Suspect Tank Leaking

[riveria]

hi bros, sis,

checking for opinions of wisdom...

Setup:

4x 2 x 2 10mm tank with sump and chengai wood cabinet

Observation:

1. wet beam,

2. wet pillar

3. small amount of water at the side of the tank

Plan to:

1. Remove heavy liverocks

2. ?

Question:

Didn't manage to identify leaks. Any place i should look out for?

[iskay]

Leaking into the wood is not a good sign as the wood will rot and give way. Worse if you have wooden flooring. I suggest an overhaul.

[Gouldian]

hi bros, sis,

checking for opinions of wisdom...

Setup:

4x 2 x 2 10mm tank with sump and chengai wood cabinet

Observation:

1. wet beam,

2. wet pillar

3. small amount of water at the side of the tank

Plan to:

1. Remove heavy liverocks

2. ?

Question:

Didn't manage to identify leaks. Any place i should look out for?

Hehehe, I just solve my leak problem recently.

When tank leak, there is only I solution - Drain off.

After you have drain off, you will have 2 options:

1) Change a new tank

2) Re-silicone existing tank

You will never be able to "patch" leak from the external of the tank as this is will only comes back to haunt you at later date - worst is the tank may give way over night.

Change new tank is the best option as you will be able to correct any minor flaw to your existing tank such as increase overflow box and pipe sizes etc. This is also better in case your wooden frame has been weaken by the water seepage.

For me, my entire tank is built-in and removing the tank would mean breaking into the carpentry work which will be costly. Plus the fact that I have previously opt for Chengai wood which supposed to be able to withstand moisture. So what I did was:

1) Drain off and clean up the entire tank - you pay more if you get tank-maker to do it

2) Get tank-maker to access the potential leak sites - a keen and experienced eye

3) Once job confirmed and tank is clean, tank-maker will arrive to cut silicone - leak sites would yield wet silicone

4) Tank-maker will also cut weak / flawed sites

5) Re-silicone and wait for 7 days for silicone to cure - depending on which type of silicone the tank maker use

6) 2nd trip by Tank-maker to trim off ugly edges of the silicone and to inspect any flaws in the 1st trip

7) Fresh water test

8) Re-start

HTH

[divinesloth]

I assume its the sump tank you are talking about? Is it a recent problem?

My sump area is pretty damp due to evaporation and water spray.

I keep my doors open at night to improve the air circulation to solve the problem.

[riveria]

Thanks bro Gouldian, Iskay, Divinesloth.

i can't be sure where the leak is from. unlikely it is the sump cause the beam also a bit wet.

considering changing the tank.

mm.. just got it like one month ago from a fellow reefer. just my luck

[dnsfpl]

same issue here, resilicon the base, problem solve

[DUCADOS]

Have u really rectify the real problem?

Did u really find out the source of the water came from?

It may come from sump due to water spray etc. Unless u really saw the leak,dun jump to conclusion to drain off water etc as this action involves alot of LS.

[metzrocco]

jus sharing...

Observation:

1. wet beam, ,<-may be evaporation when the cabinet door is fully closed without any ventilation or jus splashes of water

2. wet pillar <- all the pillar or jus one particular pillar??

3. small amount of water at the side of the tank <- try to wipe it if still wet might be sign of leak...

my experience is not to close the cabinet door fully .. the inside would be abit damn if closed fully...

now mine is not closed fully .. so far been good.. all dry jus abit of splashes here and there by the over flow water..

cheers..

[riveria]

another suspect:

the return flow was sprinkling, and it is near the wet pillar / beam.

so the water could get the woods.

monitoring now after fixing that...

[iskay]

another suspect:

the return flow was sprinkling, and it is near the wet pillar / beam.

so the water could get the woods.

monitoring now after fixing that...

Cool. Hope you do confirm that it's caused by something minor.