Tank induced stress?

Aquattro · #1 11-17-2010, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Parker

I didn't worry too much about the tank breaking, I'm kind of an optimist in that regard. Hey the tank broke, cool! I get new carpet, new dry wall, new TV...

I'll try to take that approach when my tank explodes

shrimpchips · #2 11-17-2010, 03:53 PM

I'm a week or so away too and I'm already freaking out about filling it up too.

Brett, if my stand made creaking sounds, I might have a panic attack.

lorenz0 · #3 11-17-2010, 04:18 PM

My tank shows how I am feeling. If something happens I feel like crap for days.

Myka · #4 11-17-2010, 04:20 PM

My tank stresses me out most days I look at it. Probably because it's never the way I want it to be since I am rarely home to work on it. But ya, that first fill...that's a real stresser!

globaldesigns · #5 11-17-2010, 04:24 PM

Funny, I never thought about it. When I got my first big tank, I just filled it. Call it inexperience, but I didn't even think about it bursting or leaking. In future with the more experience I have, I wouldn't do that again. So I probably would freak a bit, on any future fills.

Aquattro · #6 11-17-2010, 04:32 PM

I've decided to wait until after I get back from vacation to fill it. Don't want to leave my GF with a 180g of water that may or may not explode. No, that would not be a good thing to come home to

Lance · #7 11-17-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I've decided to wait until after I get back from vacation to fill it. Don't want to leave my GF with a 180g of water that may or may not explode. No, that would not be a good thing to come home to

How did you manage to work that deal? Go on a vacation without the missus? I need to know this ploy!

Aquattro · #8 11-17-2010, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance

How did you manage to work that deal? Go on a vacation without the missus? I need to know this ploy!

I gave her a week in Mexico in January, so I had it coming

lastlight · #9 11-17-2010, 04:22 PM

Yeah that stand was insanely overbuilt but you still hear the thing settle with all that weight on it. Dead level etc but still made a few noises.

The following horror in that saga was when I realized I had tiled the wall the tank was in a little too close to the front pane. It did have some bowing and I couldn't slide a piece of paper between the tile ledge in the front and the pane.

I drained it immediately and ripped those tiles off intending to lay new ones further away from the front.