EMERGENCY TANK FAILURE READ SEA REEFER

Crabs McJones · 2024-10-18T10:57:03-0400

Oh no! Sorry this is happening to you.
I see you already have something catching the water. Do you have tubs or anything you can put your rock and livestock in?

Miami Reef · 2024-10-18T11:00:30-0400

This is so sad.

exnisstech · 2024-10-18T11:02:32-0400

This sucks. What size tank? I'm not a nervous nanny but having two RS tanks and seeing more of these seem splits showing up has me concerned.

FortyFour44 · 2024-10-18T11:04:31-0400

Red Sea 525XL

FortyFour44 · 2024-10-18T11:11:09-0400

If anybody has a reliable contact at Red Sea, please share. It’s all hands on deck right now. I can’t find anything.

Totroc3 · 2024-10-18T11:17:50-0400

Im sorry this is happening to another reefer. I had the same exact spot go out on my Reefer 250. I used Gorilla tape to temporarily hold it together while I drained it and moved everything. This is insane. I had to replace my 525 right after because I could see the bottom seam separating too.

Crabs McJones · 2024-10-18T11:20:08-0400

Totroc3 said:
Im sorry this is happening to another reefer. I had the same exact spot go out on my Reefer 250. I used Gorilla tape to temporarily hold it together while I drained it and moved everything. This is insane. I had to replace my 525 right after because I could see the bottom seam separating too.

I see them use flex tape on those commercials, would something like this work in a pinch, pop some flex tape over the leak until it can get sorted out? Or are there chemicals in flextape or gorilla tape that can leach into the water?

Danroo · 2024-10-18T11:20:33-0400

Are these the previous versions of g2 or is it the same generation?

TiltedReef · 2024-10-18T11:26:04-0400

What is your biggest fish in that tank? I have seen a trend of RS tanks getting massive leaks like that due to the stocking of larger fauna.

Gumbies R Us · 2024-10-18T11:33:33-0400

I am so sorry about this happening to you! Hopefully, you can save all of your tank's inhabitants!

Totroc3 · 2024-10-18T11:34:52-0400

The Gorilla tape I used was on the outside to hold the panels together temporarily so I had enough time to get my fish and corals out. There was no leaching of chemicals. It wasn’t perfect but it slowed the leak to drips while I siphoned water out. I was afraid of the other side splitting so I did both front and side panels. My tank that split open was an older version but my 525 was only 2 years old.

SpyC · 2024-10-18T11:36:23-0400

TiltedReef said:
What is your biggest fish in that tank? I have seen a trend of RS tanks getting massive leaks like that due to the stocking of larger fauna.

Could you go into more detail on this please? Never heard of this being an issue with these failures. It is always nearly always a poorly designed stand and larger tanks.

smitten with ocean life · 2024-10-18T11:36:50-0400

can you put a ratchet strap around it to buy you a little time?

DylanE · 2024-10-18T11:40:21-0400

TiltedReef said:
What is your biggest fish in that tank? I have seen a trend of RS tanks getting massive leaks like that due to the stocking of larger fauna.

The size of the fish in the tank should have no impact on silicon failures

acropora4u · 2024-10-18T11:42:46-0400

that sucks, so sorry, hope all are saved.

brandon429 · 2024-10-18T11:43:40-0400

Here is an exact skip cycle transfer pattern to save your stuff, thanks to Steven's recent and ongoing run:

Are my tanks seams beginning to fail?

Someone never made it past the first page

www.reef2reef.com

brandon429 · 2024-10-18T11:47:13-0400

We are trying to warn red sea tank owners of these split risks but everyone who writes articles won't touch it, it's too hot-button

That's why people don't know until it's too late, sites are quicker to post ads that sell red sea tanks to readers, so calling out an obviously bad production lot goes against click income.

What readers see first and foremost are sales ads not warning ads, those have to come from actually inside the reef trenches. Where there aren't ads. Where the floors are wet

FortyFour44 · 2024-10-18T11:49:06-0400

Danroo said:
Are these the previous versions of g2 or is it the same generation?

I had a failure of a previous 526XL tank and they sent me this one in Aug 2021 that was supposedly reinforced. I don’t know what version exactly.

brandon429 · 2024-10-18T11:50:12-0400

I promise you we can save everything in tank if you can grab a tote of good size or a whole brute trashcan. Leave the sand

Move over cleaned rocks into matched new water in the tote (temp and salinity)

Reduce lighting

Cover for jump fishes

You will skip cycle your reef as many times as you need successfully.