+ + ♪ {lucis}
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Post by + + ♪ {lucis} on Feb 8, 2009 18:32:29 GMT -5
 14 Gallon Quarantine Tank.
The small Fantail in the back is Uno, named for his one eye. Apparently he had lost his eye during the shipment to the pet store and they were going to get rid of him, but I felt bad for the little guy and bought him. The larger goldfish in the front is my Oranda Bandit. Both were supposed to be moved to my 35 gallon tank....but the glass shattered on it a few days after this picture was taken. It was a fairly old tank (app. 17 years), but I'm completely mystified as to why it shattered. Thank god none of my fish were in there when it happened. So this is their home until I can afford to buy a new tank. [This tank is planted now.] |
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Post by eve on Feb 8, 2009 18:48:16 GMT -5
very very nice setup, thanks for sharing  if you want to get rid of the flash reflect, it's best to take the pic as far away as possible, and hold the flash upwords |
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Post by Carl on Feb 8, 2009 18:56:38 GMT -5
Nice picture + + ô {lucis}!  It is very unsual for aquariums to shatter, i have had aquariums survie very large earthquakes with no problem. The usual cause of broken aquariums is improper construction and poor stand support (all edges need to be supoorted evenly) Carl |
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Post by eve on Feb 8, 2009 18:58:20 GMT -5
i had a friend which aquarium shattered too
but the reason was that he was leaning onto it while doing a water change
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+ + ♪ {lucis}
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Post by + + ♪ {lucis} on Feb 8, 2009 19:25:59 GMT -5
Ouch, sounded like that must've hurt. Was your friend okay, Eve? Thanks for the tip
The entire tank bottom was supported, it's so weird.  |
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Post by eve on Feb 8, 2009 19:30:58 GMT -5
Ouch, sounded like that must've hurt. Was your friend okay, Eve? Thanks for the tip
The entire tank bottom was supported, it's so weird. you're very welcome no it didn't hurt him, not physically anyway it burst after he went back upstairs, but i can imagine how he felt about it, if i remember correctly it was a 180 tank  |
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Post by babygeige on Feb 9, 2009 20:10:51 GMT -5
Pretty fish! That was nice of you to save poor Uno!
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Post by Carl on Feb 9, 2009 20:40:12 GMT -5
The entire tank bottom was supported, it's so weird.
It may be simply poor construction such as inadequate glass thickness, a glass "score" or defect, the wrong type of glass (float glass should be used, however some low end manufacturers do not) One though is to support, more than one knowledgeable aquarium builder over the years has told me that softwood (fir, pine, etc.) is actually better than hardwoods for the area where a tank sits, as glass is by nature imperfect and softwoods absorb these imperfections while hardwoods are too rigid. I know one of these manufacturers would not warranty aquariums placed on hardwood unless the was a thin softwood sheet between the two. I have never tested this, so I am only taking others at their word, but these were higher end manufacturers that I had found little to question of their knowledge. Carl |
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Post by brenda on Feb 11, 2009 23:19:29 GMT -5
Tank looks really good...Nice pics.
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Post by kagome on Feb 13, 2009 0:56:10 GMT -5
That is a really nice tank. I'm glad you rescued Uno. I take in less than perfect animals, too. When my cat was attacked by a neighbor's dog and had to have her eye removed the vet was afraid that we would not come pick her back up because they have had people dump off one eyed and three legged animals before. Can you imagine?! I would have still adopted her in the first place even if she had only one eye then. I'm glad you took this fish in, it's really only a cosmetic thing anyway, I'm sure he does just fine with only one eye.
You should take a look on Craigslist.com for a used tank. You would not believe the deals you can find. But if something is a really good deal jump on it quick or someone else will!
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