monster tank owners worst nitemare!!

[armac]

Incorporating provides a very good layer of personal protection. If your company can not pay a bill (excluding some taxes), assuming you did not personally guarantee it, you are not personally liable. If your company injures a customer, you are not personally liable. If your employee runs a red light in the company vehicle and hurts somebody, you are not personally liable, etc...

If you own the company and you commit fraud, you are personally liable. The corporate shield was never intended to be a personal defense to criminal actions. Fraud is a criminal offense with civil remedies.

How can shoddy worksmanship be classified as fraud?

 

[robkob]

How can shoddy worksmanship be classified as fraud?

It's not, but that's not how he cheated his customers. (though his worksmanship was very shoddy)

 

[canucksfan1]

any word on whether or not insurance covered it???

 

[cjfrontlovr]

any word on whether or not insurance covered it???

damage to the home is covered by my homeowners..the tank/stand/pumps are not according to the adjuster..he says they are personal property and not covered..my policy says i have 275k coverage so i will have to see my agent for an explanation!right now it doesnt look good...

 

[cjfrontlovr]

and my house REEKS! friggin smells like bad foot odor!

 

[Red Devil]

I am so sorry for you as i just popped my 220gal three weeks ago.. it blew out from the bottom.. such a beautiful tank and beautiful fronts , my heart goes out to you..A horrible horrible nightmare.. only the people who go through it can know how bad it really is..

 

[cjfrontlovr]

I am so sorry for you as i just popped my 220gal three weeks ago.. it blew out from the bottom.. such a beautiful tank and beautiful fronts , my heart goes out to you..A horrible horrible nightmare.. only the people who go through it can know how bad it really is..

wow, sorry for your loss! i guess glass isn't anymore reliable??i'm not sure at this point if i'll be able to replace this tank..i hate not to as the stand/canopy are really classy..

whenever we have time to rethink things(at least me), i now wish i'd have gone bigger!! i just cant see not using that beautiful stand canopy.i guess once the home is back in order i'll decide them!

 

[jconley]

Man that sucks soooo much!! I see/hear about that happening way to much with big glass tanks working in the hobby that I just don't trust them. When I DO get a BIG tank it'll definitly be acrylic, scratches be damned, atleast they can be removed. Plus the acrylic guy we deal with backs his tanks for life and (knock on wood!) in the MANY years and MANY tanks we've had him build, not a single problem! Sorry again man!

 

[Red Devil]

wow, sorry for your loss! i guess glass isn't anymore reliable??i'm not sure at this point if i'll be able to replace this tank..i hate not to as the stand/canopy are really classy..

whenever we have time to rethink things(at least me), i now wish i'd have gone bigger!! i just cant see not using that beautiful stand canopy.i guess once the home is back in order i'll decide them!

actually this was not the tanks fault.. i did not ask for them to replace it... there was a fire from electrical wire or outlet..started under the tank and the heat from the fire caused the glass to explode .. i had two pacu that died.. but their tank exploding made the water put the fire out..or it could have been my whole house..I hope everything works out for you..

 

[Danh]

Get a bid dehumidifier!! Mine is being worked on right now... It hasn't been on for like two weeks and my basement is starting to smell!