my $100 pickup......

[zspidel]

this weekend i went to pick up a 125g complete setup. after driving for 2 hours, loading everything in my van, i noticed the botttom of the stand was wet. after some checking i couldnt really find where, or if there was a leak. so to make a long story short, we worked out a deal and for $100 i got the following. sorry hopefully i will get some pics up

125g tank, oak stand, oak canopy
55g, 2 sets of hoods, some dinky filter
rena xp3, ac110 and 2 different types of heaters
about 150lbs of gravel substrate

for $100 i felt that i couldnt go wrong. im taking the stand to my uncle's wood working shop and gonna let him go over it and probably replace some of the wet peices just to be safe. the tank is at my mom's garage ( i have no where for it yet) filled with a few inches of water in the bottom and so far no leaks. im not sure but i think the leak may be at the top of the tank somewhere. he said he had flowerhorns and they couldve splashed the water out or had a leak in the filter, but to be sure im going over the whole thing.

so, i never had to seal or even look for a leak in a tank. does anyone have any suggestions, other than the obvious, fill it up with water and look for leaks. thanks for your help

i forgot to mention that the 125 has the predrilled holese in each corner of the tank that have been patched

 

[monster convist]

wow nice pickup what are you thinking of stocking it with

 

[zspidel]

wow nice pickup what are you thinking of stocking it with

hey thanks, i was hoping someone was gonna reassure that it was a good idea. well as it looks now, i will be stocking it with my florida gars (for a little while at least) along with a lima shovelnose and some prob a polypterus or 2.

 

[lanthony18]

just get some silicone from home depot aq. safe and apply with calk gun as neet as you can all around the inside, i i did the same with my 125 that I picked up used and my silicone was in bad shape, very ratty, then smooth it down with your fingers wont be real neet just take your time and let it cure for 3 or 4 days will work fine . just take your time and do it as neat as possible.

 

[zspidel]

just get some silicone from home depot aq. safe and apply with calk gun as neet as you can all around the inside, i i did the same with my 125 that I picked up used and my silicone was in bad shape, very ratty, then smooth it down with your fingers wont be real neet just take your time and let it cure for 3 or 4 days will work fine . just take your time and do it as neat as possible.

thanks. thats what i planned on doing. it sounds like a pretty straight forward job.