I wish acrylic wasn't so expensive!! And no home insurance/flood insurance doesn't cover fish tanks....I googled it and there are actual companies out there that offer aquarium insurance! pretty cool, may be of use to those who have truly MONSTER tanks...As far as the hobby goes, I'm going to keep my 125 up but as some of my fish get bigger I can no longer afford to get them a bigger tank so I may just have to sell them to some other lucky guy or gal, unfortunately for me. No reply from the guy, so o'well guess he isn't willing to help out. But hope all learned of my bust...be careful with used/large tanks....never thought I'd have an explosion from one of my tanks....it could be you so be careful!! Thanks for letting me vent guys...
300 Gallon Busted
- Thread starter ldschmdit29
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ldschmdit29;3566054; said:
You would have been better off placing it flat on the concrete floor, even if it was slightly out of level. By shimming it directly under the tank, you create gaps under parts of the bottom that are essentially unsupported, creating massive warping forces on the panes.
I'm not trying to pile on you when you're obviously already bummed, just throwin it out there for info purposes.
itsbadlands;3566495; said:
VLDesign;3567522; said:
rmorse;3568356; said:
ldschmdit29;3568680; said:
Just gonna pipe in my 2 cents
I drove 2 hours to get a 10 ft 300g got it loaded into my restaurant and up on the stand with no issues whatsoever. Did a fill test on it all was good then one night 4 days later the carpet is wet and there is a straight crack from front to back.
Is this any fault of the person I bought it from NO!!!!!!
The tank left his place intact no issues at all. How it cracked I dont know but it's my problem now not his.
I am totally sorry to hear of this happening to you, but chalk it to a lesson learned. I would have had some glass braces made and braced that baby before testing it. I won't fill a tank that is 120g+ or longer than 4 ft without bracing on the top. Now with my experience with my cracked 10ft tank I will never ever set up a tank over 100g without putting the foam under the tank regardless of whether or not its level.
Keep the intact pieces of glass and make a plywood tank out of it. Heck if you were within driving distance I would come pick up the remaining glass and give you a couple hundred for it.
chefjamesscott;3571820; said:
THANK YOU!!! Why didn't I think of that!!! Sheesh, I have read how to do this so many times. Now I have the glass....I may start the sketches tomorrow....Made my night...
not fair to blame seller as transport can cause all sorts of damage.
sorry for your loss-but with any used tank you should check the silicone and in many cases do at least a partial re-seal .
also for future ask to view full of clean water before purchase-this will show up any bad scratches as well.
sorry for your loss-but with any used tank you should check the silicone and in many cases do at least a partial re-seal .
also for future ask to view full of clean water before purchase-this will show up any bad scratches as well.
408smokin;3568725; said:
Proteus;3569403; said:
I agree with both of you guys. Acrylic is stronger and less likely to cause problems assuming the tank is built with the correct materials and by someone who knows what they're doing...but no one is safe!!!
Check out this poor guy's 450G.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94788&highlight=worst+nightmare
To the OP: sorry to hear about your tank. It's good that you're keeping a good attitude about it and not letting the Monday Morning Quarterbacking get to you.
