My 8ft busted a seam!!

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OnceLoyal

OnceLoyal

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Woke up late at night and went downstairs for some odd reason. I heard a strange noise and went into the garage....... Right front seam on my 8fter busted. I lost my 16" Aro saved the Armatus and Royal Plec. What a nightmare..

I will never buy a used Acrylic again. I will order an 8X3X2 tomorrow with starfire on front panel.
I now have 2 12" Armatus crammed into a 75 divided with a Royal Pleco.. How freekin sad.
 
Thanks man. I am pretty damn depressed about the fish. I really don't have the $$ to replace the damn tank at this time cause this economy sucks, but I feel like I don't have a choice. I will just charge the damn thing lol and be done with it. I can't keep those big guys crunched in that little tank for too long. This is just one of those weeks were everything just goes to crap one day after another.
Just a warning to all out there. Pay really close attention when you buy used tanks of this size. I think if I wouldve payed a little closer attention to the seams before or while I was setting it up I would've reinforced them and this never would've happened.
 
At this point I would'nt trust it. I am not handy with this stuff and the cost would be rather pricey for the work that would need to be done imo..... The cost and rareity (is that a word??) of the fish in there are just not worth the risk to me.
 
I'm sorry to hear about it and sorry for the fish you lost. Got a pic of the busted seam on the tank? how old is the tank? who is the maker so we can avoid it?
 
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