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Originally Posted by jonapur
Good tip! Thanks!
A gentle reminder on buying used Tanks! Be careful!!!
It's best not to buy USED tanks...
WHY?!?!
Because of the SILICON... Unless!!!
When you collect the tank.. Its still contain water... Because when you buy a new tank... The silicon is protected... And once you start to put water inside.. Its some kind of like activated already... And if you stop your hobby...
A VERY VERY gentle reminder... PLEASE PLEASE... Fill the tank with water... And cover the top... with Polyethene sheets... To prevent mosquitos...
Silicon are made water resistant.. So if there is no water after your 1st used of the TANK... The silicon might get harden and it will leak on your next use...
SO!! If you intend to stop keeping fishes. Please please sell it away fast. Don't let the Tank rot!
JOnapur from Superstar fish school... Lol!
Last edited by Justikanz; 8th Oct 2006 at 02:35. Reason: Please mind the SMS language and spell properly. Thanks!... We do not have limitations on the number of characters to post!..
Good tip! Thanks!
Appreciate your tip. Luckily mine still works after 2 year of idling. At least people will need to watch out when they buy second hand tanks.
Last edited by diki; 7th Oct 2006 at 09:32. Reason: Amend post
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Hi Jonapur,
Although your intentions are well meant, you are posting in the wrong sub-forum. It can be very misleading when there are threads selling 2nd hand tanks all around you. It would be best that this be posted in the Aquatalk or member's lounge segment, please do not do it again.
Something about the water & the fishes that calms me down.
Yes... Will post it in the correct forum..
Just to share.
I recently contacted someone from another forum who's selling his/her tank. When I arranged for a viewing, the owner was ok, I then followed up with a request for the owner to fill up the tank to 3/4 capacity before the viewing with the intention to check for leaks/shifting of glass.
I even offered to pay for the water used if the tank checked out and yet I refuse to buy (for any other reasons).
The owner refused and wasn't too polite about, so the deal was off.
Anyone who had experience with a leaking tank would understand why I was being so cautious.
Trying to sell a tank without filling it up is like trying to sell your second car without letting anyone test drive it.
- eric
I KENA BEFORE...Thats why now i am so careful... But i didnt lose anything as the tank is a gift from my friend... Sometimes... Even the tank is for free... also have to consider...
Last edited by Justikanz; 8th Oct 2006 at 02:34. Reason: Please don't use SMS language and unnecessary shortforms!!... Thanks...
not a very understanding seller! as a buyer, always have the right to do so.
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I took a tank from the rubbish bin at my condo, the back part of the tank crack right through, had to do an emergency change of tanks. Went down to Seletar farmway and hunted down a good second hand one and changed my tank, thankfully I had no mortality on my fauna during the transfer. So silicon is not always the culprit too.
Just a very silly question. Does the drying out apply to new tank as well?
I would think no right, since it has not been in contact previously with water?? if it applies to new tank as well, well, then purchasing tanks at those lfs that stock them for weeks(months) is not a good idea??
Resistance is futile, you will be administrated!
New tanks should be alright since the silicon is new. But always test any tank you buy by filling it with water before you set up anything else. You wouldn't want to waste time setting a tank only to find a leak after all the hardwork.
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I don't recommend buying tanks from LFSes that put their tanks near an area where they are exposed to the sun. It'll spoil the silicone.
new tank should not have any problem.. this symptom only applies to used tanks that have been filled with fully cycled tank water for a long time and left to dry.. if you ever attach rubber tube to your filter system in your tank, you will realise the rubber tube (especially the area that is soaked) tends to turn white and hardened up.. this will happen to the silicon in the tank too, harden up..
of coz, if a new tank is left under the sun for a long long time, there will be some problem too if the silicon is hardened up..
anyway,
Don't be afraid of my duck!
Look out also for warping of the glass when the tank is filled, i.e. the tank looks as if it is 'bulging out'....
agree. sometimes the bracing is not done right and the tank 'bulges'.
had one or two friends who had this experience.
good tip bro
Last edited by Justikanz; 17th Oct 2006 at 09:57. Reason: Removing immediate quotation
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