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Post by parker002 on Oct 8, 2015 7:52:56 GMT -5
Mother-in-law knocked on my door at 6am this morning, saying that the lights on fish tank were flickering.
Went out there and found that my 55G tank had popped a bottom seam and had completely drained out over night.
I managed to save all but one fish, now I just have to find them a home.
I've got hardwood floor damage, no clue how much of my gear is damaged from running dry.
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Post by mmfed01 on Oct 8, 2015 8:51:14 GMT -5
That's horrible. Any aquarium owner's worst nightmare. Hope you can rebuild. How do you figure the seam went?
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Post by Carl on Oct 8, 2015 9:14:05 GMT -5
So sorry to read this!
I hope the damage to the home was not too bad either.
This is really rare, as I had literally 1000s of aquariums under my care and can think of this only happening a couple of times, including many that made it through major earthquakes.
Carl
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Post by mmfed01 on Oct 8, 2015 9:35:26 GMT -5
Agreed. I've seen it happen once with a friend who didn't have his tank level and it happened to me after I moved 200 gallon (had to redo secondary seal). If you have a paypal account, I'd be happy to throw some money your way to get you back up and running...
Mike
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Post by parker002 on Oct 8, 2015 11:51:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I've never heard of it happening, that's for sure. I think I'm just going to go without for a while, it's time to winterize the pond anyway.
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Oct 9, 2015 10:58:31 GMT -5
I could help as well. Whenever you feel like getting back in it Parker. You've done so much for the forum. Thank you.
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Post by parker002 on Oct 12, 2015 22:38:46 GMT -5
I still plan on being here and participating - I love this place!  I just need a break from fish tanks for a while. The insurance company wants us to refinish the floors which means we'll have to actually leave the house for almost a week. It's just a big freaking hassle. If I do jump back in, I'm honestly thinking of going for goldfish and doing something different. |
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Post by Carl on Oct 13, 2015 9:42:35 GMT -5
I still plan on being here and participating - I love this place! I just need a break from fish tanks for a while. The insurance company wants us to refinish the floors which means we'll have to actually leave the house for almost a week. It's just a big freaking hassle. If I do jump back in, I'm honestly thinking of going for goldfish and doing something different. Awesome, thanks for kind words about this forum! Carl |
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Oct 13, 2015 12:39:38 GMT -5
Goldfish are awesome.  |
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