Stella Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Only ever fill a fish tank using a hose if you: A) are actively watching the entire filling process and be ready to turn hose off at the required moment. B) have a little siren wired up and hooked over the side of the tank so it alerts you when the tank is approaching the desired level and you should turn it off. If you do not do either of these options you will inevitably overflow your tank, soak the carpets, all your spare towels and knees, and generally make you feel like a right schmuck. :roll: Repeat until lesson is so thoroughly drummed in that you might actually DO option A or B :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 At least you did it in your soon to be left flat and not the new one (didn't you??? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 So the carpets good and clean then....that'll please the landlord.... you should get your bond back :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 yes, all up about three times.... :roll: at least the carpet here doesn't rot, smell or get high-tide marks. Not sure about the carpet in the other place, but it is somewhat rattier so hopefully it won't matter either. Busily packing and cleaning. Two weeks to go. By then I should have absolutely nothing to do apart from write my book.... :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Think in my next tank im going to set it up so there is a valve that shuts off the water to the tank when its full as we are getting new carpet soon. Worst that i have done is over fill my 38L on my wooden desk.......dam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 you could always get a hole drilled in the back of the tank as a saftey over flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Been there, done that...More than once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Gutted sounds like you've been having a hard time of it recently You're not the only one ive been having disasters left right and center as well... And I did the same thing flooded the fishroom and cant lift the carpet and underlay now it has a lovely cat pee smell (cats haven't pee'd in there but the wet carpet smells like that..). At least it is only wet carpet and it will dry and all will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I have done a couple of minor over flows in the garage, glad it is concrete & in a lfs. Brad's brother Steve, used to flood the shop on a regular occurance :lol: If he got distracted, ie; a customer.... Put money on the flood. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockwork Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 the worst we have had is our 389ltr tank bottom cracked and washed the kitchen floor for us now that was fun lol :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Another lesson I learned today - remove the pipes from the canister filter before opening it up :oops: On the plus side, at least I have finished work for xmas and so I can spend the day tinkering with the fish tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 yep Neon, that is dumb! :lol: But I am not laughing at you (only a little), as I am sure I will try it one day... :roll: Happy tinkering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Thanks Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I am sure there are very few dumb things some of us haven't done in our time fish keeping :roll: :lol: Having thought about it though, I can't think of anything I have done that fits the category (not to do with fish keeping anyway) - yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantedobe Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 How about don't leave your husband to watch the tank fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 stella you wernt watching prison break while it happened were u? i was last week when i did it . first time ive done it , ive come close other times tho,, dam prison break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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