Biocube leaking

[KrisDeitz]

Sorry if I type like crap on cell phone.


My bc is the 29. I took out both false doors and stripped the hood and pus in LEDs.

I have rock in the middle and a skimmer/heater in number 1.

What's happening is if I fill over the min line it starts to leak out the front rim.

What's the easiest way to silicone it without draining the tank. I'm willing to buy pizza and beer if someone wants to lend a hand.

 

[crewdawg1981]

So its leaking from under the top rim?! you'll need to drain at least below that point.

 

[KrisDeitz]

Yeah. It's like 5 or 6 spots it will drip out of.

The lip around the glass. I know it's not cracked. I just don't understand how it start all of a suddon in 5 spots!

 

[hammcd]

lots of peeps go rimless with these...u could just take the rim off..it looks great rimless by the way...ill take pepperoni and maybe some sam adams octoberfest

 

[hud3339]

Just drain some of the water out and cut off the main pump. Then keep a power head running. I believe its all acrylic so get some acrylic glue and glue it

Edit: Just drain some of the water out and cut off the main pump. Then keep a power head running. I believe its all acrylic so get some acrylic glue and glue it

 

[hammcd]

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tank from nano-reef

Edit: they arent acrylic, they are glass

 

[hammcd]

oh i just saw where u said u kept the hood so maybe rimless wouldnt work

 

[smallblock]

The bottom rim Dietz?

 

[KrisDeitz]

Yeah the one they cut off in this picture. Rimless looks really clean. But with the baby farts and poop we spray air fresheners. I don't wanna kill my friends. Plus I think my trigger would jump. He already tries. (for sale soon. Pita!)

Edit:

Smallblock;688047 wrote: The bottom rim Dietz?

DEitz!!!! Lol

 

[redstang]

I had that from one spot and just pointed the return somewhere else. Hasn't come back. But mine was just one spot.


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[KrisDeitz]

The return for mine is on the left but the leak is on the right. I'm guessing just bad silicone

 

[smallblock]

I don't understand where the leak is, is it out from under the hood or somewhere else. The cell pics actually look pretty good. Tank looks good too

 

[redstang]

PFCDeitz;688091 wrote: The return for mine is on the left but the leak is on the right. I'm guessing just bad silicone

Agree. Mine leaked from front right.

 

[KrisDeitz]

It's the rim on the glass. It's leaking from under it

 

[hammcd]

the rim at the top of the glass right?...where the hood sits ?

 

[KrisDeitz]

Yes

 

[hammcd]

yeah thatd be an easy fix i think..just do like hud said...but its not acrylic so dont use something for acrylic

 

[KrisDeitz]

I'm really thinking of going rimless. That looks super clean

 

[hammcd]

yeah it does look good..i would too if i hadnt got the HQI version..it has a fish guard built in and i dont wanna lose it...i bet you could make one of Acro's mesh tops to fit the rimless somehow

 

[smallblock]

I like the rimless look on that tank 2