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12-23-2010, 04:06 PM
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CRAP!!
Art and I walked down to get a coffee last evening and came home to the ATO alarm buzzing and the smell of burnt electronics.
Frickin bottom cracked on my display tank! We did luck out I guess as only the return section of the sump was dry and the display was down about 5 inches.. Coulda been worse I guess. Spent the next 6 hours emptying what water was left, finding fishes, and busting corals off of rocks and putting them in a bin. All the rock is stacked up on my deck... Everything mechanical on my tanks is pretty much foolproof..except the bottom busting out!
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12-23-2010, 04:19 PM
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Ah Shell Sorry to here about that you have a amazing tank full of corals and wow, i'm glad that none of them were KIA Killed in action
 .Good luck hope that you find a nother tank that you can house your corals in
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12-23-2010, 04:25 PM
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Thanks guys.. Brads coming over later and is taking the fish and some corals.
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12-23-2010, 04:44 PM
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WOW, what a nightmare! I always jump whenever I hear little pops, or crashes (from my cats, playing) that my over-imaginative mind would then translate into crack in my tanks.
Good luck with the clean up. Better luck with the next tank for sure!
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12-23-2010, 04:56 PM
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crap indeed! that totally sucks! at least you werent gone long. any warranty on the tank??
i have an empty 90 here if needed??
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12-24-2010, 07:13 AM
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Having gone through a tank crackup recently myself, I totally feel for you. But, like you said, it could have been worse. At least it was a quick coffee break & not a long Christmas shopping trip or working all day. Coming back so soon saved most of your livestock & kept the damage (I'm assuming) to a reasonable, if messy & wet, amount.
Good luck with whatever you decide in the future. I know I had to think long and hard about whether I wanted to set up another tank after the 220g blew on me. Give it a few days and don't make any hasty decisions you might regret later. Merry Christmas, Anthony
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