Our Aquarium Is Leaking

[CVT]

Our aquarium is leaking on one of its corners. Worse, the leak is positioned 1/3 from the bottom of the aquarium.

Anyone here who has experience in fixing this? Kindly share to me, please. Have tried glue gun and pioneer epoxy mix last night, after draining the aquarium and drying the spot, but was unsuccesful. TIA

[box_type]

try nyo sir clear silicone sealant, hth

[CVT]

box_type: thank you sir. Is this sealant available at ACE hardware? or True Value? or Federal Hardware? Can you also recommend a brand name, please?

Thanks again

[BlueBimmer]

yup available yan in any hardware, any brand will do

[CVT]

BlueBimmer: thank you. Will try this tonight.

Sana buhay pa ang mga alaga kong isda.... Hindi ko kasi mapatakbo ang aerator/filter.

[BlueBimmer]

pero dapat drain mo yung aquarium, kelangan kasi dry ang glass before application of silicone sealant..and let the sealant set for 24 hrs.

[jim]

pwede rin yung stop leak dyan. parang silicone din sya.

[graphire]

or if unsuccessful pa rin with the silicone sealant. buy brand new na lang, mura na lang naman aquariums ngayon e. What size aquarium mo and what fishes do u have?

[badkuk]

clear silicon sealant. that's the same stuff they use to stick the glass panels together. you'd need to drain the tank or course.

there's also pioneer epoxy clay, pwede mo sya ihulma like clay after wetting it, then titigas sya after a few hours. pero ampangit ng labas nun B)

ba't di pwede iandar ung air pump? you could just dump them in a pail for the meantime -- wag lang nga masyado palakasin ung air pump at baka mahilo isda mo

[CVT]

Guys,- thank you for your replies. 35-40gallons yata(?) ang aming aquarium, with a big goldfish and black mollies and 1 plecosthemus... They're the only pets we have in the house....

[BlueBimmer]

transfer nalang muna bago application ng sealant

[yebo]

tama, clear silicone sealant, dupont "clear silastic". make sure it is labeled "clear' since there are 3 types, clear, white and black. but you will need to buy a sealant gun for this. yung sealant is only P150 sa hardware store pero yung gun costs about P500. if you don't want to spend money for the sealant gun then hanapin mo yung "automotive window glass sealant", also made by dupont. it comes in a "toothpaste" tube so you can just squeeze this. yun lang nga medyo matagal ang curing time nito, it also "flows" so you will need to turn the aquarium on its side. if you want the curing time to be shorter try to get one of those UV counterfeit money detectors and shine the UV light on it. OR baka naman meron ka na UV light sa aquarium mo then that will work perfectly in curing the silicone. UV speeds up the curing of most adhesives including silicone, epoxy and super glue.

if you can't find the automotive glass sealant and you also don't want to spend money for the gun then the only thing left is to buy the silastic tube then just push the bottom with a piece of wood (mop handle!). don't use oily fingers to work the silicone as oil will make it stick less. cut mo muna yung outlet ha hehehehehehe! meron ako dito kasama sa rig nabali yung sealant gun kasi hindi pala nya binutasan yung outlet!

lagay mo muna fish sa balde with the airator hose. take the time na din to clean the aquarium. the best is joy dish washing liquid para kumapit ng husto yung silicon.

[BlueBimmer]

if you want to save a little, get the Pioneer clear silicone sealant on a squeeze tube, you wont need a silicone gun, P85 lang

[FrankDrebin]

Bili ka na lang ng bagong 30-50 gallons aquarium(500 - 1000 petotas lang). Pero kung mamahalin ang tank mo then go ahead and repair.

[CVT]

Thank you very much. Will most probably try out the clear silicone sealant.

[shadow]

bili ka na lang ng bago, dahil pag tagal mag leak pa rin yan kasi meron pressure and tubig so baka mangyari walang tao sa bahay niyo tapos mag burst yun tank mo

[cutedoc]

ok na yung clear silicone sealant pero that would only be temporary, once a leak starts, you should take necessary caution, the leak may aggravate in time so better buy a new aquarium

[yebo]

meron ako nakita aquarium 1 piece glass sya, rounded corners so there are no seams either on the sides or bottom. di ko ask price, for sure mahal yun

last vacation sumakit back ko sa lintek na aquarium namin. clean ko sya so i had to remove all the stones (small black pebbles and bigger white pebbles.) e nung ibabalik ko na pinagalitan ako ni misis, bakit ko daw hinalo yung black saka white, yun daw black sa ilalim yung white sa ibabaw. hirap pala maging gold panner nyahahahaha! 5 hours ako nilalatigo ni misis habang pinipili ko yung white from black

[BlueBimmer]

^yup mahal mga yun, prices range from low 3k for the smallest ones to 35k-40k for the huge ones, complete with cabinet, filters n lights. i should know we sell them hehe ganda tingnan.

[graphire]

meron ako nakita aquarium 1 piece glass sya, rounded corners so there are no seams either on the sides or bottom. di ko ask price, for sure mahal yun

last vacation sumakit back ko sa lintek na aquarium namin. clean ko sya so i had to remove all the stones (small black pebbles and bigger white pebbles.) e nung ibabalik ko na pinagalitan ako ni misis, bakit ko daw hinalo yung black saka white, yun daw black sa ilalim yung white sa ibabaw. hirap pala maging gold panner nyahahahaha! 5 hours ako nilalatigo ni misis habang pinipili ko yung white from black

mahal nga yung ganung aquarium... saw them sa cartimar, pero talagang maganda. complete setup pati ilaw, etc.

Kaya ako tinanggal ko na mga pebbles ko e. hirap maglinis. e yung akin pa naman once a week linis ko kasi nasa labas at mabilis maglumot.