Extra security for larger aquariums

Saltlife757 · 12/21/2015, 04:10 PM

Does anyone know if reefers seal the bottom of larger aquariums with anything I top of the silicone???

The reason I ask is because I am getting a new marineland 150-180 gallon long aquarium in the next couple weeks. I had a brand new 150 gallon deep demension tank spring a bad leak over night a couple weeks ago. Long story short, I lost all of my live stock, and now marine land is honoring their warranty and sending me a new tank, stand, and compensating for my livestock and any damages that were done to my house.

I love the hobby but I am nervous about setting up another aquarium. Can I put anything extra over the edges where there is silicon? Or are there any other ideas or recommendations to prevent leaks?

reef_aholic · 12/21/2015, 04:57 PM

Unless the stand had something to do with it, only thing that I can suggest is that it may have been defective. How old was that tank that started leaking? Sorry for the loss.

Saltlife757 · 12/21/2015, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by reef_aholic

Unless the stand had something to do with it, only thing that I can suggest is that it may have been defective. How old was that tank that started leaking? Sorry for the loss.

The tanks sticker said it was built February 2015. I got the tank brand new back in June/July. Maybe I was just extremely unlucky? I'm just a bit nervous setting a new one up.

Saltlife757 · 12/21/2015, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Saltlife757

The tanks sticker said it was built February 2015. I got the tank brand new back in June/July. Maybe I was just extremely unlucky? I'm just a bit nervous setting a new one up.

Also, then stand was built for the tank. It was all from marineland

davocean · 12/21/2015, 05:16 PM

Adding silicone to existing silicone does very little if anything at all,I would not do anything.
If you are really concerned there are controllers that send a leak detection warning that can alert your phone as well as an alarm at tank.

davocean · 12/21/2015, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Saltlife757

Also, then stand was built for the tank. It was all from marineland

Obviously they recognized it as a failure on their end, consider it just bad luck.
I'm actually impressed and surprised they covered livestock as well.

reef_aholic · 12/21/2015, 05:39 PM

What type of floor was it put on? And was there any visible gaps between tank and stand? Im sure you have already answered these to marine land.

Dkuhlmann · 12/21/2015, 05:42 PM

Do not modify the new tank in any way at all. If you do and you end up with a leak again, heaven forbid, they will not honor the warranty. I'd say that they are taking good care of you and I commend them for that. There might have been a bad run on tanks during the month yours was made. Who knows

Saltlife757 · 12/21/2015, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by reef_aholic

What type of floor was it put on? And was there any visible gaps between tank and stand? Im sure you have already answered these to marine land.

It was just a normal hard wood floor with a sealant on it. I couldn't even tell there was a leak in the silicon until I poured a little
Bit of water back in the tank. It wasn't visible to the naked eye. And there was no gap between the stand and tank. The stand was built specifically for the tank.

Saltlife757 · 12/21/2015, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Do not modify the new tank in any way at all. If you do and you end up with a leak again, heaven forbid, they will not honor the warranty. I'd say that they are taking good care of you and I commend them for that. There might have been a bad run on tanks during the month yours was made. Who knows

Yeah, I'm definitely not modifying the new tank in any way. I just wanted to know if there was something people do for an added layer of pertection. I'm getting the water sensors to place around the tank. I just didn't know if I could do more.

reef_aholic · 12/21/2015, 07:56 PM

Ya, from what it sounds like it was good on your end, good even floor, factory stand. Glad they are taking care of it all tho.

chilli_reef · 12/22/2015, 06:00 AM

An added layer of protection would come with an addition of high density Styrofoam insulation board between the tank and stand IMHO. If your floor is slightly warped, or the stand is, or the floor warps slightly when the tanks filled or stand after filling......
The Styrofoam will even out the mating surface by the weight of the tank and water in it.

shifty51008 · 12/22/2015, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by chilli_reef

An added layer of protection would come with an addition of high density Styrofoam insulation board between the tank and stand IMHO. If your floor is slightly warped, or the stand is, or the floor warps slightly when the tanks filled or stand after filling......
The Styrofoam will even out the mating surface by the weight of the tank and water in it.

Styrofoam is not suggested on trimmed glass tanks, on acrylic and glass tanks without the plastuc trim then yes.

12/21/2015, 04:10 PM	#1
Saltlife757 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Virginia beach Posts: 50	Extra security for larger aquariums Does anyone know if reefers seal the bottom of larger aquariums with anything I top of the silicone??? The reason I ask is because I am getting a new marineland 150-180 gallon long aquarium in the next couple weeks. I had a brand new 150 gallon deep demension tank spring a bad leak over night a couple weeks ago. Long story short, I lost all of my live stock, and now marine land is honoring their warranty and sending me a new tank, stand, and compensating for my livestock and any damages that were done to my house. I love the hobby but I am nervous about setting up another aquarium. Can I put anything extra over the edges where there is silicon? Or are there any other ideas or recommendations to prevent leaks? __________________ 180 Gallon Reef Tank................Patience, Patience, Patience

12/21/2015, 04:57 PM	#2
reef_aholic Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 130	Unless the stand had something to do with it, only thing that I can suggest is that it may have been defective. How old was that tank that started leaking? Sorry for the loss. __________________ Happy Reefing!!! Current Tank Info: 120 Gal, 30 Gal Sump, Bubble Magus Curve 7, Kamoer 3 stage dosing system, AI Hydra x2.

12/21/2015, 05:16 PM	#5
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Adding silicone to existing silicone does very little if anything at all,I would not do anything. If you are really concerned there are controllers that send a leak detection warning that can alert your phone as well as an alarm at tank. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

12/21/2015, 05:39 PM	#7
reef_aholic Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 130	What type of floor was it put on? And was there any visible gaps between tank and stand? Im sure you have already answered these to marine land. __________________ Happy Reefing!!! Current Tank Info: 120 Gal, 30 Gal Sump, Bubble Magus Curve 7, Kamoer 3 stage dosing system, AI Hydra x2.

12/21/2015, 05:42 PM	#8
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Do not modify the new tank in any way at all. If you do and you end up with a leak again, heaven forbid, they will not honor the warranty. I'd say that they are taking good care of you and I commend them for that. There might have been a bad run on tanks during the month yours was made. Who knows __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

12/21/2015, 07:56 PM	#11
reef_aholic Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 130	Ya, from what it sounds like it was good on your end, good even floor, factory stand. Glad they are taking care of it all tho. __________________ Happy Reefing!!! Current Tank Info: 120 Gal, 30 Gal Sump, Bubble Magus Curve 7, Kamoer 3 stage dosing system, AI Hydra x2.

12/22/2015, 06:00 AM	#12
chilli_reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Chillicothe Ohio Posts: 468	An added layer of protection would come with an addition of high density Styrofoam insulation board between the tank and stand IMHO. If your floor is slightly warped, or the stand is, or the floor warps slightly when the tanks filled or stand after filling...... The Styrofoam will even out the mating surface by the weight of the tank and water in it. __________________ "But did you die !" Current Tank Info: 75g nondrilled reef.