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Hi,
So today I had my LFS drill two holes in my tank for my Modular Marine overflow. Now, I think the holes are fine--they are definitely chipped a little around the edges, but nothing major. I just filled up my tank, and noticed a quick drip coming from the left bulkhead--too fast to fix itself, but not a spray or anything like that. With this I had the gaskets inside of the tank. I tried tightening the nuts more, but nothing changed. I loosened them, and nothing changed.
So I drained the tank below the holes, and put the gaskets on the outside of the tank between the box and the glass (this is what the instructions said, although the LFS said not to do it that way). I filled the tank up and, nothing changed. Still a slow drip (not that slow, though).
Well, normally I would say ok, try a few more things like silicone on the gaskets, and if that didn't work, call the LFS in the morning. HOWEVER, I leave tomorrow morning for a trip! Well, right now my fish are in a bucket, and I don't intend to keep them there all weekend. So I guess I can put them into the tank, but with out any filtration. And there is new sand too, so the water is absolutely gross--something that was going to be quickly fixed b y my filtration.
Any quick ideas to keep it running for the next few days? Silicone will take too long. I do have silicone grease, though, a lubricant I used on the uni-seals. Could that work? Thanks!
So today I had my LFS drill two holes in my tank for my Modular Marine overflow. Now, I think the holes are fine--they are definitely chipped a little around the edges, but nothing major. I just filled up my tank, and noticed a quick drip coming from the left bulkhead--too fast to fix itself, but not a spray or anything like that. With this I had the gaskets inside of the tank. I tried tightening the nuts more, but nothing changed. I loosened them, and nothing changed.
So I drained the tank below the holes, and put the gaskets on the outside of the tank between the box and the glass (this is what the instructions said, although the LFS said not to do it that way). I filled the tank up and, nothing changed. Still a slow drip (not that slow, though).
Well, normally I would say ok, try a few more things like silicone on the gaskets, and if that didn't work, call the LFS in the morning. HOWEVER, I leave tomorrow morning for a trip! Well, right now my fish are in a bucket, and I don't intend to keep them there all weekend. So I guess I can put them into the tank, but with out any filtration. And there is new sand too, so the water is absolutely gross--something that was going to be quickly fixed b y my filtration.
Any quick ideas to keep it running for the next few days? Silicone will take too long. I do have silicone grease, though, a lubricant I used on the uni-seals. Could that work? Thanks!