My Red Sea Reefer 750 has a big leak...bought it brand new in 2019!!!! Don't buy Red Sea Tanks!

[@fishyjoe6470]

I don't think I would have thought to just redirect the leak back into the sump. That was a great idea!

[@CoralReef69]

Seriously! Genius or luck?

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

@@CoralReef69 I would say a little of both...I am glad I thought to do that, and thankful the front glass didn't give way...that is the luck part.

[@sher666]

Another Red Sea leak, these guys should get sued at this point.

[@thecoraldoctor]

So sorry to see this! It happened to me and it was devastating!! I will never have a RS tank in my home again.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Oh man! I am sorry that happened to you also! That is the worst thing ever in this hobby.

[@MW-ut3dk]

Wow… I don’t know if I’d be able to wait for the new tank. I’d rather just empty it immediately and not risk seeing the front fly off. Let us know what happened 🤞

[@queencityreefs]

Damn. Sorry this happened. Hope all is well now. Keep us posted. 🙏

[@mikeydee7815]

Same thing happen to me in my reefer 250.that’s a genius idea redirecting water back to the sump

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Thank you...totally saved most of my fish! I am sorry that happened to you too! What did you end up doing?

[@kaseywilson7576]

Hope well wid ur new tank.

[@diacanthusreef3609]

One of my worst experiences in this hobby was a glass tank blowing a seam on me. I'm an acrylic person now 😂 At least you could accomodate for it while getting another display. Good luck.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Absolutely!!! Worst nightmare for sure. You always hope it doesn't happen to you...until it does!

[@tonycloseukreef3799]

Good luck hope all goes well 👍

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Thank you...I have a 180 gal9n Planet Aquarium on order. I am hoping to just switch everything from one to other. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

[@simonlockley-evans3925]

Unfortunately, this is a common issue, Redsea have now implemented a 5 year warranty with their new models. For the money you pay I'd expect at least 10 years out of a tank personally. In the 1990s, we just used clearseal tanks, and they lasted 20 years plus. My 4ft clearseal lasted from 1997 to 2018. There was still nothing wrong with it then, and my friend turned it into a vivarium. I replaced it with an EA Pro built in the U.K and I'm pretty sure I'll still get another 10 years at least out of this aquarium

[@xisotopex]

I read that it was a design flaw with their stand, a bit of the tank overhangs the edge in someway, just for some type of aesthetic value, but it means the sides are not completely supported by the stand... supposedly they have changed this the last few years, less than 5 I think, so their new tanks IOW

[@travelingrabbit2222]

Been looking at the gen 2 version and it’s still over hang so no support on the front glass. Notice that with a lot of saltwater tank brand

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Totally true. The front glass is not supported. That appears to be the issue. The Gen 2 appears to be the same, all though I haven't seen one in person.

[@kencollie8429]

3rd or 4th vid plus i know a RS dealer first hand who i wont mention, whos display leaked at the bottom seal just like this one.....he lost everything.....take this guy's advice and stay away....kuddos on the redirecting water back to the sump.

[@bruhman8005]

I have seen SO many tank leak videos in the past three years. And they have all been Red Sea every single one. Something is happening with their manufacturing. I would buy the sump and equipment but not a tank from them anymore 😞. Hope you recovered from all this by now! 😅

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

I totally agree! I am slowly getting things back to normal in my new tank. It was a rushed process, and I lost thousands worth of coral, and a few of my more expensive fish unfortunately. That's the worst part. If you are in the hobby long enough, your luck is bound to run out, as I found out! 🙂

[@bruhman8005]

Where are you located? In future I can help you restock frags since I know how bad this hurts

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

@bruhman8005 Thank you! I am located in the Saint Louis area!

[@bruhman8005]

@@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL ah okay. Well I can ship in future during the restart.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

@bruhman8005 I totally appreciate it. It is horrible to loose so many corals...and some of my fish I had for years. That is the worst part for sure!!!!

[@BaconCove]

Wow, I get palpitations just watching that. Hope it turned out ok. I've heard of tanks blowing out when something structural like this fails. Scary stuff!

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Thank you! After 10 years in this hobby this has been the worst thing to happen to me!

[@NerdistAquarist]

I just drained my RS 525 this week because I saw air gaps forming in the seal in exactly the same spot as your tank.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

I hope things work out for you! Did you contact Red Sea? Are you getting a new tank?

[@NerdistAquarist]

​@@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL I have a Waterbox tank being delivered in 2 days. Didn't bother calling Red Sea, it's well passed the warranty. Most of the Red Sea leak issues seems to be around those manufactured about 4 years ago.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

@NerdistAquarist That's good you are having a new tank delivered. It's a shame because Red Sea tanks are so expensive. What did you do with your live stock in the mean time? That was the worst part for me was how fast I had to act to transfer everything over.

[@AmandaDavison-tb6rw]

My tanks just started to go in the same place only 27 months old!

[@xisotopex]

holy crap what a nightmare, how on earth would someone be able to transfer 160 gallons worth of coral and fish in a situation like this? maybe a splurge cheapo 100 gallon tanks from petco or something?

[@_Andrew._]

you should do a video of yourself removing and replacing the glass panel. You never know, I might be a success and you will have a spare tank for other projects.

