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150 Gallon Tank that LEAKED 3 TIMES - FINALLY FIXED!!! FSXM S04E01 

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This week, I will take you along my exasperating journey to fix my 150 gallon tank.
It leaked for the first time in September 2019 and, since then, leaked 2 more times.
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Комментарии : 81   
@soldierbyname
@soldierbyname 4 года назад
Good job! I do full rebuilds on tanks very often thx to poor quality stands supplied with aquarium kits. Best way to get newer tanks extremely cheap to expand my hobby and/or to help people who cannot afford the cost of a new aquarium . Yet i did notice a few things you might have missed when i reviewed the video a few times. Proper removal of every trace of old silicone is paramount for longevity. Acetone and scotch brite pads and scrub every silicone contact surface until perfectly perfectly clean. To give an example, when i rebuild anything over 75 gallons takes me approximately 8 to 15 hrs, that is the amount of cleaning and scrubbing is needed to guarantee no leaks in the future. Alcohol wipe before assembly to remove trace hand oils to promote 100% adhesion . Anything over a 90 gallon tank a high strength silicone like scs 2000 is needed for the structural seal, and still recommended for internal radius seals, any tank over 75 gallon needs a full coverage stand for longevity. And sitting on 3/4" white styrofoam is a must , the high density stuff does not conform enough and stresses the structural silicone. That cinder block stand is good short term but the tank will leak again as the gaps between the supported areas are only held together with the structural silicone, the weight of the water will push it open in time. Building a 2x6 top box covered in 5/8" to 3/4" plywood to sit on the cinder blocks equalizes the stress points, then the 3/4" white foam then tank and you will get the piece of mind of no leaks. Almost every tank i repair has a cheap stand from petsmart or equivalent resellers. They only support the corners and the center, horrible engineering with sub par materials. Love the videos, keep up the good work!!!
@danielbarbee7712
@danielbarbee7712 3 года назад
Have not seen any new videos.... Miss them and you. Sweet you. Cichlid queen
@FishForThought
@FishForThought 4 года назад
tres chic! bien fait
@adictcreativephotography5267
@adictcreativephotography5267 4 года назад
What a battle!! 🥵
@mbunaman2174
@mbunaman2174 4 года назад
I also want to say I have another 120 gallon and it suffered the same damage this winter and I was devastated. Now that I seen this video I will be doing the same as you because it’s a marineland also. 🤔Seems like they might have a flaw and I just purchased a 75 gallon maybe I should have went with another company.
@KNDYdesu
@KNDYdesu Год назад
Mine leaked, was able to rescue my cichlids but base was completely destroyed and to find a base hold a huge aquarium is expensive. But I know how you feel.
@jeffbeatty6325
@jeffbeatty6325 4 года назад
"Advil Sandwich". LOL good video 🐠
@Lazarusthefishboy
@Lazarusthefishboy 4 года назад
Nice video! Loved it! Keep up the amazing work!!!👍
@sfephenmarkham1917
@sfephenmarkham1917 4 года назад
wow you go girl!!!! yer awesome!!! you inspire so many of us rookies!
@grisellf1972
@grisellf1972 3 года назад
Great job! Very interesting and informative 👍
@hnleteff
@hnleteff 4 года назад
Awesome tank! Great video!
@cjfish6349
@cjfish6349 4 года назад
Definitely a laborer of love. Impressed with your perseverance.
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you :) It was practice for the pandemic. Gotta stay strong!
@RJVortex
@RJVortex 4 года назад
Great work champ proud on u to set the 3 times. Wish could help you. Always check the tanks and glass when u empty the tank or keep an eye on cracks. Or note the date when you buy or rebuild the tank so you remind the repair or checking date. So u never face this issue again. Good luck thank you for share. :)
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Good idea. Since all my footage is dated, It's easy for me to know when I repaired it lol. I do this for my filters also. I write the date that I changed a part on it. It's so easy to forget. I wasn't gonna give up on this tank!
@romcapprotti7477
@romcapprotti7477 4 года назад
I got to give it to you you’re persistent you weren’t gonna let that tank whip you 👍👍
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Heck no! I must admit that I was considering buying a new one after that third leak!!!! I'm happy that I didn't!
