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View Poll Results: Have you ever cracked your aquarium? | |
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Yes!
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08-03-2006, 07:40 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,339
     |  Have you ever cracked your aquarium?
I was just remembering how upset I was when my Oceanic 75 reef ready cracked - get this - from sitting on the sun porch and the glass expanding in the heat! - This cracked the frame. 
Another time.. I was cleaning out my 30 long in the shower before someone was coming over to buy it and it slipped out of my hands and broke in the tub! :mad:
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08-03-2006, 07:57 PM
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#2 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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Nope, but I know someone who has... NOT GOOD. It was a fancy goldfish tank. Water everywhere. Luckily it was only a 10g.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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08-03-2006, 08:19 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
Posts: 3,406
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Well, Not mine. But in the marine lab at my old school...we had, i believe a 135 gal. The whole face cracked and broke off....there was water everywhere. And of course a few tanks that the kids droped... _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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08-04-2006, 06:43 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
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I answerd no but i just remembered a while back we were mooving and i had my girlfreinds 2 FW tank (10 gal & 20 gal) on the back seat of my car. I had to brake in a hurry and didnt want the tanks to flip over so i held back the 10 gal with my hand and with the pressure of all the stuff pushing on it my hand went through the glass. I didnt cut myself or anything, just a little mess in the car is all.
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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08-04-2006, 08:17 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
Posts: 1,294
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Not that I can remember. I sure wouldn't want that to happen with all the nice corals and fish I have now either 
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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08-04-2006, 09:04 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
Posts: 874
Karma: 137
 
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After 40 years of tanks, I don't remember how many tanks have cracked.
IMO, all glass tanks given enough time either crack or have a seal fail. Moving tanks seem to be the kiss of death. I never consider moving a tank if there is anything at all in it including sand. The last one was an old 135 in my office in 12/04. It had been there with no problems for 3 years. What a mess! The AGA 210 that replaced it will probably be my last glass tank.
I guess that is why I'll put up with acrylic scratches.
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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08-04-2006, 09:08 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 533
Karma: 47
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I had my thai devil crab in a 10 with 20 pounds of CC in it.I was showing a few people my tank and somone bumped the table just the wronge way and it fell of hit the floor and everyone went running from the crab as it skampered across the hardwood floor. Lol I got a kick out of it and put him in a 29. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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08-04-2006, 02:02 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
Posts: 280
Karma: 46
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Our 240 gallon reef show tank back exploded in the middle of the night sounding like a sawed off shotgun and emptied the contents onto the floor. We salvaged what we could and transported to my friends house. I took a break from saltwater for a while......... IIIII'MMMMM baaaaaaaaack! lol
At my store in 2000, I was walking to the back room and I guess while swinging my arms put my right hand through a ten gallon tank. I bled like a stuck pig and still have a healthy scar to show for it.
Broke a glass tank years ago attempting to drill it.
That's what I remember at the moment although I am sure there are more. | |
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08-06-2006, 07:25 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
Posts: 1,238
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I was going to use a 29G tank as a sump. Decided to dremel drill it. All worried. I'm going to break it. I'm going to break it. NOT worked just fine.
Went to plumb and had the bulkhead and PVC on and bumped the plumbing. CRACK. crap.
when back to the rummbermaid sump. | |
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08-06-2006, 07:27 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
Posts: 280
Karma: 46
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Doesn't that figure? Rubbermaid=good. lol | |
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