20 gallon long water leaking?

[Cbones1979]

Woke up today and there was water coming from around the. Ottom of my 20 gallon long tank. I check all the hob devices and pumps for signs of leakage. Couldn’t find. I even moved the tank off the base to peek under and saw no immediate signs of leakage. This tank is probably 1 year old at this point. Sound familiar?

 

[ndrwater]

If it's leaking I'd get a new tank asap

 

[Cbones1979]

If it's leaking I'd get a new tank asap

Yeah picking up today

issue is I can’t find the leak and it’s not happening at the moment...will see by days end tho

in a pinch I could move all to new tank and reuse sand and water I’d imagine. Or fill new up with half new water and half old and do a 50% water change to make it easier

 

[Billdogg]

I would replace it too, although true leaks rarely stop on their own. I wouldn't reuse any of the old water - just give everybody a BIG water change! Use the existing tank water to first clean the rocks of a bit, then stir the sand really well, allow it to settle, siphon off the gunk, stir again, etc until either the sand is clean or you're out of old water. While that is going on, put the Freshly cleaned) rocks in the new tank. When you have finished with the sand, place it in the new tank around the rocks. Add new water, make sure it is to temp, then add the livestock!

Yea! Fun Day!

pics when you're done!

 

[Cbones1979]

Hasn’t leaked all day. No clue what happened overnight. Wondering if car or child got into it and made a mess. Literally dry as the Sahara right now

 

[Cbones1979]

Found it!!! My diy refuge was overflowing and draining from the back to the front of the tank. Wasn’t like this this morn. It’s all backed up with algae