@ghostrider10423
@ghostrider10423 4 года назад
Sorry too see u went through with that I like too watch your video with cichlid
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you. I'm so glad that's over :D
@brad823
@brad823 4 года назад
WOW!!!
@brianp6180
@brianp6180 4 года назад
Wow what a mess! Glad it worked out in the end. Love the mbunas
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you :) It was quite a mess. At least my floors are cement ... nothing fancy :)
@evancheese4898
@evancheese4898 4 года назад
You did it 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
YEEESSS!!!!!!
@litoloco4fish
@litoloco4fish 4 года назад
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼your definitely a fighter!!! Never give up..I know this feeling resealing aquarium nightmares 😜... Bless both of you. Be safe❤🙏🏼
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you. I'm so happy I made it. The tank is so beautiful now. I love it. Stay strong!
@litoloco4fish
@litoloco4fish 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides 👍🏼🙏🏼
@saidmilani
@saidmilani 3 года назад
Wow Sweet story
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 3 года назад
Thanks :) It's still up and running!
@saidmilani
@saidmilani 3 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides great
@Tahamt
@Tahamt 4 года назад
Hi great job ... finaly ... i need to ask what is thikness of aquarium glass .... thanks
@bipolaraquatics
@bipolaraquatics 4 года назад
great job gets real frustrating when they wont seal
@markhunter2244
@markhunter2244 4 года назад
Love your video’s, your always smiling no matter what 🤓
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you :) Gotta stay strong during hard times.
@HeRo-qd6tk
@HeRo-qd6tk 4 года назад
Adventure 🐠🐠🐠
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
That's one way of putting it!! 🐟
@catfishcave379
@catfishcave379 4 года назад
Yikes! Three times!! I hope your doing enough business to stay afloat. Do you sell gift cards? That’s a good way to get money now and spread the lower sales over the course of the year. New tshirt design coming when? Hang in there.
@user-py9tw1cn7z
@user-py9tw1cn7z 4 года назад
Hi Richelle😊, when i saw this video i laugh because it's same story happened to me with my plywood aquarium more than 3 times trying to fix it but at least i broke it 😁.
@jerrymiddleton5541
@jerrymiddleton5541 4 года назад
Woooo! i know that was tiring. Great job for the show and tell of this video. Cant wait for the next video!
@joannecavan1213
@joannecavan1213 4 года назад
OMG ...you sure must be getting good at sealing tanks. However, you did a great job, thanks for the video, tank looks great!
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
I can do it all now!
@MobehTaBlues
@MobehTaBlues 4 года назад
Nice..had to get rid of my 200 retro tank due to a crack..wish there was a way to fix a crack before getting rid of it
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
You would have to change the whole glass panel 😨 I'm so sorry to hear that.
@MobehTaBlues
@MobehTaBlues 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides unfortunately it was one piece all glass which made it really impossible but on the bright side,got a 150 which i cant wait to work on
@pelhamsaquatics
@pelhamsaquatics 3 года назад
Could you please tell me the dimensions of your 150 gallon tank, you channel is fantastic! Today I subscribed 10-21-20🙂
@stefankraut8137
@stefankraut8137 4 года назад
Sooner or later this Tank leaks again... and you have to wait at least 1 month after a reseal before Filling with water
@mbunaman2174
@mbunaman2174 4 года назад
This is totally off topic oh and by the way good job of the tank, but my question is I have a Mbunda holding do I have to put her in another tank to save the babies? I have a 120 gallon with lots of cover.
@COOPERSCICHILDS
@COOPERSCICHILDS 4 года назад
Nice video
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you
@COOPERSCICHILDS
@COOPERSCICHILDS 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides stay safe
@russella4596
@russella4596 4 года назад
more vidss yess
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
😁🐟🐟🐟
@sonhuynh8222
@sonhuynh8222 4 года назад
How come there is such a massive price difference between glass vs acrylic tanks ????
