Hey long time...
So I had gone from 2 tanks to 1 about a year ago. All was going great & then I decided to set the 60L tank back up with fish for my son to enjoy. Tested the tank to make sure it was ok. Cycled it. Got fish. All seemed well.
My Corys from big tank (120L) layed eggs so I put a few in a lil incubator in the smaller tank. I got one fry & I moved it into big tank in incubator. It's doing very well. About 4/5 days old.
The guppies in 60L started to flash. I should've never bought guppies but my kid likes them & it's been a few yrs since I had live bearers. Then the neon tetras flashed too. I started treating with eSHa Gdex. Then I noticed the tank was leaking.
I rushed out & got a small emergency tank. 14L. Yes it's tiny but the cost of tanks is ridiculous right now.
So I've 7 guppies, 10 neon tetras in a 14L. Plus I just saw 2 Cory fry in with them.
So I used silicone to reseal the entire bottom lines of the 60L. Waited for it to dry. Filled it with sand & water & ornaments. No sign of leaking. Popped the filter in & while letting it settle I noticed leaking but from the back right (had been front right).
I am broken from this. (Mostly because I'm still recovering from a bad fall & breaks in my foot so this has been agony)
I've two choices I see -
Try reseal the tank again, it takes 24hrs to fully dry (I had waited 36hrs to be sure). Leaving 7guppies, 10 neon tetra & 2 small Cory fry in a 14L tank. The 14L needs regular water change to keep it clean & ammonia at 0 but this also means it's harder to medicate them. Especially as instructions are not to do a WC until day 3. They are on day 3 but have had multiple WCs & redosing. They are flashing wayyyy less but still flashing.
Or...
I put them in my 120L with my 10 cories, one teeny Cory fry, one L129 false Columbian zebra pleco, & two albino bristlenose plecos and medicate that tank. These fish are all 3 & 3+ yrs old except 1 Cory that was born in the tank last yr. Those fish aren't flashing so idea of adding sick fish is stressful.
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
pH 7.6
Both tanks. But I've only changed both tanks.
My husband just got home so he's testing the leaking tank to find leak & wants to try reseal.
What would you do that isn't going out to buy another tank?
Thanks for reading my rambling long panic message. (Edited typos)
So I had gone from 2 tanks to 1 about a year ago. All was going great & then I decided to set the 60L tank back up with fish for my son to enjoy. Tested the tank to make sure it was ok. Cycled it. Got fish. All seemed well.
My Corys from big tank (120L) layed eggs so I put a few in a lil incubator in the smaller tank. I got one fry & I moved it into big tank in incubator. It's doing very well. About 4/5 days old.
The guppies in 60L started to flash. I should've never bought guppies but my kid likes them & it's been a few yrs since I had live bearers. Then the neon tetras flashed too. I started treating with eSHa Gdex. Then I noticed the tank was leaking.
I rushed out & got a small emergency tank. 14L. Yes it's tiny but the cost of tanks is ridiculous right now.
So I've 7 guppies, 10 neon tetras in a 14L. Plus I just saw 2 Cory fry in with them.
So I used silicone to reseal the entire bottom lines of the 60L. Waited for it to dry. Filled it with sand & water & ornaments. No sign of leaking. Popped the filter in & while letting it settle I noticed leaking but from the back right (had been front right).
I am broken from this. (Mostly because I'm still recovering from a bad fall & breaks in my foot so this has been agony)
I've two choices I see -
Try reseal the tank again, it takes 24hrs to fully dry (I had waited 36hrs to be sure). Leaving 7guppies, 10 neon tetra & 2 small Cory fry in a 14L tank. The 14L needs regular water change to keep it clean & ammonia at 0 but this also means it's harder to medicate them. Especially as instructions are not to do a WC until day 3. They are on day 3 but have had multiple WCs & redosing. They are flashing wayyyy less but still flashing.
Or...
I put them in my 120L with my 10 cories, one teeny Cory fry, one L129 false Columbian zebra pleco, & two albino bristlenose plecos and medicate that tank. These fish are all 3 & 3+ yrs old except 1 Cory that was born in the tank last yr. Those fish aren't flashing so idea of adding sick fish is stressful.
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
pH 7.6
Both tanks. But I've only changed both tanks.
My husband just got home so he's testing the leaking tank to find leak & wants to try reseal.
What would you do that isn't going out to buy another tank?
Thanks for reading my rambling long panic message. (Edited typos)
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