I sprung a leak, advice needed.

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RotKeil-Finn

RotKeil-Finn

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Hi All,

Unfortunately my 75 developed a crack on the bottom left hand corner.

I had 3 Juvenile Rotkeils in there. They are approx 2 inches. I then put them in my 65 with my Nicaraguan Cichlids and my Lord are those Nics aggressive.

They would not leave them alone for a minute and tool chunks out of their fine.

So I had to set up an old 15 (approx 60 litres) and took some media from an established filter so it was instantly cycled.

I now have 3 Juvenile Severums in a 15g. Won't be able to get a new tank for at least 6 months.

Will they be ok in there for that period or should I try and re-home them?

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You can "sometimes" six a crack, by getting a piece of glass larger than th crack area, and glue it over the area.
The stress crack above was about 12", a pane of glass was glued over the area, and the tank is still running over 5 years later.
You need to remove old silicone in the area, and snuggly fit the new pane in, and re-silicone.
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If you can't repair the tank and are looking at an extended wait for a new one you might consider getting a large tote and keeping them in there while you wait for a replacement tank
 
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duanes said:
You can "sometimes" six a crack, by getting a piece of glass larger than th crack area, and glue it over the area.
The stress crack above was about 12", a pane of glass was glued over the area, and the tank is still running over 5 years later.
You need to remove old silicone in the area, and snuggly fit the new pane in, and re-silicone.
.
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Thanks for the info, that's something I'll definitely look into. Save me a pretty penny
 
celebrist said:
If you can't repair the tank and are looking at an extended wait for a new one you might consider getting a large tote and keeping them in there while you wait for a replacement tank
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Another great idea. I can pick them up cheap enough as well. I'll look at repairing my tank first and of not that will be my next option. Thanks for that idea.
 
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