90g reef bust LOOK

[condor]

just happened today. got the phone call while i was at the park with my daughter. was told that the tank exploded. well as you can see it did and supposedly no one was in the 2nd floor playroom when it happened. the next 3 hours was a fun clean up. all fish died. all coral lived!!!!!!
so on a good note i got some sweet stuff. but really sad that i lost this client, cuz i guess 100 gallons of water seeping through your house is enough to say no more and they were a great client.(i will post pics of the saved coral another time)

 

[condor]

 

[Reef lvr]

That suck's...Atleast some stock was saved! What caused the break?

 

[TANKSALOT]

Hard to believe that "no one" was there when it happened.

Glass doesn't just decide to break.

Had a friend, who's son through a match box car at their 55 and it shatter. They too called it quits after that. Families with young children and especially if the tank is in the play room, should consider an acylic tank.

Sorry to see this happened

 

[condor]

That suck's...Atleast some stock was saved! What caused the break?

not sure, just happened. was what the owners said
there is a small chip on the left corner that i think that was caused by one of the kids but i cant prove it
the large piece of glass was 8 feet away from the tank so the water pressure threw it there and could have killed someone

 

[Reef lvr]

Man thats scary knowing it was in the playroom.

 

[Troylee]

Wow!!!! Crazy.... I have read some stories about tempered tanks exploding from temperature changes or a small scratch.... But that tank obviously isn't tempered.... Hmmmmm very strange...

 

[condor]

Aga!!!!!!!!.....thats #3 the other 2 were in the same house on different floors. both 72 bows and the silicone seam on the front bottom gave a month apart

 

[Troylee]

I think you should call triple a "AAA" all acrylic aquariums.... lol... Just playing man that really blows my mind....

 

[Joost's reef]

Darn that sucks, I hope the corals pull through

 

[condor]

oh my mind is blown, cant wait for the dreams tonight

and all the corals look fine and happy with the exception of the pearl bubble and a few hammers

 

[Joost's reef]

oh my mind is blown, cant wait for the dreams tonight

lol, popped some pills to get rid of the stress or something? lol

 

[jordan3548]

Saltwater Tank & Play Room= A ticking time bomb dumb idea. Why you would risk that is beyond me.

 

[condor]

Saltwater Tank & Play Room= A ticking time bomb dumb idea. Why you would risk that is beyond me.

they had the money and said put it here. and was fine for 3-4 years.

 

[Myteemouse]

HHMM I would say the kids prolly tapped a small chip in it and over time it finally gave way...

 

[jerl77]

holy cow that is crazy my friend
how much damage to the house did it do?

 

[condor]

holy cow that is crazy my friend
how much damage to the house did it do?

a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[skinz78]

WOW that sucks, are they trying to point the blame at you?

 

[condor]

HHMM I would say the kids prolly tapped a small chip in it and over time it finally gave way...

possible but i would have noticed the chip while cleaning the tank. has to have been recent. last visit was about 11 days ago

 

[condor]

WOW that sucks, are they trying to point the blame at you?

no the lady adores me and she immediatly blamed the tank manufacturer