Hello,
I've bough a 70ish gal from some dude who didn't understand what he was doing.
He drilled 2 holes at the top "frame" of the fishtank to pass some cables for the light.
He didn't seal anything. The condensation leak inside the "frame" (because the hollow inside the frame was easily accessible) and out of the aquarium. It showed on the outside part of the glass, but wasn't much of a deal if the waterline was lower.
I had filter issues and had to replace it. The aqueon I've got one came with 2 "polishing filters".
I've already considered having 2 canisters, so I thought those won't change much, but can't hurt (wrong!).
The polishers moved overnight (cat? ghost? aliens?).
This resulted in water dropping on the aquarium light and going to the drilled hole and leak from the side wheret he out pipe of the filter comes in.
I've had water on the floor one day and had to clean everything up and dry. This was in October.
I've hot-glued the holes and made "paths" for the water to go back to the aquarium before it reaches "the critical corner".
I know it's better to silicone it, but I have no place where to put the fish and this is an one bedroom appartment.
I can't let it cure outside, the fishtank might be broken or stolen unless I sit and watch it for the amount of time it takes to cure.
Also, now it's too late since it snows outside.
I've noticed that day that a board on the stand is warped, but it didn't seem to be a supportive one, so I've kinda "let it dry and ignore".
We're having renovations and basically demolished the kitchen furniture and we found some mold.
While we took everything out and cleaned with bleach, today after a water change I've found a mold spot inside the aquarium cabinet on the bottom corner.
This is the side that leaked. Seems to be the same kind of mold that we found in the kitchen 2-3 weeks a go. I'm quite sure that 4 weeks a go, before the renovations, the spot was clean. I did a water change since I knew the appartment will be in a disaster state and that I won't have the time & energy to takecare of it.
Does it mean that side it still getting moisture? It doesn't feel wet. If that's the case, how do I dry it? it really doesn't seem to leak after hot glue "art project".
Is this still structurally safe to use? Am I risking an apocalyptic flood?
I'm unsure which parts are supportive and which aren't. There's a "divider" inside the aquarium that splits internal space in half, but it seems quite thin. Are those what's supporting the aquarium?
Here's the aquarium and a bunch of pictures of the spot that warped.
Thanx in advance.
I've bough a 70ish gal from some dude who didn't understand what he was doing.
He drilled 2 holes at the top "frame" of the fishtank to pass some cables for the light.
He didn't seal anything. The condensation leak inside the "frame" (because the hollow inside the frame was easily accessible) and out of the aquarium. It showed on the outside part of the glass, but wasn't much of a deal if the waterline was lower.
I had filter issues and had to replace it. The aqueon I've got one came with 2 "polishing filters".
I've already considered having 2 canisters, so I thought those won't change much, but can't hurt (wrong!).
The polishers moved overnight (cat? ghost? aliens?).
This resulted in water dropping on the aquarium light and going to the drilled hole and leak from the side wheret he out pipe of the filter comes in.
I've had water on the floor one day and had to clean everything up and dry. This was in October.
I've hot-glued the holes and made "paths" for the water to go back to the aquarium before it reaches "the critical corner".
I know it's better to silicone it, but I have no place where to put the fish and this is an one bedroom appartment.
I can't let it cure outside, the fishtank might be broken or stolen unless I sit and watch it for the amount of time it takes to cure.
Also, now it's too late since it snows outside.
I've noticed that day that a board on the stand is warped, but it didn't seem to be a supportive one, so I've kinda "let it dry and ignore".
We're having renovations and basically demolished the kitchen furniture and we found some mold.
While we took everything out and cleaned with bleach, today after a water change I've found a mold spot inside the aquarium cabinet on the bottom corner.
This is the side that leaked. Seems to be the same kind of mold that we found in the kitchen 2-3 weeks a go. I'm quite sure that 4 weeks a go, before the renovations, the spot was clean. I did a water change since I knew the appartment will be in a disaster state and that I won't have the time & energy to takecare of it.
Does it mean that side it still getting moisture? It doesn't feel wet. If that's the case, how do I dry it? it really doesn't seem to leak after hot glue "art project".
Is this still structurally safe to use? Am I risking an apocalyptic flood?
I'm unsure which parts are supportive and which aren't. There's a "divider" inside the aquarium that splits internal space in half, but it seems quite thin. Are those what's supporting the aquarium?
Here's the aquarium and a bunch of pictures of the spot that warped.
Thanx in advance.
