my biggest mistake ever...

[thezombiesarecoming]

okay, so i've learned never to stack rocks in a tank...

just set up a new (well redone, so new to me) 93 gal tank 2 days ago. scavanged some local rocks for decor. washed them and put them in last night. all was well. made a 2-tiered stonehenge-ish type deal in the middle. looked VERY cool (in my and my boyfriend's opinion). seemed sturdy enough. i lodged all the rocks well, or so i thought.

anyways, our wake up call at 7:30 this morning was not our 8 month old daughter, but rather the sound of a terrible crack and gushing water. not sure what happened exactly, but i suspect the 8-10" pleco might have had a little freak-out twitch and hit the top tier, thus knocking it over, which hit the front pane of glass, which then shattered.

ugh... an hour and a half of water clean up. there was about 2 inches of water pooling in a corner of the living room. the entire laminate floor is pooched. water and sand EVERYWHERE.

note to self: don't be a dumbass.

 

[barracuda123]

don't blame yourself, all monster fish keepers make mistakes. yeah one door closes but two doors open

 

[Sab_Fan]

my tanks have plenty of driftwood, but no rocks . . . I just figure the same thing that happened to you would happen to me . . .

 

[chen]

we all learn the hard ways sometimes.......tough love this hobby is...

good luck with the clean up and new setup..

 

[CK123]

That sucks

 

[408smokin]

lol.. damn, that must of sucks!! Sorry to hear bro!!

 

[thezombiesarecoming]

my tanks have plenty of driftwood, but no rocks . . . I just figure the same thing that happened to you would happen to me . . .

yeah, i was going to go with driftwood, but then i read and was told that it stains the water yellowish. so, i opted against it. is there a way to prevent that? (i was just going to scavange some wood, soak it, etc etc. i'm not that keen on spending a fortune buying wood from a store)

clean up's done... sort of. i keep finding sand everywhere still. surprisingly the boyfriend is willing to fix the tank and get it set up for another go (i'm the fish lover here. i brought the fish into the relationship ). didn't think he'd want to, seeing as he's the one who just put in the laminate flooring last winter that's now only good for firewood. hopefully next time it'll last longer than 2 days. but on the upside, the fish all survived. my severum's a little beaten and bruised, but they're all good plus, it should be an easy fix.

 

[Jmart159]

What are you doing with the fish while the tank is being repaired?

 

[zerojquan85]

I dont think u can repair a tank like that. sounds like it would be the bottom glass that's cracked..

So sorry to hear that... I would say that def use aquarium silicon to glue the rocks in place if u do want to stack rocks.. Otherwise.. stick with driftwood.. its better..

 

[Crispy]

Put some egg-crating under your substrate.. might have prevented this. Every big-box store carries it in their lighting department. Helps cushion the blow.