@zeninsyt
@zeninsyt 4 года назад
hahaha ... Advil sandwich :)
@josephpowell1611
@josephpowell1611 4 года назад
This makes me nervous about my aquarium
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Don't be! The first time it leaked, the seal was finished and I had known about it for a while. As long as your seal looks good and your frame is intact, you should be okay ;) To prevent leaks, I made a video that might interest you : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ALllpbcNpdI.html
@josephpowell1611
@josephpowell1611 4 года назад
Ok thanks. I have a question though and would appreciate your advice. I have a 75 I bought brand new and I'm planning on getting a 125 soon. Is it a must that a tank will leak after a certain time or if its brand new can it go a lifetime without needing to be resealed?
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
@@josephpowell1611 They're not doomed to break or leak ;) Most tanks will go a lifetime without breaking if properly set up and cared for. In my store, the tanks that leaked are usually the ones that are as old as I am and have had rough lives. The tank in this video was in horrible shape before the leak. The seal was pealing off and the frame was broken. The worst was to be expected. I put a "prevention" segment in the video I shared earlier that can help you.
@josephpowell1611
@josephpowell1611 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides thank you so much 👍
@evancheese4898
@evancheese4898 4 года назад
Way to go girl reign on love to see ur smile during our worlds crazy time soo let’s get fishy
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you :D I'm so happy I did it. The tank is beautiful. This got my mind off the insanity the world is going through. Hopefully, it got people's mind off the pandemic and on their aquarium projects they've been postponing he he
@sfephenmarkham1917
@sfephenmarkham1917 4 года назад
I wish I could get fish from you!!! but I live in Utah...USA... would love to support you!! how can I?
@andrewspeedyatkinson
@andrewspeedyatkinson 4 года назад
Hi love the video as always keep up the grate work and stay safe love from the uk 🇬🇧
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thank you :)
@gwcrispi
@gwcrispi 4 года назад
Most Marineland tanks are made by Perfecto in my hometown. Sorry!
@monsterfishgal
@monsterfishgal 4 года назад
Great Video. Went through something like this 2 wks ago
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Noooooo! I'm so sorry to hear that!
@geoffr1143
@geoffr1143 4 года назад
Fyi all the time rebuilding/resealing aquariums, it's much easier to remove top frame everytime... Next time run to Lowe's and buy yourself a 2" putty knife and a 48" Irwin quick grip .. it'll help you split that seal... structural seal next time no need to tank me. Also watching your video I'm seeing alot of silicone was not removed when resealed which is not good as silicone doesn't stick to silicone... What you made was a time bomb...
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Thanks for the tip about the knives. That makes a lot of sense. Don't worry about the silicone. it's probably just an optical illusion. I got all that silicone off before resealing it. I'm really difficult about that. I didn't film it but it was the longest part of the project...inch by inch!
@ElAcuariodeSergio
@ElAcuariodeSergio 4 года назад
😍😍😍😍😍😍
@mtm6326
@mtm6326 4 года назад
Hi Richelle, do you glue this bottom blocks together, or they just lay one on another ???
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
They're made that way : www.quebec-cichlides.com/decorations/ornements/cichlid-cave-3
@mtm6326
@mtm6326 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides No,sorry, I meant these concrete blocks on the floor the tank lays on
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
@@mtm6326 lol! I just reread your message...of course that's what you meant :P The blocks just lie one on top of the other. I don't glue them.
@mtm6326
@mtm6326 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides Thx :-D
@huyquoctran2088
@huyquoctran2088 4 года назад
But if the seam is busted don’t you supposed to take apart the glass? Resealing is only for bad silicones and not leaking yet. The outer protection
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
If it leaked, you have to reseal the tank but don't necessarily have to remove all the glass panes.
@huyquoctran2088
@huyquoctran2088 4 года назад
QuebecCichlides then when will u need to remove it apart? Cause if its leak then the structural silicone in between the glass is also not good. All these years i only though of resealing new silicone is when there is bad silicone and resealing it before that silicone becomes bad before it effects the structural silicone that glues the tank glass together
@timsgarage1861
@timsgarage1861 4 года назад
Not to sure if I would trust that tank in my house.
@QuebecCichlides
@QuebecCichlides 4 года назад
Sorry fancy floors... Get a new one 😂
@timsgarage1861
@timsgarage1861 4 года назад
@@QuebecCichlides LOL. Great efforts and outcome for you though..
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