Horror Story

[susanamck]

Ok so you have fish and i keep Turtles but the main issus is the same the tank:

Want to hear my story?!

I was way with my Mum and the Dogs to Coventry this weekend, we were leavin on Friday morning and coming home on sunday nite, so as normal i asked my Neibour to watch the turts and do the light thingy and the feed thing.

So we get there on friday evening, the house is all good and the turts are tucked up for the nite, safe and sound.
Sat mornin we head off to the dog show, my wee boy does amazin and we are all on a high, then a text:

Heather - "Susan why is there water flowin around your tank?"
Susan - "Because of the filters but you shouldnt be able to tell its "flowin" how much water is in the tank?
Heather - "only about half the tank is full"
Susan - "Your sugarin kiddin me on?!?!"

Shorter verison no she wasnt kiddin me on, the tank had cracked!!




So i have to explain how to save the house, empty the water, and more important save the turts before the rest of 200liters of water emptys onto my upstairs bedroom floor, and make its way down to the newly decorated kitchen!

In the process im thinkin where the hell am a gonna put them till i can get the tank fixed?!
So i call Super Neil and after a phone call and workin out what he was sayin in his oh so English accent i have made a 190liter packet lunch box into their home for the time being although they dont seam to happy and i still dont have a clue how to fix the uv to work, but after 4hours in a goldfish bowl (all Heather had) and frezzin water they seam some what happier.


I am so mad though the tank was less than 6months old, Pets at Home will have a very angry customer to deal with tomorrow evening once i finish my work, in the mean time i have a Mother who is no longer wantin Turtles in her daughters bedroom and she is suggestin we feed them to the duck next door, i have no idea how am gonna afford another tank let alone get one fast enough!

Admin can we please start a collection for me,

p.s just think what could have happened if i used timers and no one checked on them? My advice to everyone is to check your tanks now because this tank showed no signs of stress but it went from looking like this


to the empty tank above.

[mask-of-sanity]

is that the cabinet you kept it on .....if it is then sorry to put a downer on what has happened but all the corners of the tank need to be supported or it places to much strees on the glass thus causing it to crack ...

[daxy1]

Originally Posted by alistu

is that the cabinet you kept it on .....if it is then sorry to put a downer on what has happened but all the corners of the tank need to be supported or it places to much strees on the glass thus causing it to crack ...

correcta mundo this is true you can keep the base
but will need to place a few planks of wood that covers
the full length and width of the tank to support it!
also you will need some polystyrene to cover the whole bottom of the tank
looked cool bye the way!

[susanamck]

thanks guys and yup i know it was my fault, my bad.

new tank arrives wed pm tho, so smiles all round, well once the house is dry