Worst tank accident?
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I've cooked two feeder tanks already, good thing they were only feeders and not my babies in the 75 g. The first time we set up our feeder tank we used my friend's hose and the water was ICEEEE COLLLDD, so we put the heater on full blast and a few hours when the temperature was nice we put the platy's in. We went to bed and woke up the next mnorning to all of the fish dead, we forgot to turn the heater down.
Then I laughed about it and said how we'd never do something dumb like that again. I came home drunk and noticed my goldfish feeder tank had a temp of like 80 and I was like oh **** thats too hot for them, so I turned it all the way down because I was too drunk to move **** around to unplug it. Yet again, woke up with an aquarium full of dead fish, I opened the lid and it was STEAMING.
When I was moving from my 33gal to my 75, I put my snakehead, gars and knifefish in a smalll 12 gallon tank because I had literally no room left in my house. I figured they'd only be in there overnight and nothing could go wrong. I woke up in the morning and noticed my snakehead was gone. After looking at the hood of the tank I realized that it was nearly impossible for him to have jumped out as the only place he COULD have gotten out was where I had the heater, i guess he did. I found him on the floor covered in kitty litter. He hopped out of the aquarium, fell onto my bookshelf I guess, and into the cat litter.
I really hope I don't get any cracks. I just filled a 75gal and after reading all of this I want to empty it and make sure its secure, it's sitting on a strong base but the middle of the base is hollow, its only supported at the edges... :s
Then I laughed about it and said how we'd never do something dumb like that again. I came home drunk and noticed my goldfish feeder tank had a temp of like 80 and I was like oh **** thats too hot for them, so I turned it all the way down because I was too drunk to move **** around to unplug it. Yet again, woke up with an aquarium full of dead fish, I opened the lid and it was STEAMING.
When I was moving from my 33gal to my 75, I put my snakehead, gars and knifefish in a smalll 12 gallon tank because I had literally no room left in my house. I figured they'd only be in there overnight and nothing could go wrong. I woke up in the morning and noticed my snakehead was gone. After looking at the hood of the tank I realized that it was nearly impossible for him to have jumped out as the only place he COULD have gotten out was where I had the heater, i guess he did. I found him on the floor covered in kitty litter. He hopped out of the aquarium, fell onto my bookshelf I guess, and into the cat litter.
I really hope I don't get any cracks. I just filled a 75gal and after reading all of this I want to empty it and make sure its secure, it's sitting on a strong base but the middle of the base is hollow, its only supported at the edges... :s
A week ago when I was doing a water change on my 220 and changing my filter media, when I was about to disconnect the hoses to the fx5, i forgot that I had already closed the valves so I opened them (thinking I was closing them) before I disconnected the first one.
I ended up flooding the bottom of the stand before I got it closed.
I ended up flooding the bottom of the stand before I got it closed.When I was a small small kid, I remember pouring salt - it said Marine Salt and in tiny letters it said - for cooking, anyways, I tried rasing these puffers, but they kept dieing... until I started using marine salt with tiny letters written - for aquarium use.
drgnfrc13;3461829; said:A week ago when I was doing a water change on my 220 and changing my filter media, when I was about to disconnect the hoses to the fx5, i forgot that I had already closed the valves so I opened them (thinking I was closing them) before I disconnected the first one.
I flooded my stand last week. After using a wet vac to get the water out of the bottom, I had to dry it with a space heater overnight. I think if i ever build another stand I'll waterproof the bottom.
My AQ 30 filter got clogged, and started waterfalling water out of the tank in stead of into it. About 10-15 gallons of water on my carpeted floor.
Hey, All,
I was cleaning a little ten gallon tank for my daughter's fish. Four basic Wal-Mart grade goldfish. They were being housed as an interim in the 10g. I'm not sure why I grabbed a new in-the-package 3M Scotch sponge, the one with a blue sponge on one side and a mild scrubbie on the other.
I was in a hurry (main mistake), opened one of the above sponges, rinsed it out, and went at it. Twenty minutes later, four dead fish. Not a huge loss compared to the fish that a lot of you keep, but tell my daughter that!
Wow, quite the aquacide. I looked on the package, and sure enough -- "Not for aquarium use." NOW they tell me. Actually, I should have known to read the package, as I work in product safety -- get this -- at 3M, and I write safety information labeling, although for electrical products. I didn't write this one, and am not much of a chemist...
The main message: don't use fresh sponges of any brand in your tanks!
Scottie
I was cleaning a little ten gallon tank for my daughter's fish. Four basic Wal-Mart grade goldfish. They were being housed as an interim in the 10g. I'm not sure why I grabbed a new in-the-package 3M Scotch sponge, the one with a blue sponge on one side and a mild scrubbie on the other.
I was in a hurry (main mistake), opened one of the above sponges, rinsed it out, and went at it. Twenty minutes later, four dead fish. Not a huge loss compared to the fish that a lot of you keep, but tell my daughter that!
Wow, quite the aquacide. I looked on the package, and sure enough -- "Not for aquarium use." NOW they tell me. Actually, I should have known to read the package, as I work in product safety -- get this -- at 3M, and I write safety information labeling, although for electrical products. I didn't write this one, and am not much of a chemist...
The main message: don't use fresh sponges of any brand in your tanks!
Scottie
lost an entire tank to frontline plus when a flea jumped into the tank- instant death. I just treated the animals in the house and out of all tanks the flea had to jump into the tank with paynes catfish-
was totally devastated.
was totally devastated.
Ha! My worst accident occurred outside my home when I attempted to carry a 90 Gal Perfecto up 2 flights to my apartment . . . alone. I'm not small, but I'm no Hercules. I was however arrogant enough to think I could do everything myself. Having picked up the tank in a car that was barely large enough to take it, I dragged it slowly out onto the sidewalk. Opening the several doors leading up to my apartment I crouched down and got a proper grip. (Gosh those things are heavy!). Took a step. (This'll be fine.) Took another step. (Piece of cake!) Took a third step - caught my shoe on a crack - fell ONTO the tank - and in one of those slow-motion experiences we have when things are really not going too well, watched the side shatter underneath me.
While I carefully disentangled myself from the sad testimony to my stupidity, a mature lady (like 80 years mature) walking spryly up the street looked down at me and said "Ya shoulda asked for help!"
Gee . . . ya think? Somehow only my pride was injured (and remembering the Amex commercial with a TV the falls onto the sidewalk out of the bottom of a carton that's gradly replaced by Amex, I didn't even have to take a financial loss). I have since learned to ASK FOR HELP! A lesson I apply elsewhere in my life now as well!
- CN
While I carefully disentangled myself from the sad testimony to my stupidity, a mature lady (like 80 years mature) walking spryly up the street looked down at me and said "Ya shoulda asked for help!"
Gee . . . ya think? Somehow only my pride was injured (and remembering the Amex commercial with a TV the falls onto the sidewalk out of the bottom of a carton that's gradly replaced by Amex, I didn't even have to take a financial loss). I have since learned to ASK FOR HELP! A lesson I apply elsewhere in my life now as well!
- CN
