Have You Ever...

[Mikey1]

 

I've never cracked/smashed a tank but I once tried (and succeeded) carrying an empty 90L up some ladders into the loft. I nearly killed myself doing so but I managed.

 
Lol, i have tried to be hurcules a few times too,
 
once i lifted my 180 gallon tank from the floor and up onto the stand by myself cause i didnt want to wait another 2 days for a friend to help me, it weighs close to 500 pounds

You really are Hercules.
 
 
Lol,
 
yeah it was tough, i lifted one end up at a time, but still heavy

 

[Shelster]

 


I've never cracked/smashed a tank but I once tried (and succeeded) carrying an empty 90L up some ladders into the loft. I nearly killed myself doing so but I managed.

 
Lol, i have tried to be hurcules a few times too,
 
once i lifted my 180 gallon tank from the floor and up onto the stand by myself cause i didnt want to wait another 2 days for a friend to help me, it weighs close to 500 pounds

You really are Hercules.
 
 
Lol,
 
yeah it was tough, i lifted one end up at a time, but still heavy

Lucky you didn't give yourself a hernia lol!

 

[dougie]

Never cracked one (touch wood) but:
Years ago when I was 15, I bought a tank & had to use public transport to get it home. It was only when I put the new tank on the stand I already had, that I noticed I'd left the cover on the bus.
Doh!

 

[Danielhorvath]

we spent heaps on a new tank that we got from someone who said it was "brand new"

so we set it up in my room, started the nitro cycle and next day room was flooded because all the water had leaked out!
ruined my chest of draws it was on to !

the worst bit is is that we can't find the crack, we litterly can't see one, and we re sealed the edges and that didn't work either?!

*sigh*

 

[Joshwainwright]

we spent heaps on a new tank that we got from someone who said it was "brand new"

so we set it up in my room, started the nitro cycle and next day room was flooded because all the water had leaked out!
ruined my chest of draws it was on to !

the worst bit is is that we can't find the crack, we litterly can't see one, and we re sealed the edges and that didn't work either?!

*sigh*

 
That sounds like a nightmare! 
 
It sounds obvious but have you checked the bottom?

 

[Mikey1]

we spent heaps on a new tank that we got from someone who said it was "brand new"

so we set it up in my room, started the nitro cycle and next day room was flooded because all the water had leaked out!
ruined my chest of draws it was on to !

the worst bit is is that we can't find the crack, we litterly can't see one, and we re sealed the edges and that didn't work either?!

*sigh*

 
its alot more common than people may think for a brand new tank to leak, so its possible the seller did not know about it,
 
it sounds to me like it must have been a seam that was leaking, when seams leak they are very difficult to re-seal....the only way to do it, and make sure its sealed is to remove the entire panel, scrape off all the silicone, and re-install the panel with new silicone,
 
a leaky seam can sometimes be hard to locate, alot of times the entire tank will need to be torn down and rebuilt, which i have done more than a few times

 

[Shelster]

What was the outcome Techen?

 

[Danielhorvath]

we spent heaps on a new tank that we got from someone who said it was "brand new"

so we set it up in my room, started the nitro cycle and next day room was flooded because all the water had leaked out!
ruined my chest of draws it was on to !

the worst bit is is that we can't find the crack, we litterly can't see one, and we re sealed the edges and that didn't work either?!

*sigh*

 
That sounds like a nightmare! 
 
It sounds obvious but have you checked the bottom?

We hadn't but when we read this and checked and its not that either ?