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  1. The reason for the leak

    I'm not a tank builder so I don't about stress tolerances, but I did find why the water was coming out of the small hole in the seam. Here's the hole.



    The inside of the end of the tank with the external overflow is covered with a black acrylic panel which is really just for looks like a facade. The glass box should hold the water. However, somehow the end has given way.

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  2. OMG - the 400g is leaking

    I'm sorry to report that the 400g tank is leaking. I was about to go to sleep, and thought I heard water splashing on the floor. And it was, unfortunately.

    I caught this very early, well before the floor drain could work its magic, but for now the 400g has been drained about 50% for the night, and tomorrow I need to make some calls to see who can fix this locally.

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    I'm very unhappy as you can imagine. I have containers of saltwater ...
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    NEED HELP STAT!