How often does it happen?

[Dr_Shakalu]

Only took one smack of the tail?!

I think I must have startled it because I turned on the room light to use the restroom, heard a splash, then 100 gallons of water on the floor. Wife wasn't too happy helping me clean it at 2am but a shop vac really does a good job cleaning up water. The koi did live, The Doctor.

 

[calpoly12]

I think I must have startled it because I turned on the room light to use the restroom, heard a splash, then 100 gallons of water on the floor. Wife wasn't too happy helping me clean it at 2am but a shop vac really does a good job cleaning up water. The koi did live, The Doctor.

I have often pondered how I would clean up the water from a tank. I was thinking about grabbing all the blankets I can find to just soak up the water. Thankfully mine is in a corner and could really only go across the floor in one direction. The shop vac idea is a pretty good one! What was your damage to the house?

 

[Laticauda]

Worse is if they explode and shards fly all over. I have seen it.

PIX OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!

Srsly...is there a vid or something? Or is that asking for bad karma?

 

[Laticauda]

I have often pondered how I would clean up the water from a tank. I was thinking about grabbing all the blankets I can find to just soak up the water. Thankfully mine is in a corner and could really only go across the floor in one direction. The shop vac idea is a pretty good one! What was your damage to the house?

I use my carpet shampoo'r. lol.

 

[insanity0x1]

lol okay, i think youre getting yourself too worked up over it! the fun level is probably dropping to "will my insurance cover it all? what will be damaged?" where it needs to be, "lets see if i can get a tank the size of my wall next year!" although its good to have a plan set up.. but just check your seams, look for bowing etc..and make sure its on a LEVEL surface, im talkin the bubble completely in the middle of the lines! that alone can potentially be a disaster sooner than you think;especially acrylic tanks, they must be completely flat on the bottom or most likely would crack. glass on the other hand is only necessary to have the "boarder" of the glass, the trim, flat and even,and normally in these situations, delt with by putting styrofoam underneath.
but just enjoy it!! i mean..id worry more about weight if that was the situation rather than wear and tear..i have my 125 with a 300Lb stand, over a basment, which recently collapsed from a coalmine..and the house is 70 years old!, its jacked up of course...but..id worry about my weight issue over time rather than a low possablity of a leak

 

[calpoly12]

lol okay, i think youre getting yourself too worked up over it! the fun level is probably dropping to "will my insurance cover it all? what will be damaged?" where it needs to be, "lets see if i can get a tank the size of my wall next year!" although its good to have a plan set up.. but just check your seams, look for bowing etc..and make sure its on a LEVEL surface, im talkin the bubble completely in the middle of the lines! that alone can potentially be a disaster sooner than you think;especially acrylic tanks, they must be completely flat on the bottom or most likely would crack. glass on the other hand is only necessary to have the "boarder" of the glass, the trim, flat and even,and normally in these situations, delt with by putting styrofoam underneath.
but just enjoy it!! i mean..id worry more about weight if that was the situation rather than wear and tear..i have my 125 with a 300Lb stand, over a basment, which recently collapsed from a coalmine..and the house is 70 years old!, its jacked up of course...but..id worry about my weight issue over time rather than a low possablity of a leak

very true, i tend to over think situations and but i guess its better to be paranoid than careless in some situations....i might just be crazy but who knows

 

[Laticauda]

I wouldn't use foam, under the immense weight of tanks, foam doesn't really keep its integrity, and gets right smooshed. There's no real way to know just how much it will be compacted after the tank is filled + time.

 

[Crotalus Scutulatus]

You probably shouldn't get a Mantis Shrimp nor use a barebottom. You will never sleep!

 

[calpoly12]

You probably shouldn't get a Mantis Shrimp nor use a barebottom. You will never sleep!

spending days on end awake making sure my barebottom tank doesnt break

 

[Morledzep]

the only tank i've ever had that leaked was a 10 gallon that my ex hubby resealed for me.. lol.

i worry about things like that sometimes.. but there is nothing i can do about it. the tanks i have hold water and have for years. we've also had a couple small earthquakes and not even lost a drop of water. it sloshed around a bit and i suppose if the earthquake had been stronger some water may have escaped.

an empty aquarium might fall off the stand and break in an earthquake, but i don't think a full one will. i guess when the real "big one" hits we'll find out.