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Where do leaks in glass fishtanks come from? Chris Tsao 07-22-2008
Posted by Chris Tsao on July 22, 2008, 3:34 pm
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Where do leaks in glass fishtanks come from? Is it only on the
corners? Can a leak spring from the very botton in say the middle
underneath the frame?

Posted by Chris Tsao on July 22, 2008, 4:48 pm
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>The leaks have to come the seams unless the glass itself cracks, and
>those usually burst from the pressure.
>Ed

The seams you say?, so this means it can't leak from the bottom?? I
have a ten-gallon fishtank and it's the exact same size of this
Intermetro shelf it sits on and so if I put a storage bin underneath
the fishtank, it won't catch all the water if my fishtank springs a
leak on the corners because a container that can fit on the shelf
below the fish tank won't be wide enough to because I can't put a bin
that's wider than the shelf on the shelf because there are bars in the
way.

Posted by Larry Blanchard on July 22, 2008, 7:23 pm
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:48:25 -0700, Chris Tsao wrote:

>>The leaks have to come the seams unless the glass itself cracks, and
>>those usually burst from the pressure.
>>Ed
>
> The seams you say?, so this means it can't leak from the bottom??

I wouldn't worry about it. While it is possible for a tank to spring a
leak (at a seam), many of us have gone years, even decades, with
multiple tanks and never seen a leak.

You're much more likely to spill water while changing it :-).


Posted by Chris Tsao on July 23, 2008, 2:10 am
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:48:25 -0700, Chris Tsao wrote:
> >>The leaks have to come the seams unless the glass itself cracks, and
> >>those usually burst from the pressure.
> >>Ed
>
> > The seams you say?, so this means it can't leak from the bottom??
>
> I wouldn't worry about it. =A0While it is possible for a tank to spring a
> leak (at a seam), many of us have gone years, even decades, with
> multiple tanks and never seen a leak.

<Whew>

> You're much more likely to spill water while changing it :-).

I remember that from around eleven years ago when I had a big fishtank
and used to carry large buckets.


Posted by Andy Pastuszak on July 26, 2008, 11:20 pm
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Chris Tsao wrote:

> The seams you say?, so this means it can't leak from the bottom?? I

Sure it can leak from the bottom. There is a seam between the bottom of
the tank and the side walls. It's just covered by the trim.

Andy

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