OMFG! My tank broke!

[ezee]

DRZL,

What a nightmare. Although I can see that you are far, if you need more space and can get to Brooklyn, I got room.

E

 

[jhale]

what a crappy thing to happen. at least you might have caught it in time.

any idea yet what caused the glass to crack? that's really scary.

 

[jackson6745]

Andres, get your livestock in another stable reef (welcome to use mine as well) Take the tank and sump to the street and beat the piss out of them with a hammer! You'll feel better for a little while

 

[nycmat]

sorry to hear about the break. i CAN TRUELY understand. if you need my help i will be there

matt

 

[herman]

WOAH!!!! THAT SUCKS BRO!!! Sorry to hear that! If you need any kind of help gimme a holla!

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks everybody luckily my ro/di is pretty fast and I had some extra freshwater in my topoff...you guys are great

yea it was glass...and i tok a pic of what happened...the sickest hairline crack..it made an X

Another problem has come up and this might seal the deal on the 36G....for some reason I have a leak thru the silicon!!!! can u believe my luck! Now im looking for a tank and sump, cheap if possible I have limited funds I can prbly pick up today. I have such a migraine right now I know how it feels to wanna give up rright now

PM 212jay...he has a 90g with stand for $50. Wood stand, the same one i was tellin you about...and he should have a sump tooo....dude I can't believe and the sh!t your going thru these past couple days...it just keeps getting worse..hopefully your luck changes for the better soonnn..

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I'm right over the GW Bridge, if you need me to hold some of your corals for you let me know, I have room in my tank. (No zoo's, my regal would make a meal of them!)

-Alfred

Hey guys, thanks alot for your quick reponses and offers I appreciate it so much!

My 80lbs of cooked rock are dry but im spraying them full of watter and my ro/di is making up water as we speak, i dont need anything as of now, maybe hold my corals/fish if anything

Everything looks really stressed out as of now as it was getting electrocuted (breaker didnt jump) I really hope I dont lose everything..ive had suck bad luck in the last 3 wks in my personal life

 

[masterswimmer]

Damn, sorry to hear that. You obviously have a ton of offers for assistance. But I'll add mine as well. If there's anything you need, holler.

Russ

 

[ctxmonitor]

Oh.. This can't happen. And I was just asking you to post some pics..

But I know you will get past it. Just a minor set back.. Good luck..

 

[FRY]

need any help just ask

 

[GQ22]

im worried in time my sump might leak as well, but first sign of leakage or the next tank i setup im going with rubber/plastic tub from kmart all the way for a sump and small plexi for a fuge on the side or even hang on.

I think that is safest

 

[House of Laughter]

This one

Acrylic - will deliver tonight with warm RO/DI water if you need - after 9:30 pm

LMK

House

 

[Pili]

Man, that totally sucks!!! Same exact thing happened to me over the summer when my 20g glass sump cracked all the way across the front panal! I definatly dont trust glass anymore for sumps.

Hope everything makes it alright, good luck!

 

[DevIouS]

Don't know what to say......

 

[Tonyscoots84]

dude i wish ya luck. u are prob. goin nuts.. well as you can say crap happens... nuttin ya could do about it.. if ya need anything at all just let me no.. were all here for ya... good luck hopefully the bad things are done happening...

 

[noodleman]

yo what happened? me and ed was in class and I checked MR, we were like wth!! atleast noboyd got hurt form the wet circuits

 

[DRZL]

Whew! I just finished and everything is stable for now...

The rock is all in the rubbermaid tub and my main tank show no serious sign of distress and everything is polyping, that tunze is working overtime right now. I Thank each and every one person that offered their help I really appreciate it and im glad to be affiliated w. such a caring dynamic group of people

Im still a bit upset but im trying to look up as nothing has died, and better yet noONE did as electrocution is a very real danger w/ our hobby

Heres some pics of the carnage

 

[nanoreefer22]

Damn dude...thats a shame...you'll be back up and running in no time...check fastunos post...free 90g

 

[DRZL]

Also I think I know what made the tank break

1) I had about 8 2" PVC fittings on the bottom of my BB sump followed by a table of eggcrate and 80lbs of rock it held up. This created pressure points on the glass

2) Usually my Mag 9.5 doesnt rest on the bottom glass but after I took it out a 2 mths ago I never placed it back on this screw against the wall that secured it away from the bottom. Im guessin this created vibration which caused secondary stress on the points which proved to be too much

So far it makes sense in my head

 

[Tonyscoots84]

that would def. do it