Quote Originally Posted by bstreep View Post
Eve, hang on here...

How about this? There's a 215 brick for sale here. No center brace needed, because it's 3/4" glass.

Frankly, I wouldn't panic on yours yet. They've made a zillion of these tanks, with few failures. I'd double or triple up on the shear surface area on the one you have. No, you don't need to drain the tank - you just need to have the dimensions where they need to be - and you can use your old brace as a guide.
Hey Bill,

Yes I know this seems pretty drastic and well it probably is but we just dont want to deal with this tank anymore. My thoughts are that "this" tank is not for us. We purchased this setup for a good price one we couldnt pass up. And since the beginning it has been a nightmare.. Plumbing, pumps, bulk heads and now the center brace, a leak in the silicone from the top of the tank.. etc...Now to even think we would spend more money on a used tank just doesnt sit well with us. :( Honestly, I believe our money (fish,coral etc) should be going in making it look nice. Not spending it on a 5 + year old tank that will be needing repair after repair. :(
After looking into the prices of a new tank the repairs to everything would probably exceed the price of a new one.

The 215 that Carl is selling is a very beautiful one. We got his the same day we got ours from the same person. But we would prefer to get the same size tank we have now. Measurements and all. We will be keeping stand, canopy and all accessories pumps, lights, etc to use on our new tank.

Here is our plan:


  1. Sell livestock & coral and Order New Tank
  2. Begin tear down when new tank arrives.
  3. Remove all LR put into large containers and let it sit with pumps
  4. Remove LS
  5. Tear down refugium empty that out as well. (100gal)
  6. 240 Tank will now be empty and ready for sale.

All while waiting on new tank to arrive we will be working on painting the stand add a little reinforcements to it adding new plywood to bottom of stand that is rotted out. Checking the condition of the refugium add new bulk heads, pvc, baffles etc... This all should have been done prior to setting up the tank now but due to the circumstances of not having enough space for such large livestock we had to get it done asap. So with the circumstances that we have now this has also given us the oppourtunity to correct the issues at hand. Costly? yes, but well worth every single bit in the future.

Plan #2 NEW TANK

  1. New tank comes in
  2. Setup begins
  3. Plumbing/Refugium
  4. LS or Just Sand at this point. lol
  5. LR or should I say Cured Rock? lol
  6. Water
  7. And let sit for a long while prior to adding anything. With the exception of a couple of chromis to get things going.