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Unexpected issue with my frag tank
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, 06-11-2013 at 09:30 AM (7865 Views)
The frag tank holds roughly 10g of saltwater, and the corals in there are growing bigger fighting for space. I've considered building a new one to replace this one once the 400g gets here. I don't know the date unfortunately.
Yesterday as I was looking at the tank, I noticed that one end was floating - which it never does. The first thing I did was put some shims under the end to support the corners of the tank.
This board is 1" thick and was sealed with Polyurethane on all sides, including the edges.
What must have happened is when I turned up the flow going into the tank a little too high lately, a small amount was going over the front and got under the frag display. That moisture must have gotten into the wood and caused it to warp.
The new frag tank will go in a different location in the fishroom, but I don't want to set that up until the 400g comes in to avoid further objects impeding working space when everyone is helping get it into position. It's my hope that this will hold it over for a few more weeks.
UPDATE 7/1/13:
The tank has leveled out once I stopped allowing any water to land on the wood.
What I did when I noticed that the wood was beginning to flatten out again was remove the shims slightly every other day. The gap was narrowing, and yet the shims supported the tank during the transition. I watched to make sure I didn't open the return valve too much, so no water would spill over the front of the tank and gravity took care of everything. A few days ago, I took out the shims completely, and here you can see it is close to back to normal as of today. There is still a slight gap now, one two stacked business cards could fit into but I think it will be fine.
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