Fish tank crack...house flooded :((

[strat]

Today woke up to my horror that my fish tank crack!!!!

House flood with water!!!

:cry2: :cry2: :cry2:

Xianz......

Quckly transfer all my LS to a tub ...hope thay can surrvive till I get a new tank....

[AlfaRomeo]

Oh nooooo. sorry to hear dat. any ideas on how it happened? glass too thin?

[silverfish]

This is my ultimate nightmare.. fish tank crack!! D: D: D:

Hows the situation now??

[terryansimon]

how did it crack?

[strat]

I got no idea....

The worse is I need to go to work soon.

Just finish mopping the house, now floor super sticky.

At night will mop again. Hope to get a tank by tonightif possible.

All my LS now in my sump and a med-size toyogo tub....hope they can survive.....

[Crab]

I have 3 experience of flood but not due to crack. Really a nightmare. Hope you have tidy your house by now. I've installed a water alarm now.

[patrick123]

This is interesting. You woke up and the house is flooded, you are busy cleaning up the house and moving all your furniture, and you have to rush to work. How do you still find time to logon and put up a posting on the forum???

BTW, can you share with us what is the dimension of your tank and what is the thickness of the glass?

Thanks,

Patrick

[strat]

Taking a breather before rushing to work..

[silverfish]

hey patrick123, after mopping floor, must rest a while what.. then login and share loh.. : D

[kschew1498]

I can understand your feeling now......I too have an experience of that! I mop the floor 7-8 times with soap water and clean water!!!

Mine was because my sump tank over flow due to the return ###### from the main tank when I power off the return pump! Disaster as I got a electric shock and if not because of my cct breaker..... Worse still I had a fall! running back to my tank after I power up the cct breaker! $#@%@$# Nightmare! and it was at night! Next morning I got an MC because I hurt my neck ligement during the fall!

That's the worst nightmare for a reefer!

[tigershark]

well... think my experience is the worst caused my floor is those laminated wooden floow.... flooded for 1 few time already due to S.... leakane on piping, top up system & etc.... my flooring all gone for long time liao...

[RockyBoy]

part & parcel of rearing fish ...

[Weapon_Master]

So sorry to hear that. It might be part and parcel of fish rearing. Investing in a better quality tank might reduce some risk in future.

[arcanehacker]

well... think my experience is the worst caused my floor is those laminated wooden floow.... flooded for 1 few time already due to S.... leakane on piping, top up system & etc.... my flooring all gone for long time liao...

moral of the story, wooden floors are not good for reef tanks or any aquariums..

BTW does the SW soak in after a while leaving a dark patch in the wooded floor?

[terryansimon]

sometimes yes. for my case, it causes my faux parquet/wood laminate to pop.

[arcanehacker]

sometimes yes. for my case, it causes my faux parquet/wood laminate to pop.

wah.. like that very sad leh.. I've seen that but on my cabinate.. flooring heart pain sia.. but actually I tot the pop up only happens to Chipwood?

[terryansimon]

not sure but I highly doubt my floor is chipwood.

in fact my floor, leave any patch of water there for too long and it pops. goodness knows why my mother chose this flooring anyway.

[hippo]

My encounter: I~ref got stuck at the output pipe, causing water to overflow from the refugium, while the external pump is still running until 90% of tank water was being drained off.

The cause was due to the stupid snail got stuck at the output pipe.

[fangtooth]

maybe should use chenggai wood for flooring

[kelstorm]

maybe should use chenggai wood for flooring

and u find it floating.. hahaha..

[strat]

Any idea how long can the LS survive in the sump ?

Don;t think can get a tank in such short notice.

[Infinitereef]

Can you puts it in a friend tanks or any reef club members tanks temporary? I am not in Singapore, if not I will volunteer my tank for you. Anyone there can help??

I can feel your pain and frustration.

[strat]

Anyone has any idea where is a good place buy a tank?

[giantbicycle]

erm.. do you want custom made or ready made tank..can try .. lorong haulus

[strat]

Ready-made tank if possible...

Lorong harlus got LFS?