mralg79 sold me a Leaking aquarium

[Dendro Dude]

I was 2nd owner end I never reseal it.Here are pixs of the tank set up I would of never sold but I upgraded because the tank starter to get full and I need more room. View attachment 46021 View attachment 46022 View attachment 46023 View attachment 46024

It holds water just like in your lovely pictures but it leaks, it's a very slow leak but a leak just the same. I can't have a aquarium with a leak even a small one because small leaks become large ones & since selling my problems off to others isn't my way.
I have to use my build money as repair money or buy another set up. BTW both the aquarium you stuck me with & your new one seem to have plenty of room for growth😯

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[Dendro Dude]

Not trying to picking sides but if i were buy a use tank of all things, i would of leak test the tank for sure. I remember selling a brand new ato still in wrap and the guy wanted to leak test it. He said you just never know. Anyways hope all work out for both parties involved.

Yeah I trusted & he caught me slipping😡 Check out this glass on glass seal job courtesy of mralg79. I don't know which is harder to believe, that I fell for it or that he's still trying to justify it.

 

[h0ndap0w3r]

also, looks like an SCA tank, which actually have pretty clean lines and silicone...

 

[Ohiostreetz]

I'll take the tank and you won't ever see it again lol.... :car:

 

[cowboycove]

The only thing thT is for sure is we will never know when the damage happened since you didn't test it. If I sold someone a reef safe fish and it flipped due to environment in someone else's tank. Id say its out of my hands. I'm sure the buyer would call me a liar and say I knowingly sold him a non reef safe fish. But hey. The deal is final once you leave. Because I'm not taking responsibility for issues that arise after you've left.

 

[Dendro Dude]

The only thing thT is for sure is we will never know when the damage happened since you didn't test it. If I sold someone a reef safe fish and it flipped due to environment in someone else's tank. Id say its out of my hands. I'm sure the buyer would call me a liar and say I knowingly sold him a non reef safe fish. But hey. The deal is final once you leave. Because I'm not taking responsibility for issues that arise after you've left.

Yeah if the seals weren't bad in so many places & the water didn't pool right where all the water damaged wood is I might say the same thing. He knowingly sold junk & has still never accepted a phone call that's guilt.

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[gveng]

It's sad that these things happen within our small reefing community.

Hope it all works out in the end for both the buyer and seller.

 

[gonumber24]

How much would a re-seal job cost? Just re-seal it and be done with it.

 

[LAreefguy]

I have bought many things from friends but never once haven't tested something to ensure it works to my liking, especially if there are signs of damage. He may be no different than OJ we know he did it! but you don't have a leg to stand on with out leak testing. The whole situation is shady, just F'd up, amateur hour all the way around.

 

[russ13]

When you buy things second hand it is a risk you take. I don't think this guy was out to scam you. Moving a tank can make the seals on the side and bottom leak. I would look fixing it with silicone yourself im sure it's not that big on a project.

 

[Dendro Dude]

How much would a re-seal job cost? Just re-seal it and be done with it.

I don't know hopefully not to much bro I'm looking into it now. I'm not working at the moment either so it's a bigger hit than it should be. I'm looking at selling some of my nicer pieces to fund the repair.

 

[Dendro Dude]

When you buy things second hand it is a risk you take. I don't think this guy was out to scam you. Moving a tank can make the seals on the side and bottom leak. I would look fixing it with silicone yourself im sure it's not that big on a project.

He actually was out to sell a problem off to another reefer & he succeeded in doing so. He never even answer a single one of my calls. I've sold alot of people a lot of things in my time & I've answered the phone afterwards for 2 reasons #1. My merchandise was ligit & I had been honest with the buyer at the time of the sale #2. If the person needed help with something, I was willing to make myself available to walk them through it. I called left messages ,no response, I sent him several nonthreatening text describing the problem, no response. Only when I text him I'm on my way to bring the aquarium back, I'll leave it at your door you can paypal me or what have you. Not 3 minutes later text response I'm not home, I text hey bro call me lets talk it out, he continues to text. I call him no answer, I left a nice voice message lets be reasonable & talk to each other. He continues to text & the tone of text was so cavalier he's very aware of what he did.

