SeanF Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Have you added water or changed the flow in your tank recently? Sometimes water will seep over the top rim as most companies don't seal the top of the aquarium. I have an aquarium set up right now in my living room that is 15 years old and has never been resealed. Not all tank companies are created equal, but most seals will last a long time. I think my oldest tank right now is around 20 years and I will have no hesitation that it will hold water when I fill it back up and these aquariums have been carted over 2000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omarortiz Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 You could salvage and reuse your overflow. It would still work fine. But, if you have the opportunity to drill through the bottom, then I feel it would be better than drilling through the back. It looks nicer and simplifies the plumbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliroo Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Thanks for all of the advice! We are using the tank leak as an excuse for some upgrades. Charles (Wanareef) is making us a custom acrylic tank with a coast to coast overflow. When we drain the old tank, we're going to relocate it so that it's next to an exterior wall. I had thought that our floors had settled under the tank and that it was no longer level, but it was perfectly level when I measured. Still, it seems prudent to place it where the floors don't creak when the kids thunder through. We're also considering upgrading the T5s to LEDs using one of the DIY systems. Kendra built one for our nano last year and it wasn't too hard. It looks like the kits are easier to use now, too. Any feedback on the rapid led and reef led systems? Thanks! Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 rapid LED is a great site very helpful and quick support team great product and very quick delivery my experience with them has been very pleasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliroo Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Oh thanks, Dustin. What size tank did you build it for and how many LEDs did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 the fixture i made was modeled after eugenereef's i went with 28 LEDs 14 royal blue and 14 cool white for a 40B its prefrence though i think Eugenereef actually has a 90G he built his for and i wanna say he has 56 or 58 but not sure i believe he has a thread showing it off the main thing is figuring out what you want to control them with or if you want a simple constant current if you go with dimmable make sure you get the right one for the control you plan to use i also have a build thread on here for mine if you wanna get a little more detail on mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliroo Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Awesome. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 yup let me know about the leaky tank if you decide to get rid of it and feel free to ask me any LED questions if you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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