Apologies if this sounds non-emergency - I posted it in my tank journal first but i'm getting increasingly worried so i'm hoping to get some help here.
Warning: below is a tale of extreme woe.
I was studying until 5.30am and, because I didn't want to disturb Castiel with my light, I had put a towel over his tank. That is probably why I didn't hear the distinct trickle of leakage. I must have knocked the flow wheel on his filter because it was spurting right up to the top of the tank and water was coming out at the edges of the lid. I got up to get a drink and realised that the floor looked damp. On further inspection, the whole towel was drenched and the floor all around the tank was soaked. When I lifted the towel, I found the tank like this:
Yes, I know, it could have been worse. And I'm glad I found it before the water level got below the heater. But it's still a good 3 inches - as the water level goes up beyond the end of the visible glass. I calculated the capacity of water lost and it's 7 litres (1.6 gallons). That's a lot of water to spill. It's taken 7 towels to mop up the carpet.
after I, somehow, managed to pull out the tank and cabinet without waking my parents. My room is upstairs so I'm more than a little concerned about water on my floor. It's also worrying given the amount of electric sockets:
After a good deal of stamping (quietly) on the towels, I think I've averted disaster.
However it's still very damp. I've never actually had much of a spill from any of my tanks, not including the occasional slosh from a bucket - nothing more than the equivalent of spilling a glass of water. Has anyone ever had a water-loss this big from an upstairs tank? I'd really like to avoid sharing this one with the parents. Help?! I did go downstairs to check the ceiling of the room directly beneath mine and it seems OK. But I'm still really worried.
Warning: below is a tale of extreme woe.
I was studying until 5.30am and, because I didn't want to disturb Castiel with my light, I had put a towel over his tank. That is probably why I didn't hear the distinct trickle of leakage. I must have knocked the flow wheel on his filter because it was spurting right up to the top of the tank and water was coming out at the edges of the lid. I got up to get a drink and realised that the floor looked damp. On further inspection, the whole towel was drenched and the floor all around the tank was soaked. When I lifted the towel, I found the tank like this:
Yes, I know, it could have been worse. And I'm glad I found it before the water level got below the heater. But it's still a good 3 inches - as the water level goes up beyond the end of the visible glass. I calculated the capacity of water lost and it's 7 litres (1.6 gallons). That's a lot of water to spill. It's taken 7 towels to mop up the carpet.
after I, somehow, managed to pull out the tank and cabinet without waking my parents. My room is upstairs so I'm more than a little concerned about water on my floor. It's also worrying given the amount of electric sockets:
After a good deal of stamping (quietly) on the towels, I think I've averted disaster.
However it's still very damp. I've never actually had much of a spill from any of my tanks, not including the occasional slosh from a bucket - nothing more than the equivalent of spilling a glass of water. Has anyone ever had a water-loss this big from an upstairs tank? I'd really like to avoid sharing this one with the parents. Help?! I did go downstairs to check the ceiling of the room directly beneath mine and it seems OK. But I'm still really worried.
