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Joint Trouble

My classroom aquarium developed a leak while I was on spring break. When I came back, it looked like this:

From moisture on the outside, I determined it was the joint in the front left corner. I think the leak was slow enough that there was little or no water on the actual floor, which was a blessing.

I decided to try to patch the leak, rather than draining the whole tank. I was willing to accept an ugly joint as long as it was waterproof.

It did have to sit at a low water level for a couple of days while the silicone cured.

Yesterday morning the patch silicone reached its cure-point, so I filled the tank.

No leaking so far. I plan to work at school today instead of Sunday, so I’ll be able to continue monitoring it.

1 Comment

  1. Lauren

    Noooooooo!!!! That poor tank. Poor you, too. I hope that it stays cured! You’re a good fish…. farmer? Curator? Overlord?

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