smcoleman Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 its a sad day today got up an went to turn the lights on in the fish room to find a wet floor i thought i left the hose on as i did water changes last nite but no i found my divide four foot had spilt the bottom wot a mess heaps of loses two heaters filters dont sound to good breeding pair of bristlenose ,the last of my gbas , heaps of my fancy guppies an heaps of high fin swordtails but owell thats life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 ouh no thats horrible man. from memory all ur tanks are on sturdy stands and with poly. do u know what went wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maran Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 I am sorry mate. Have you figured out what might have gone wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted November 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 i have no idea wots gone wrong the stand is level as poly uder them tank was only bout 8 months old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 It's times like this you wonder why you keep fish :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted November 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 yip i was thinking of selling the whole lot but the girlfriend dont be silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 sad sad day indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 at least there was nothing you could've done mate.... i know the feeling i fried 6 discus when i accidentally turned up a heater (with no gauge on it) and it went up to 40d celsius. Even put a thermometer gauge in and forgot to check it in the morning.. got home to the tragedy. I guess it's something we all risk by not being able to be with our fish all the time. You will feel better in time friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 at least there was nothing you could've done mate. that makes me feels worse as i dont know how i can fix it or if its goin to happen again. how thick was the poly and the glass of that tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 I would think of it like would you rather someone died in a car crash or a brain hemorrhage? One's avoidable the other isn't. Just the way I see it anyway, but I know what you mean, if it was a simple cause then it could be corrected. Maybe an ornament or heavy rock or something became displaced and fell cracking the bottom. That happened to a member of our club here, but he was able to salvage everything before it was too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 BUGGER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Sorry to hear your sad news We had our 6fter blow out in our lounge at 4 o'clock in the morning... seal lifted down the bottom and it was all over.... I woke up to this whirring sound, like there was a helicopter in the darn house!!! Happened to be our 2 big external filters running dry! Managed to save all our central americans... phew! But it drained my linen cupboard of towels (thank goodness we didn't have our carpet down at that time).. and at 7 that same morning I was due to drive to Auckland :roll: It was a case of bugger the water running through the house, grab the damn fish that are flopping around on the stones :-? Turns out the tank maker didn't let the silicone cure as long as he should, misread the instructions, we were spewing as it could have happened while we weren't home and we would have lost all our big fish :-? Tank was redone, at NO CHARGE :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Hi Steve, Very sorry to hear about the disaster. I've got some guppies and some bristlenoses that you can have if you want. Cheers, Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Oh man that sux! I hope you figure out what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Sorry to hear about your loss mate, but look at the bright side, it is a good excuse to buy more fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Yeah I feel for you man I hope you can rebuild and get what you had back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Hi Steve, Very sorry to hear about the disaster. I've got some guppies and some bristlenoses that you can have if you want. Cheers, Pete. I just love this place. There is always someone willing to offer help Sorry to hear about what has happened. What a tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 lol and yeah same here steve wont be taking many guppies platties or bristlenoses down the line with us either so let us know if you want anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted November 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 hi guys thanks for all the offers i cant beleave how kind every one is on this site its so cool im goin to get hold of the tank maker an have a chat to him about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted November 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 fish man yea ill save some money an go on a fish buying day lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 sorry to hear about all your fish, dont give up, i also have some baby bn that you can have a few when they get abit bigger if someone is heading up your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted November 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 thank u so much for the offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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