Are my tanks seams beginning to fail?
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Jimbo327
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If funds are not an issue, I would sell that replacement tank and find yourself a different brand tank. Not worth the headache of doing this again in a few years.
And I'm surprised your tank didn't blow out with that much sand in the seams! Very very lucky.
In terms of new tanks, take a look at Glass Cages. They are priced higher than what is considered standard, but they are quality products. And you can basically build your own tank. Talk to @Joe Glass Cages for more info. I'm going this route when I finally buy into the hobby.
BristleWormHater
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I'd sell it and buy a different tank lol
gbroadbridge
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If that's the best the law allows I guess you have no choice.
I'd be demanding money back.
But, I guess you could sell it as a reptile tank or something.
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StevenL
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I didn’t buy it from Red Sea directly and the LFS that sold it to me didn’t do anything wrong so I’m not sure a refund is an option. I think this is the best case scenario given the situation so I’m content with the outcome.
buruskeee
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Was the tank with the seams busting a G1 version?
buruskeee
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I’m not sure there is any company that will refund something 2 years after purchase when they have a warranty to cover the issue by replacement. If there is such a company in existence, please point me to them because I will only buy from that company, as that’s one heck of a refund policy.
BristleWormHater
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Nope
buruskeee
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Ummm what were you basing “nope” off of?
See above reply where it’s confirmed G1.
BristleWormHater
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Sorry... I must have been thinking of a different red sea failure thread, there's been like three this week
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buruskeee
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Yeah, they did quite a bit, a lot of it is structural with the stand too. I’d ask them about if there was any changes to the stand for the G2 for your model.
Haven’t really seen a G2 failure aside from chips and glass breaking from handling the tanks.
My LFS also has a few “brand new” G1 they’re trying to offload. I wouldn’t touch a G1 tank period - they really cut a ton of corners with that generation.
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StevenL
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Maybe we’ll do this all over again in a year with the G2 lolSorry... I must have been thinking of a different red sea failure thread, there's been like three this week
I hate to give you nightmares... here is a G2 - ha! This is probably the tank @BristleWormHater was thinking of..
you could always eurobrace the bottom and/or top.
Red Sea Reefer 350 G2 catastrophic failure
This should come as a surprise to no one here, but the front seal on our Red Sea Reefer 350 G2 failed catastrophically last night and the whole tank emptied onto our floor in just a few minutes. We reached out to their support team to seek remedy for the impact to us and premature loss on this...
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buruskeee
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There’s another thread titled “G2” but in the thread they tried to correlate a G1 V3 as G2 because it has G2 “features”. From what I’ve seen (or haven’t seen from lack of failure), the G2 corrects a lot of the G1 mishaps. It’s a shame they didn’t cut manufacturing of G1 quicker.Sorry... I must have been thinking of a different red sea failure thread, there's been like three this week
BristleWormHater
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Can't be trusted don't care what Red Sea says
Red Sea Reefer 350 G2 catastrophic failure
This should come as a surprise to no one here, but the front seal on our Red Sea Reefer 350 G2 failed catastrophically last night and the whole tank emptied onto our floor in just a few minutes. We reached out to their support team to seek remedy for the impact to us and premature loss on this...
www.reef2reef.com
buruskeee
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That’s not a G2. You can tell by the black gate valve and single return nozzle.I hate to give you nightmares... here is a G2 - ha! This is probably the tank @BristleWormHater was thinking of..
you could always eurobrace the bottom and/or top.
Red Sea Reefer 350 G2 catastrophic failure
This should come as a surprise to no one here, but the front seal on our Red Sea Reefer 350 G2 failed catastrophically last night and the whole tank emptied onto our floor in just a few minutes. We reached out to their support team to seek remedy for the impact to us and premature loss on this...
bossman818
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I have a XL300 G1 and I cut this 1 1/2 inch plywood to place under tank. I believe the issue is the front glass not being supported by stand. Somehow it’s still holding on and crossing my fingers it holds forever. I am very paranoid though.
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