Easiest way to Fix a Cracked & Leaky Stock Tank!

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Is your stock tank cracked and leaking water? Is it making a BIG mud hole that the livestock have to trample thru to get a drink? No need to spend a bunch of money on a new tank. Let us show you a quick and easy way to fix a cracked stock tank with a simple product you can pick up at your local farm or hardware store!
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We are not affiliated or sponsored by Flex Seal. We just love to tell people about products that we love and use in our everyday life on the farm!

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10 сен 2024

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@billyblackmon4796 2 года назад

it worked for me. i saw all kinds of other you tube videos and tried some none worked this did thank you very much. I like to keep minimal water in one so I can rotate to the other often so much dust gets in them up here in NW Texas. Now I can go back to that because of you.

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Thanks for the feedback Bill! It’s nice when we can find quick and easy fixes for around the farm that work!

@melissaroberts1051 Год назад

Only problem is that it says directly on the can that it's not drinking water safe.

@mertonchun1585 Год назад

Good to know, 'cos I need to repair a tank that's used for live animals, i.e. aquatic turtles and/or koi.

@brandiisbell7746 2 года назад

I used Flex Seal and did not hold up for a year

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Thanks for Sharing Brandi! I have had mix results with different cans. I find that sometimes one spray can will work great and then the next one won't. Maybe it is not mixing correctly. I do find that the Paint is much more consistent and works alot better for putting on a thick coat. I have actually used this to re-seal the top of our camper trailer, and it worked great!

@brandiisbell7746 2 года назад

A good friend just told me today to try J-B Weld. He said he had really good results with it

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

@@brandiisbell7746 Yes we actually had an old stock tank that had a big structural crack in it at my neighbors that we mixed up a big batch of JB weld and slathered on there.. It worked great and held up nicely. I think the Flex seal just works nice for smaller cracks and things that are not structural. People typically just find a leak and end up throwing away a perfectly good stock tank without trying to do an easy fix like this!

@brandiisbell7746 2 года назад

@@RoppFamilyFarm I use 300 gallon rubbermaids stock troughs for my fish in my Gardens with fountains. I sync them into the ground. I have two but I want one more. A local Rancher just told me I can have one of his accounts stepped in and broke. I intend to get it this coming week and I am going to use JB waterweld inside and out. It's been such a lifesaver for me. Thanks for your quick response

@dallascowboys9430 Год назад

@@brandiisbell7746 did it work? I have a 300g with small crack I'll be using for a pond

@sneevegastv7606 Год назад

The tuff stuff tanks are the best imo

@smoothcannibal5371 Год назад

i tried flex seal tape on my tank and it didn't work. want to repair it to use it for a pond on the deck. flex seal in the can didn't last very long either trying to seal up a couple leaks in the roof of my covered porch.

@judysmith9642 Год назад

I have to agree.....have tried TWICE and did not work long term--after three weeks it failed

@bradmossman3537 Год назад

is this safe if using 1000g stock tank as a fish/ turtle pond

@426superbee4 Год назад

JB WELD will fix it

@BackyardAquatics-o2m 7 дней назад

those rubbermaid stock tanks are prone to cracking. get one of the tuff stuff ones instead. they are less likely to crack.

@joannfarmer8886 9 месяцев назад

I have 7 of these Rubbermaid tanks all with that same crack. Tried this with the flex seal and they all leak. 😢

@ifritsrealm 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@alexandrinedavis332 Год назад

Does not work I have a video of it after about three weeks it peels off and my tanks are leaking again

@danielbowser130 Год назад

I cleaned my tank gave it 3 Coates of flexseal letting it dry 24 hours between applications. Filled it 2 days after final spray. And it started leaking within an hour. It got progressively worse. Had to shut down thought it would burst. Mine is a 2 year old 100 gal. Rubber Made stock tank. How long did yours last?

@RoppFamilyFarm Год назад

That’s a bummer! Mine is still going. But I had smaller cracks. If you have some bigger cracks, JB Weld will do the job.

