Guppygirl Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hi everyone, My mom's 5 gallon tank broke tonight at 11pm, what a mess. Stupid broom handle. :boom: My greatest sympathy to those of you who have had tanks break that were bigger then the 5 gallon. The water went all over our kitchen and into the basement, yikes. Lucky for us the floor is just lino. Mopped up quite well. Also lucky is that she only had her two goldfish in that tank. So their home is wrecked and the floor flooded, but I saved the gravel and have covered it. Keep the good bacteria for the new tank. It is too late to go get a 10 gallon tonight as the stores are closed. So tomorrow I will be setting it up. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigA Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Best of luck. Sorry to hear that it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 That sucks Good luck tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 How are the goldfish? Sorry about the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Goldfish are good, survived the tank breakage with no ill affects. I am thankful that it was not a tropical tank as then I would have had to heat the water, but with goldfish no heat needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syno321 Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Fans are great for ensuring that all of the moisture is removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arixonbarnes Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Dehumidifiers will help to dry it out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CORVETTE Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I know how she feels i got my first tank it was a 33 gallon with a small chip on the back cornner of the tank. A buddy and i filled it put the rocks in it and added 2 little danios to start it up. I then opened a beer sat back on the couch and watched my tank for a few minutes. About 10 minutes later there was a loud pop and the whole back side of my tank blew off. I guess the chip turned in to a crack and with weight of the water i could hold it so it blew out. That s the day I realized 33 gallons is a lot of water. I still haven't told my wife this storyand i have a 200 gal now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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