This fish tank Chalerm bought is behaving strangely. It was leaking for a week and I mopped up around it every day. But yesterday it stopped. No leak. Today it was dry around it.
How spooky. Does it leak or does it not? I refilled the aquarium with a bottle of Minere(TM) from the 7-Eleven so it was full again. Then it began leaking once more.
This means the leak is quite high up, near the top. Maybe I can get a tube of silicone and fix it. But I guess I can’t do that while the fish are in it.
Speaking of the fish. It has been a week now and there are no fatalities in the tank. Phew! I was getting tired of fishing up dead ones.
Chalerm is still with granny in the village. I suspect he is bored but he feels obliged to keep his grandmother company.
Yesterday he was in a better mood and said he missed me. I like to hear that. He will be upcountry for another week before he returns to Bangkok when Rajapat college opens for a new semester.
October 21st, 2005 at 6:13 pm
If the leak is at the top I’m sure you can re-seal it with the fish still in the tank. Next time the level drops and the leak stops mark the water level. Let the water evaporate a little more, then clean right into the corners above the leak-point (no solvent of course) and apply the silicone, taking care not to let any go in the water. Let the silicone cure for a day or two until the smell subsides, then top up again.
October 22nd, 2005 at 10:10 am
I will try that. I can’t tell exactly where the leak is but I can see which corner it comes from.