Are my tanks seams beginning to fail?

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You can wrap a ratchet strap around it for support while you figure how how to house your animals but I would get it done quick. See if your LFS can house your fish temporarily. Your corals and rocks can be ok in a brute for some days improvising with your current components.
He bought a tub
 
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Ok I got a 40 gal bin (tank is 54gal + 11 gal sump) my plan is this..

Begin draining the tank into the bucket
Relocate my rocks & corals into the bucket when its about halfway full
Relocate my heaters & powerheads into the bucket
Fill the remainder of the bucket with tank water
Relocate fish into bucket
Relocate Kessil AP9X to bucket
Figure out what the next tank will be..

I think this plan is ok but let me know if it actually sucks.

It's disappointing I am out ~$1600 on this tank in less than 2 years. I may try to have my LFS re-seal it afterwards.

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Ok I got a 40 gal bin (tank is 54gal + 11 gal sump) my plan is this..

Begin draining the tank into the bucket
Relocate my rocks & corals into the bucket when its about halfway full
Relocate my heaters & powerheads into the bucket
Fill the remainder of the bucket with tank water
Relocate fish into bucket
Relocate Kessil AP9X to bucket
Figure out what the next tank will be..

I think this plan is ok but let me know if it actually sucks.

It's disappointing I am out ~$1600 on this tank in less than 2 years. I may try to have my LFS re-seal it afterwards.

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Don't have your lfs reseal the problem with these tanks is deep-rooted structural issues from red sea's terrible design in both the stand and tank, just buy a new tank.
Make sure the heater doesn't directly touch the side of the tub or it will melt through it eventually.
 
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How/should I clean this bin out before transferring stuff over? It was sitting in Lowes 30 minutes ago
 
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Also if your tank is still under warranty red sea will probably send you a replacement, I would just use it as a terrarium.
I should have 3 year warranty from date of purchase according to their website. I registered the tank too, will keep updating this thread.
 

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We want to avoid transferring anything that clouds

Don't adjust parameters like pH calcium those don't have to match, only temp and salinity

Your stuff will transfer fine and live

Run the lights a bit lower power on the holding bin vs the main tank, the top bleach control is lesser lighting intensity

Cover fish from jumping

Don't add bottled bacteria or anything to help cycles: those additives use oxygen, we don't need them here. We've done thousands of tank transfers already this isn't new, but that will help in knowing your stuff can live in this tank a long time, it will live for sure it'll just need more topoff care for a while
 

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How/should I clean this bin out before transferring stuff over? It was sitting in Lowes 30 minutes ago

I just rinse them out with tap and dry and use them. I have the same bin I used for a QT a month ago :)
 

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We are studying/ watching Steven navigate this issue from Humblefish's site too.

This is an important thread

This is someone acting preemptively and applying confident transfer biology that others can copy

Steven is making a thread that could save other people's reefs. We get to see him run a low prep time emergency reef tank transfer

He's physically handling the items right now, his tank is in surgery he's scrubbed the heck in.

Bet it works fine :) simple move rock into totally clean tote new water matching temp and salinity

Wash off rocks in Old Tank water to remove attached waste

Move everything over, super low muted blue lighting, covered for fish jumps somehow creatively.

Don't test for any cycling parameter, none, it's important. Mis-testing makes people add reactive dosers and most of them consume or compete for systemic oxygen... doubt isn't in the formula so there's nothing to test or verify. Merely execute, and seize that tank transfer. I know you did fine Steven that was sick fast prep you did.

I'll use your thread here in several other work threads as a great action example.
 

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Red Sea Reefer 250. Its not even 2 years old, purchased Feb 2023. Based on what I've read elsewhere all they are going to offer is a discount on a new tank which is a bummer.

Just bought a 40gal rubbermaid, will drain the tank ASAP. Given it will probably take at minimum a week to get a new tank how long do you think my livestock/corals could survive in this rubbermaid?
Indefinitely with heat, flow, a filter, and a light! I had mine for over a month in a tote when my tank leaked.
 
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