BLAMO!%!#$!*! Now what?

[Gr8KarmaSF]

ttt

;o)

 

[Knowdafish]

Another 2 year old thread brought back from the dead.

 

[Pharaoh]

I would quickly setup the empty tank I had sitting and then transfer the water and inhabitants to the tank. Then, proceed to moving the monster tank out of the way so I can remove and dry the carpet.

You want to know how I know I would do this? Cause I did it last night. I've got a real mess on my hands.

 

[pacu mom]

If we ever had a catastrophic fail of the monster system we're setting up, someone will have to call for an ambulance and the paramedics. As I'm being stabilized in the ER, I would imagine my husband calmly moving the fish to the sump. Hopefully, all the water will flow down two 4" drains that the floor slopes down to.

Since it's going to be an inwall tank, my husband wants to have drainage in the tank viewing room also. I hope this event never happens to us.

 

[Madding]

Throw a pile of towels in that corner to keep the carpet from being ruined/growing mold and then get two siphons going while I transport the fish to a smaller holding tank.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Another 2 year old thread brought back from the dead.

Whats so wrong with that old timer?

You want to know how I know I would do this? Cause I did it last night. I've got a real mess on my hands.

EEK!!! Hope the fish are ok

If we ever had a catastrophic fail of the monster system we're setting up, someone will have to call for an ambulance and the paramedics. As I'm being stabilized in the ER, I would imagine my husband calmly moving the fish to the sump. Hopefully, all the water will flow down two 4" drains that the floor slopes down to.

Since it's going to be an inwall tank, my husband wants to have drainage in the tank viewing room also. I hope this event never happens to us.

Looks awesome, looking forward to updates!

 

[Oddball]

I have spare tanks, liquid storage tanks, and poly bins to containerize the fish. My floor is terrazzo for strength and waterproofing. And, I have 2 4" and 6" floor drains for water cleanup. Also have a 26gal wet/dry vac to pick up surface water.
However, I haven't always had time to leisurely move the fish due to a leaky tank. When my 285 went, all I heard was 'tick, ...tick' a second before the side blew out and sent me body surfing. The force was enough to move a 200+ pound piece of plate steel over on the rack.

 

[yogurt_21]

I'll post up what I did when my 125g cracked,

so I liik over and see some water dripping into the sump that isn't from an overlfow I follow the train back and see a crack all the way down the center of the tank!

so first panic ensues and i ran ina circle for a few seconds, then I looked down and saw my 6600gph at 1' head pond pump sitting there (pond is being renovated) <1Min

everything from there was smooth and easy.

took off the hood, opened the adjascent window, and plopped my pump into the tank. Then I hooked up so 2" pvc and ran it out side. <1.5min pvc was right out side

I turned on the pump and drained the tank halfway. <35 seconds.

so that stopped all dripping, 4 minutes from noticing to tank fully busting being averted.

 

[BrtnBoy449]

grab some shamwows and buckets

 

[Ashlee]

I know what i did .... MIGHTY PUTTY~!!!

Kept it from leaking for 2 days until i transferred all life to aquarium then built new tank