@danielbowser130 Год назад

@@RoppFamilyFarm I'm considering marine epoxy or Permatex. It seems that these are stress cracks. A design flaw. Mine, yours and the ones I have seen on other videos are in the same area on the bottom center

@danriboni3398 Год назад

Does not work. We did three coats on our medal stock tank before turning into a pond and flex seal started leaking less then 4 weeks after coating the interior of the tank

@karatecanine 2 года назад

You know that stuff is not safe for drinking water right? It even says so right on their webpage.

@danielstevenson1250 2 месяца назад

Just spray on the exterior if it concerns you that much.

@candicefenwick8711 2 года назад

I have tried two of the generic brands of flex seal and neither have worked. Have u tried anything other than flex seal or does the brand name the only thing that works??

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Hey Candice great question. Personally I have only used the flex seal brand. Did you use the spray or the paint versions of the others? I know that sometimes depending on the area, the paint may work better at creating a good seal. You can also always use JB Weld if you have a big Crack as i have doe that as well when I had a bigger crack that would not seal very well. Hope that helps!

@Cephous67 2 года назад

I notice you have a Rubbermaid float valve on each tank but neither was hooked up in the video. Are they working or not and not worth the money to install? I need to replace some on my tanks too.

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Great Question! So I used to like those valves but the cattle will tend to rub on them and the plastic threads on the valve that the hose screws into, tend to strip out and not hold the hose very well. So I have actually switched to using these valves (see link below) that you install in the bung in the bottom and have a float. They work soo much better and the threads are heavy duty pipe threads that you will need to put an adapter on to go to a hose, but they work soo much better! I have had them in for about 16 months now and have had no issues. www.coastalcountry.com/search-page?q=XtraFlo

@geomundi8333 2 года назад

I love these float valve but like he said you have to be careful about how you place them; I place them with back to electric fence so they can't get near the hose and hookup; or they will knock it away.

@geomundi8333 2 года назад

@@RoppFamilyFarm these are cool; going to try one out when I put new pasture in

@geomundi8333 2 года назад

I have the exact same issue with exact same trough and float valve. They need to make plastic less susceptible to cracking; because I have two troughs with this issue; fixing both today. Hope flex seal holds up under all that pressure. Are you in Illinois? there are probably lots of Ropp, we have cattle farm around here by that name.

@alexandrinedavis332 Год назад

It won't after a couple weeks peeled off on the outside and the inside I'm lucky the horse didn't suck it down its throat

@bosszilla-jq9lr Год назад

Is it safe for the animals? i dont believe that flex seal is food grade

@0987__ 4 месяца назад

Who cares. It’s a tiny patch, he’s not spraying it into their mouths

@ponylovermadden4560 Месяц назад

@@0987__ dumb, dumb

@carlthornton3076 2 года назад

Very Good!..

@timcombs3867 Год назад

I have 4 of these and they all leak no matter how much flex seal I use

@RoppFamilyFarm Год назад

I will admit... I went and checked my tank yesterday, and after a year of holding water, it finally started leaking again :( I am planning on using JB Weld now to fix.

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

How do you use Flex Seal around the farm?

@BrianHouston-ml4dd 11 месяцев назад

Did it work

@penelopepitstop06 Год назад

Will it leach in the water?

@robertallen1544 5 месяцев назад

What’s the difference between “easy” and “super easy”

@stevenswank754 3 месяца назад

This guy must own stock in flex seal, I have never had it work. Watched this video and gave it another try no luck. Tried two coates, tanks leak as much now as before. That stuff is total crap. Don't waste your money

@marlaanddonnyboyce8520 14 дней назад

does not work underwater in cold climates peals right off

@scottdriessen5718 Год назад

When I used it it worked for about a year. Then pealed and started leaking.

@RoppFamilyFarm Год назад

Same. We recently checked it and the spray has peeled but the painted stuff has held! We still use JB Weld on the Big cracks and structural issues.

@251aubie 2 года назад

Did the repair hold up?

@RoppFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Held up great! No more leaks and it has been a couple months! I was planning on doig a follow up video soon to show how it has worked soo far. Thanks for asking!