it cant get much worse for you man, your gonna have to start a clean slate things can only improve from here
My 210 gallon aquarium is no more.
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Yeah I know. It sucks, but I told my wife the future still looks bright to me. We have been and still are planning on moving into a house with a big room for aquariums with a cement floor, so I have that to look forward to if nothing else. I still have two 55 gallon, a 54 and a 92 corner up and running, so it's not a total loss. Well actually one 55 I am going to set up Saturday and put a couple fish in it, so I don't have to get rid of them all.
next time buy a new tank, theres a huge risk in buying used especially with chips. A 210 gallon probably carrys arround 2000 pounds of internal mass (water + sand/decorations) and one chip is enough to cause the whole thing to go. My next tank bigger than 55 will most likely be bought new unless its in really good condition with good silicone
Hire an independent adjuster, and a professional drying company. The adjuster can tell you if the tank accident is covered by the insurance. The tank itself isn't going to be covered but the damage could be. Most insurance policies have aquarium exclusions but it sounds like yours doesn't (your insurance company would have said so).
See if you have mold coverage (you probably don't). It's just another way to get the insurance company into action. A drying company will ensure that you don't get mold.
Lastly, insurance companies change their disposition when a lawyer is involved. Strangely, things that previously were not covered suddenly become covered losses.
when my moms 75 gallon in tank wall and the back hangs into my bedroom and the seal blew i pooped myself. but sorry to hear
dang that would be a nightmare. I have a 180g on a wood stand and i have herd from so many people to put 1" foam between the stand and the aquarium to prevent wood warping pressure spots. If you had the tank just on the stand and no foam then warping might have been the cause ( unless on concrete or steel ) the guy who built my stand has never had a customer tank blow in 25 years with foam sheeting....... just a suggestion for your next tank. One thing that nobody thinks about is if you add up your total base dimensions and divide that by the total weight of the aquarium then in my case with a 180 gallon im only about 10lbs of pressure per inch of base (not alot if you think about it). surprisingly the foam base will not compress much at all with the weight dispersion.
