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Havey;1420977; said:
What did Woody say when he heard yours blew?? Or did he respond?

I wonder what Acrylic Woody uses? That gets me worried although I really think that Woody re-did how he built the tanks. He saw so many failed tanks come back that he was constructing them different from Mike a few months after he bought the business.

There was a long thread on Precision Aquarium a few years ago on "the other" board that you could probably find if you typed Precision in the search function. It had pictures including some that I took of the shop and some joints on tanks. I would re-post here but it was too long ago and I lost the pics on a bad hard drive.
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he responded with sympathy..dont know what he uses for acrylic though..the paper was still on the back and bottom sheet of the tank so i know for sure what was used..i dont want anything built by mike or woody, i have had enough trouble..


the 450 built by mike took 2 men to set on the stand and the new tank built by envision (exact same size) took 6 big men to lift..had i known or had known to ask,(what it was going to built with)things would have been diffrent..
 
I'm sorry to see that. It was AWESOME before it blew. Your 12 year-old deserves a new bike (or PSP, or whatever they want these days...)

I had a 110 split once while filling for the first time, but it was nothing compared to your loss. I hope you at least get a new, BETTER-BUILT tank out of your manufacturer.
 
Just seeing this thread for the first time.Sux the tank blew.The rebuild looks better then what it was before.
 
WOW did you have Euro bracing?, how much on top?, how about extra bracing on the bottom? Very interested to know.
 
good to hear everything is back to normal and u didnt have to pay too much... love you tank... keep up the work man!
 
cjfrontlovr;1421034; said:
he responded with sympathy..dont know what he uses for acrylic though..the paper was still on the back and bottom sheet of the tank so i know for sure what was used..i dont want anything built by mike or woody, i have had enough trouble..


the 450 built by mike took 2 men to set on the stand and the new tank built by envision (exact same size) took 6 big men to lift..had i known or had known to ask,(what it was going to built with)things would have been diffrent..
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I agree with buying again from Precision. I'm glad insurance covered some of your loss. I will be giving my tank a good look.
 
disaster! must be a b*&$h to clean up - hope i never experience have to go through that. glad to here the fish made it though:)
 
Hello, I had an idea that would help hold the front panel to the seams of the bottom and side panels in glass and acrylic tanks. It is to wind strong nylon tape around the aquarium top and bottom parts many times to hold the panel in place even under extreme pressure. Nylon tape is 100 to 130 lbs for one piece, you can wind it around many times, top and bottom for a very strong seam seal. 5 times around for the 130 lb tape would add up to 650 lbs holding at each corner, double that becase you wind it around the top and bottom you have 1300 lbs pressure holding the front panel to the bottom and side sections along with the glue that is already holding the front and back panels in place. This would help a lot with the pressure from the water, you would still need to level the stand to the floor and put the styrofoam under the tank and level that all to the stand. Need many opinions on this?:nilly:
 
Hi There,

I've put up a second hand glass 150G. This is my worst fear. That's why hubby insisted on it being in the basement. We'll keep knocking on wood and crossing our fingers. When we got it home, we had to do a BIG clean up, hubby did wrap nylon string tape around the top before reaplying the black trim. All we can do is hope all stays good.

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Interesting dilemma with the insurance, however I think that your adjuster was wrong in saying that the entire tank, stand, and filters weren't covered, even if they were the object that caused the damage.

The insurance company should have paid you for the damage to the house, replacement cost on the filters, and replacement cost for the tank. The insurance co. would subrogate your claim against the manufacturer's warranty, which means they would then go after the manufacturer for all the money they just paid you.

Depends a lot on the wording of your policy though...I think it's BS that you had to come out of pocket for a new tank....
 
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