My Medium Tank Broke And Killed The House

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

That reallly sucks. I guess this reminds us too always have foam under tanks.

Foam? As in under the glass part? Or under the entire aquarium?

Also what foam? I've never heard of foam under an aquarium.

Sorry on your loss Fozzy

yea a 1 inch flat board of insulation styrofoam is what should be under the foam to stop things like this happening.

And yea it was my second tank in a week. i think that with the water on the wood from the first tank had made the wood buckle and caused a twisting of the floor which then caused a twisting in the frame.

I have always had metal frames but when i moved into this house i made two new frames for my aquariums to sit on so they looked a part of the house.

Well thats it i am now welding some new frames to fit the new tanks i will be building. then i will first put a rubber mat with the dimples then styrofoam then the tank.

Remember kids if you take short cuts it will kick you in the face. or should i say in the wallet. insurance man is here soon so this will help me back on the way.

My tank is from WWAAAAAAALLLL*MMMAAARRRTT so I know it'll last a life time!

Yeah....no...

I don't have any fears about my tanks breaking. I've never had a leak, ever in any one of my 8 fish tanks (2 of which are acryllic). Right now I'm taking a break and I only have 4 of them operating... I can't handel all those fish! Teehee....

i hope you never experiance what i have gone through..

Acrylic tanks ... ahhhhhhh i wish... i would have to get my tanks purchased in america then sent over here t the netherlands as they domt make large aquariums in europe... all the ones here are made in america and sent here.

I would love to have a 3m (l) x 1m(w) x 1.5m (h) acylic tank.

 

[KimA]

That's awful - really sorry for your losses

 

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

Well I sat down with the insurance guy and it works out that I have almost €2500 worth of damage...

Im glad i am insured..

That's awful - really sorry for your losses

Thanks Kim A

 

[annka5]

Grim! That's awful. I had a tank break once; it wasn't particularly big (24" x 12" x 15"). However, I was lucky; there was only one fish in it (which survived I had to put him in a bucket of tap-water in time) and fortunately this was in a room which we were planning to redecorate, so nowhere near as bad as it couldv'e been. However, the mess was unbeleivable. You've my sympathy!!

 

[Qays]

How did yours break annaka

 

[Miss Wiggle]

how completely and utterly gutting, I'm really sorry to hear that.

Think we can all sympathise with that worry, whenever I go away, even for a few days I dread coming home to a broken tank

 

[withington]

same situation as you tonight man but u had it worst then me.
my topic http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=140449

 

[Linda B xxx]

Sorry to hear this,

it must have been awful

 

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

Sorry to hear this,

it must have been awful

Thanks. yea its quite crappy that two tanks in one week break. well every thing happens in three.

1. tank 1 dead shrimp and plants
2. tank 2 dead fish shrimps and plants
3. floor totaly runed and €2500 worth of damage....

so now itts time for good luck......

cant wait

 

[catastrophi]

im sorry. the same thing almost happened to my dads tank which is 300gallons except the top pieces of glass holding the two sides together collapsed cause the tank to sorta bloat?

 

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

im sorry. the same thing almost happened to my dads tank which is 300gallons except the top pieces of glass holding the two sides together collapsed cause the tank to sorta bloat?

300 gallon wow.. that would have caused some big problems... to stop the bowing you should place a 90 deg piece of glas from the bottom this will strengthen it more.

 

[withington]

yeah thats what happend with my tank it just fell apart because there was non of them braces going across the top, well there was at one time of day
The one in middle i knocked of by accident wen i was syponhing it and the one on the right just came unglued en soon as it dud wush becuase the tank is 4ft and it couldnt take the wight of the water on its one glue so wen the brace gave way it just ripped the glass off the glue

 

[annka5]

When mine went, it just did it for no obvious reason - not near anything hot /cold, on an even surface, etc. I think we must've strained the glass somehow when we were moving the tank, about 2 months beforehand, and it weakened it so that one day... it just went.

 

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

I wonder how long sylicon lasts?? mabe it gets old then starts degrading and then it would lose the ability to bond.

 

[dgwebster]

IIRC the silicon should only become brittle etc when left to dry out - as its kept moist by the tank it should last a god 10 years before its recommended to get it re-sealed.