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[Scout]

Not to kick you while your down, but homie to homie this is the EXACT reason I bought my new set up, new. Most people think that something damaged could become something useable. This dude definitely sold you his problem.....

 

[lurking]

Not to kick you while your down, but homie to homie this is the EXACT reason I bought my new set up, new. Most people think that something damaged could become something useable. This dude definitely sold you his problem.....

Homie to homie we aren't all balling like you.

This sucks as I've bought a few tanks on here and never did a leak test at the persons house. Might have to start now.

Seller is obviously a shady POS for selling a leaky tank and should try and make things right. Sounds like he could use a tune up


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[Scout]

Homie to homie we aren't all balling like you.

This sucks as I've bought a few tanks on here and never did a leak test at the persons house. Might have to start now.

Seller is obviously a shady POS for selling a leaky tank and should try and make things right. Sounds like he could use a tune up


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I wish I was ballin! I had to sell all my corals and fish to fund my new build!
Thanks for thinking so highly of me though, means a lot .

 

[Coelli]

I bought my tank used from someone here and didn't leak test it and it was fine, perfect in fact... sucks that something like this would happen, whether it was a bad seller or damaged in transit.

 

[Confuse]

How about we learn from this lesson and establish some productive protocol?

I'm planning to sell my old 50g cube soon. I haven't touched it in over a year and a half. I basically left it empty and let the water evaporate. Originally, I was gonna sell it "as is" all dirty and with sand, but now this makes me want to reevaluate the situation. The tank never leaked when I had it up, but now, who knows? It's been sitting there evaporating for over a year. I don't want to be responsible if it leaks, I'm selling it cheap as it is to get rid of it. Although, if I have to clean it and fill it up with 50g of water during this stupid CA drought restriction time, the price is gonna go up a bit.

There are some things that you just guarantee as a seller of used equipment anymore. I always test used equipment for people because I don't want them complaining to me if they have a problem. But leak testing a tank is a huge pain in the ***, but I guess I'll have to do it.

So maybe, if you're selling a tank, put it outside, fill it with water, and have buyers inspect it?

Maybe we can figure out what to look for? Like dripping seams, wet bottoms, etc.?

I don't know. Just thinking out loud.

 

[thunderii]

Usually ppl from forum are trusted (at least for me) and purchases used gear at bargain price.... but, people like this makes forum difficult to trust and be more cautious when buying things... I say... tank the tank back and give the guy money back!!!

 

[ngvu1]

If you have water in it, then is it not the leak test right there?

How about we learn from this lesson and establish some productive protocol?

I'm planning to sell my old 50g cube soon. I haven't touched it in over a year and a half. I basically left it empty and let the water evaporate. Originally, I was gonna sell it "as is" all dirty and with sand, but now this makes me want to reevaluate the situation. The tank never leaked when I had it up, but now, who knows? It's been sitting there evaporating for over a year. I don't want to be responsible if it leaks, I'm selling it cheap as it is to get rid of it. Although, if I have to clean it and fill it up with 50g of water during this stupid CA drought restriction time, the price is gonna go up a bit.

There are some things that you just guarantee as a seller of used equipment anymore. I always test used equipment for people because I don't want them complaining to me if they have a problem. But leak testing a tank is a huge pain in the ***, but I guess I'll have to do it.

So maybe, if you're selling a tank, put it outside, fill it with water, and have buyers inspect it?

Maybe we can figure out what to look for? Like dripping seams, wet bottoms, etc.?

I don't know. Just thinking out loud.

 

[Confuse]

If you have water in it, then is it not the leak test right there?

No. There's just wet sand now. Everything evaporated. It's gonna be a chore cleaning it, but it's the only way to leak test it since I don't want to dump 20 lbs of sand on my lawn. Still, I don't want anyone blaming me if it leaks. Haha So I'll do it.