1350 Gallon Roller Coaster.....

[Taipan]

I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm glad to hear there were no losses.

[Dearth]

That really severely sucks the big one his tank was the first one I ever viewed on YouTube

[Pike]

Note to self : Never buy ATM acrylic tank

I think I had a small heart attack reading this

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Pike

Note to self : Never buy ATM acrylic tank

I think I had a small heart attack reading this

The truth of the matter is any tank from any builder can break, defects in the seams or material can easily be missed and as far as I know no builder has a proper testing procedure. I've always thought someone should develop a design code/standard for larger aquariums, making it a requirement for commercial and optional for residential. The standard would include a hydrotest procedure for pressure testing aquariums to a given amount beyond the design pressure, thus substantially reducing the chances of defects like this being missed.

[Pike]

^ Absolulty. Its just ironic that the point where it initially failed was right under that logo sticker of the builder