This is… probably really bad
So… this is really bad huh?
Context.. my air stone was on x games mode and it was pushing water up and causing it to drip over the left side of the tank off of a plant. I found a puddle on the left side of the table.
Now… where that puddle was has a tiny bit of warping.
The water also seeped into/under? the level mat. One can logically conclude that beneath the tank is now also warped. As you can see there is a clear gap where I’m literally able to lift the leveling mat in the middle…. of a 500lb tank… i’m going to throw up.
I have no clue if that’s a new development or if im just now noticing because of the water.
There is still water seeping out from the leveling mat in the front but it has significantly slowed down since i initially found and stopped the air stone leak. Now I don’t know if it’s the water from that or if my tank ALSO has a slow (FOR NOW) leak at the bottom seem.
It’s a 38 gallon long. I drained about 7 gallons from it so i guess thats 7 less gallons of water flooding my house but i’m literally so sad. It’s 4am and there’s no where I can go buy a plastic bin right now, and there’s too many fish to drain much more water (and my filter wouldnt work).
I don’t know if i’m venting or asking for advice or what. I guess logically I have to drain everything, remove everything (rip my monte carlo carpet. I worked so hard), and inspect the tank? And presumably get a new stand if its warped. I’m just so bummed. This is my first ever tank and I thought I did everything right. I cycled the crap out of it before adding fish. My plants are thriving. I got my co2 system set up and all my terrestrial plants happy on top. Haven’t even had a single fish death since conception about 3 months ago.
Such a freakin bummer. How the hell do i even begin tearing this thing down?