Leaking Acrylic

[gussy]

My 3 year old acrylic tank just started leaking somewhere. Is this fixable or will I have to junk it? If it's fixable...how?

The leak started last night for no reason at all. I think the volume is increasing and I suspect that this will not last until the end of the week. Luckily the leak is trickling into the sump.

[glxtrix]

sounds like something a lil weld-on couldnt fix. Might have to drain the tank dependong on where the leak is.

[gussy]

Yup, which begs another question....do I dump the sand and start new after...or the sand is still useable?

[glxtrix]

all depends on how long the sand has been in there. Man, do yourself a favor and go BB ;) Sorry I'm a BB guy. Ummm, if the sand is under a few years and still looks good, you could use some of it. I'd personally replace some and keep some so you could seed the new stuff.

[luke33]

Would it be possible to find the leak and put some plumbers putty over it and fix the leak from the outside?