistau81 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 264	You'll be fine my fish were in a rubbermaid for a couple days when an old pump corroded and I had a virtual oil spill. It takes awhile to fill and empty a 150 gallon tank several times to get all oil off glass and such. Just maintain water flow, I would throw in aeration, light is not that important for a short period so I wouln't bother with that and skimming is not a bad idea, although, do you have any fish? If not you can probably go w/o skimmingMake sure the temp is in check too. __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us; cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 150 gallon, 2 Hamilton 400w 14K Metal halide, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer (Don't scoff, it works well), 150-200 lbs LR, 50 lbs LS, 100 lbs Southdown...anything else?