Finding Sauce (a lot of tanks in a little time) RSR 250 Nem tank

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 27, 2021

fishguy242 said:
yes sounds about right 80% is fine in course of a few days,can replace with new ,live sand,or cleaned sand,
clean with fine net by hand in series of sw wash buckets ,should get snails that way

Thank you.

I think this is the route I will be taking. When the water level is low for a water change, I'll also shop vac out maybe a square foot of sand. I'll initially sift that through a strainer to pick up any snails and shells that may have been caught up. Given how disgusting this sand is, I will probably plan to replace it with new live sand rather than wash, store, and reuse.

Thanks for your help and input

Aqua Man · Feb 27, 2021

Official Sand Rinse and Tank Transfer thread

If you are reading this thread to cure a tank invasion from a link I sent you, we do not need to identify your type of invasion here we do not need you to test anything at anytime regarding nitrate, phosphate etc Above all, we do not need to see a microscope slide picture of your invasion at...

www.reef2reef.com

Tips and tricks to get that sand out without hurting your fish.

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 27, 2021

LFS reported 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 80 nitrate.

I ran my plan past the owner, who originally sold this tank. He thinks we're on the right track.

Today's progress. I didn't take as much sand out as I was expecting. It was actually a lot deeper than I thought. A solid inch and a half, up to two in some areas.

This will be a really slow process..

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 27, 2021

Aqua Man said:
Official Sand Rinse and Tank Transfer thread

If you are reading this thread to cure a tank invasion from a link I sent you, we do not need to identify your type of invasion here we do not need you to test anything at anytime regarding nitrate, phosphate etc Above all, we do not need to see a microscope slide picture of your invasion at...

www.reef2reef.com

Tips and tricks to get that sand out without hurting your fish.

Thank you. I think there's some good information there but it is VERY hard to follow the flow of information as it jumps around A Lot. Would be nice to have a TLDR pinned to the top

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 27, 2021

Soo I've never noticed this before, and am afraid to ask, but this doesn't look good does it?

Specifically the seals on the glass look like they are starting to fail to me. Is this a normal color change, or a sign
of things to come? Besides the discolorations, with the sand moved, I can see parts of the sealant are chipped and bubbles have gotten behind.

Erin O · Feb 27, 2021

@fishguy242 @Eagle_Steve @Crabby48 you guys know more about the seals than I do. What do you think?

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 27, 2021

From other angles. Bottom pic, that tear goes to the Seam between panels.

Erin O · Feb 27, 2021

@sfin52 you might have some thoughts on this, as well

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 27, 2021

Erin O said:
@sfin52 you might have some thoughts on this, as well

Thanks for throwing up the bat signal

fishguy242 · Feb 27, 2021

i'm sorry...but last pic does not look good esp on a bow ,and the front..

mark it with sharpie for movement..
my "opinion " is possible blowout,start looking for replacement ,buy used, but see set up.

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 28, 2021

fishguy242 said:
i'm sorry...but last pic does not look good esp on a bow ,and the front..mark it with sharpie for movement..
my "opinion " is possible blowout,start looking for replacement ,buy used, but see set up.

Thanks for the input. Do you know if r2r has any sort of sub that I should post that in where the tank builders/fixers hang out?

Maybe get their opinions.

fishguy242 · Feb 28, 2021

morning,i do not, @Joe Glass Cages might..
try to post a few more pics in light

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 28, 2021

fishguy242 said:
morning,i do not, @Joe Glass Cages might..
try to post a few more pics in light

Thanks. I'll get some when the lights come on.

Joe Glass Cages · Feb 28, 2021

fishguy242 said:
morning,i do not, @Joe Glass Cages might..
try to post a few more pics in light

So sorry to see. Hard to tell with these pictures. Doesn't look good though. can you share some more pictures.

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 28, 2021

Joe Glass Cages said:
So sorry to see. Hard to tell with these pictures. Doesn't look good though. can you share some more pictures.

Absolutely. What type of pictures would give you the best view? Maybe video? Full light up close?

Lost in the Sauce · Feb 28, 2021

Since letting my wife know what I found, she stated looking around on CL and FB marketplace. She found TWO of my identical tank by the same manufacturer.

Both leak from the front panel seams..

I know the tank is a bit older but looks like this one doesn't age well..