(c) Odd, considering I have been keeping fish for over a decade (I've lost count of the exact number of years, unfortunately). I have accidently drained about 5 gallons of water down into the stand before, though.
Tank disasters (and near misses) survey
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Forgot to plug the filters back in on my 30 gallon after a water change. Thankfully I had two sponge filters going the whole time, so there was just a small <.25ppm blip of ammonia. No food for a day or two, sorry guys 
I have been keeping aquariums for about 3 years. I've had numerous tanks from 10-125 gallons. Both salt and fresh. Worst thing that happened was a center brace breaking on a 55 I had. Bought the tank on Craigslist and it was setup for about 9 months. Finished up a water change and went to my computer room and heard a loud snap. Came in the living room and found the front glass bowed out on the tank. Luckily I emptied the tank and grabbed 2 30 gallon tanks I had laying around and transferred the fish. Thank goodness the glass didn't shatter.
I have had fish for 15 or so years and aside of a few common, minor things, i had a 125 gallon on the second floor (right on top and running parallel to the large ibeam that holds the house up so very well supported) that had a seam let go. I woke up at 7am to find that all but about 2 inches of the water, along with several fish and plants, laying on the floor. a few small fish still alive in the tank, 300w heater burnt out, water damaged the floors in 3 large rooms, all the oak cabinets in the kitchen wicked up water and were stained along the first 10 inches or so. water ran down duct work, down a set of stairs and through the floor to the semi finished basment. right on a full size air hockey table and a pool table along with celing tiles and other stuff down there. moral of the story, and after almost $40,000 in damage/repairs, all but 2 small 30 gallons are now in the basement and no more second hand tanks without proper resealing done first (plus working as a glazier allows me to do some neat things with aquariums now hehe) ....oh and thank god for insurance!
At the store I work at, there used to be a 150 gallon tank on display near the front window. The floor in the store is in terrible condition and after a few years, the weight of the stand started to indent the floor to the point of one leg not touching the ground.
Eventually the tank fell through the front window.
Eventually the tank fell through the front window.
I can just imagine people pointing out the leaning tank to the owner and the owner just shrugging it off.A) My bought-new 125g popped a seam. I think the floor shifted a little and the tank twisted. Still trying to figure it out.
knifegill;4758931; said:
Nah, he came into work the one morning to see his fish flopping on the street
3" triangle of glass exploded out of the tank at my house when I was ~13 cleaning it... I forgot to unplug the heater, which made contact with the glass, and got really, really hot. Heater glass broke as well as the fish tank. Saved all the fish, and sprinted to petco for a tank.
I bought a 150 gal from a ray keeper on here, too bad i trusted him. He lied about the condition, and obviously resiliconed it himself without taking out out the old seal (just gobbed on silicone). Had to pull up the whole basement carpet and keep fans and dehumidifiers running to save trouble. Luckily I found a 100 gallon tub on craigslist and bought it very quickly, filled it with water, and transferred the filters. Fish became very unhealthy and lost some good size datnoids. Moral of the story, dont trust someone because they seem to be nice on a forum or something. I know have a fatboy acrylic tank, and hope that the welded seals are stronger than silicone. Been fishkeeping for 10+ years and monsterfishkeeping for only about 4 years.
