Lance's 225 gal tank

muck · #1 12-20-2010, 05:23 AM

R.I.P. little buddy...

Lance · #2 12-20-2010, 06:05 AM

Thanks Guys.

lastlight · #3 12-20-2010, 06:49 AM

I was heart-broken when 'fat bastard' my old LMB passed on. I haven't again owned a fish with near as much heart and audacity but my current bicolour tries his best. Sorry to hear you lost a fav Lance.

Lance · #4 01-09-2011, 09:57 PM

Just flooded my garage again, for the second time in less than 2 weeks.

The first time was equipment failure; this time was pure idiocy. I have a 55g SW reservoir with a bulkhead to a Mag 7. For water changes I run a hose from the Mag to the sump (20' run). The hose is coiled and hung on the wall on a small hose reel. The reel broke for some reason and the hose fell to the floor siphoning about 25 gallons of SW all over the garage floor. So now I simply hang the hose on a large hook screwed into a wall stud. Works great except for when you are too lazy to coil the hose and just hang it over the hook. Of course it fell off and siphoned water all over again. Luckily the garage is a cement floor and 6" lower than the door to the house or I'd be in serious trouble with the wifey.

PoonTang · #5 01-09-2011, 10:47 PM

I feel your pain man, i flooded the house 3 times in 2 weeks about 2 months ago. Twice in the basement and once upstairs where the tank is when I had a Ato back syphon from the sump and it put about 8 gallons of salty kalk water onto the hardwood and out into the carpeted hallway.

Lance · #6 01-09-2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PoonTang

I feel your pain man, i flooded the house 3 times in 2 weeks about 2 months ago. Twice in the basement and once upstairs where the tank is when I had a Ato back syphon from the sump and it put about 8 gallons of salty kalk water onto the hardwood and out into the carpeted hallway.

And you still have the tank? Wow! I figured she'd maybe hold your head in the tank until you stop bubbling, and then put your tank up on Kijii.

hillegom · #7 01-09-2011, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance

And you still have the tank? Wow! I figured she'd maybe hold your head in the tank until you stop bubbling, and then put your tank up on Kijii.

Brutal

PoonTang · #8 01-10-2011, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lance

And you still have the tank? Wow! I figured she'd maybe hold your head in the tank until you stop bubbling, and then put your tank up on Kijii.

Sssssshhh. Don't give her any bright ideas. Actually none of my mishaps have ever cost me a trip to Mexico either.