Buying Tanks From Craigslist!

[Retuks]

its not a good deal now... since if ur floor gets fungus you will have to tear up the carpet or tile and repave/re-mat everything and that will cost u $400+

 

[packer43064]

so... you didn't notice the water pouring out while you were pouring it in?

Sucks... thats why i always test fill tanks before bringing it inside. and a few tanks I just said F-it and resealed them before adding a drop of water

Yeah always, ALWAYS test fill them outside for bare minimum a week.My started to leak after three days.

Also check the silicone if it looks like it's barely there or just flimsy etc. just reseal them. I'd rather spend a week resealing and letting it cure then losing water in the house, plus it's only a week. There's another 51 weeks to enjoy your fish.


Good luck!

 

[Egon]

so... you didn't notice the water pouring out while you were pouring it in?

Sucks... thats why i always test fill tanks before bringing it inside. and a few tanks I just said F-it and resealed them before adding a drop of water

Yeah, I always test fill out side. When I do fill it up inside I always check for leaks for the first couple hours. By then you will know if you have a leak. If a 125 leaks over night lets say 12 hours or so......that's about 10 gallons an hour. You really should have noticed it before the tank went empty. Now if it just failed on you in an instant who's to say the last guy that had the tank had the same problem? You can't blame the last owner. 100% of my tanks are from CL, for the price it's worth the extra work. If your worried about a fish tank leaking then don't fill it