[@johnnyb3987]

Oh my god man. That sucks so bad and I would be SOOO pissed. I hope you've got yourself back on track.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Thanks! Yeah totally my worst nightmare! 10 years in this hobby, I guess my luck ran out! Yeah getting back on track slowly but surely. However I lost several fish that have been with me several years, AND several thousands of dollars worth of coral.

[@JosephGannuscio-ez7xv]

Looks like you got the support bracket and it still leaks that was supposed to be Red Sea's fix I have the same tank

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Yep I got the support bracket and installed it 6 months after I got the tank. It would have been running 5 years in January. Keep an eye on your front seem.

[@Acidrain50001]

I understand the frustration as it happened first hand to me. I just purchased my 3rd RedSea tank an S1000G2+ and so far the G2's have had no issues. I do hope you're statement to never buy RedSea again is just anger as I was! I have been in this hobby for 23 years now and I've had Aqueon and a custom tank blow out on me, RedSea makes more tank than any company in the world no doubt crap is going to happen to some. Though at this point they should be honoring this design flaw and replacing all the tanks free of charge. Anyways really sucks I hope things work out and nothing dies like I had.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Thank you! Yeah that is the frustrating part. They know there is a design flaw, but didn't extend the warranty from 3 years to 5 years. Wow...23 years! I guess if you are in this hobby long enough something like this will happen. 10 years for me.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

What kind of livestock did you loose if you don't mind me asking? I was especially bummed out to loose my Passer Angel. I had him a long time.

[@Acidrain50001]

@@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL I lost a yellow and Lt. Tang a mated pair of cleaner shrimp and 2 wrasses. Mainly due to a re-cycle of the new tank and the wrasses because I had no top for the new tank yet as it took 3 weeks for them to make and they didn't have wings. Then just mostly my snails things like that. When the custom tank crashed I lost an emperor Angel 2 clowns and a regal. The whole glass panel just blew out when I was at work and found them dead on the floor when I got home. Unfortunately it can just happen I have another Aqueon 90 that's been running for 16 years now and just starting to show silicone damage you just never know.

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

@Acidrain50001 Wow...that's horrible! I know after 10 years in the hobby and 3 tanks later my luck ran out I guess. I was more upset with the loss of some fish, and my Eel. I almost decided to get out of the hobby briefly the day it happened. I am sure many do leave the hobby after something like this happens though.

[@Acidrain50001]

@@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL It's always the loss for me that hurts the most, the tanks are like cars they will fail you just don't know when. I for sure know a few that left the hobby for this reason or money and time needed. For the ones that stay I would say we learn to have more tanks lol. I do all I can for my fish some I have had for over 10 years now but we all have to be realistic it's a tank and we are not perfect. As I said though when my Aqueon leaked I still purchased another one, mind you it's one of 2 company's we had back in them days I was pissed but didn't hate them. What RedSea is doing now knowing it's a design flaw is wrong they should back it no matter the timeframe but I hear they are getting sued now (don't hold me to that just rumors) so maybe people will get something out of it.

[@chriscarey5728]

Thats not a good look for the company. There's a class action lawsuit in the works in Australia.

[@Sativa098]

link to any kind of proof of this?

[@chriscarey5728]

No link. Just my word. This is a much more widespread issue than you'd think and word travels fast via social media within the hobby when this is far from an isolated case. And the company response so far has left a lot to be desired. We'll see what the end result is in due course. 😅

[@rev_6427]

man that sucks, one of the worst things that could happen

[@chaschas3199]

That's not a leak....that's a gusher!

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Totally!!!!

[@TonysCorals]

I have the new 950 S peninsula and it has all the seams reinforced with a blade of glass and its euro braced. I will let eveyone know if it has an issue but I dont like rimless i think its the real problem

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Yes keep us posted! I agree about rimless after this experience. Rimless tanks look beautiful, but I believe rimless are a lot less stable the bigger the size.

[@SaiyanSatsuki]

Flex tape would come in super handy here, best of luck!

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

I tried that, and flex seal caulk...no luck, not much stops water flowing!

[@Arborpress]

For every 10, 20, 30,000+ tanks sold there's bound to be that one tank that slipped past QC unfortunately. That is my 2nd to worst nightmare other than it completely blowing open, it's horrible it happened to you. To frantically post don't buy Red Sea is the same as someone out there telling the world don't buy HP because their brand new HP laptop just broke. People with handpicked "I heard" stories; Basic marketing; customers are 10x more likely to leave negative reviews than a positive. Hopefully Red Sea can resolve this for you from this video.

[@Odrakan]

You are Crazy 😂

[@isiheisenberg4784]

its always red sea

[@KentuckyReef]

Another one down

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

Right! I wish I never bought a Red Sea! I have a planet aquarium on its way now!

[@moereefer]

I hate to be u Sorry for you. I’ve seen the back of them break never front. Good luck

[@WRASSEREEFCHANNEL]

I know it. I hate to be me too! Every reefers worst nightmare! I have a planet aquarium on order, so hopefully I can switch things over without any losses!

[@bradcurtis6536]

Everything Red Sea makes is overpriced and doesn’t last. Red Sea aquariums are trash