Used red sea tank should i be worried about seam

[wyatt2847]

I bought this used red sea reefer 350 and it has a slight crack in the top corner. Should i be worried to set it up or should it be fine? There seems to be no issues with the seal around it and was set up for a few years before i got it. The guy who had it didnt get rid of it for that crack but got out of the hobby but not sure how long it was set up with that issue. Thanks for any help

 

[TX_REEF]

I would not use a tank with a crack like that in it.

 

[Merge_595]

Sadly setting up new Red Sea tanks is a gamble these days..

 

[Jesse Sunday]

Can you show more pictures of the crack? Is it a crack or a chip? Do you know what generation the 350 is?

Either way, I wouldn't trust it. Maybe if you replaced that side panel and reinforced all the other seams... ?? I had a 350 that started to leak, thankfully slowly, not catastrophically. That imperfection at that location could lead to a catastrophic failure.

 

[Reeferbadness]

Not worth the constant fear of failure - I’d pony up for a new one or a mint condition used one. Once u start stocking ur tank and spending countless hours maintaining perfect conditions for ur corals - the cost of a solid tank is almost inconsequential vs having a failure and losing all

 

[AetherealKnight]

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

Read this thread, this happened just several days ago to a member here, on a tank that was just 4 years old.