Tank Break :O
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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poopybarkflounder
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Tank Break :O
This morning before school i heard what sounded like a running shower in my room. i ran in to find that the back of my tank had split from the top to bottom on the back of the tank. I coudnt stop the flow of water so i put a bin underneath the tank to catch the water and began draining water from the tank into my water change buckets. I put a heater and bubbler into one of the five gallon buckets and out my fish into it. im getting another ready to transfer some of the fish into it. i have six neon tetras, two cardinal tetras, two strawberry tetras, four fancy tailed guppies, two glass catfish, a mommy and baby platy, and four ghost shrimp. I'm in a state of panic. i have a twenty gallon tank in the basement but i havent used it before. im thinking ill clean it fill it with water see if it holds, if so set it up and put the fish into it ASAP. is this a good plan? what else should i do? i also have a ten gallon not being used. and i have a seven gallon with a beta fish in it (i could possibly do some fish juggling?) Im not sure what to do. i have three working heaters and two air pumps. two working filters but was is used by the beta. help me please.
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Re: Tank Break :O
Yup, do that. Move the filter & decor over too, in addition to the substrate. How big it the tank?
I hate that sound...
I hate that sound...
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Tank Break :O
okay. the tank that broke was a 30. one filter is working. im trying to get the other to work. its seems to be having problems. they seem to be okay so far. its kind of hard to see in the bucket though. ill work on getting that twenty ready
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Re: Tank Break :O
I think that if u get the 20 cleaned and move the sand plants and other stuff over to it you come an end. especially if the 30 was a stable tank.
Test the water tonight and do a nice waterchange.
The worst nightmare of evry fishhobbyist. Good luck!
Test the water tonight and do a nice waterchange.
The worst nightmare of evry fishhobbyist. Good luck!
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Re: Tank Break :O
I can't help with this, sorry, but now I'm going to worry about my tank... is there a way to prevent something like this from happening?
edit: This makes me want to waterproof my stand and make some kind of water catcher all around it!
edit: This makes me want to waterproof my stand and make some kind of water catcher all around it!
Last edited by hadla on Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Tank Break :O
thanks, I hope all goes well. the twenty seems to be holding.
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Re: Tank Break :O
One thing you can do is to never, ever, ever move a tank with ANY water in it.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Tank Break :O
ok, thanks, but I have done that and it was because I thought the substrate has to stay wet or the good bacteria will die... it was only to the other side of my room, anyway...Pufferpunk wrote:One thing you can do is to never, ever, ever move a tank with ANY water in it.
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Re: Tank Break :O
Substrate will stay wet if it's just wet. Even moving a few inches can stress the glass.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Tank Break :O
ok, thanks, so it should be ok to move a tank with just the substrate in it? or would i have to take that all out of it? sorry about hijacking the topic, but im going to move at the end of the year and i want my tanks and everything to get to a new home safely!Pufferpunk wrote:Substrate will stay wet if it's just wet. Even moving a few inches can stress the glass.
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Re: Tank Break :O
when i move a tank in the same room just a short distance i empty to where it is just the substrate that has water on it and slide the tank and stand together, not lift it off. but if i move from house to house i use rubbermaid tubs and completely empty the tanks including the substrate into a water filled tub. when i moved my 75 that tub was like 100-150 lbs with the substrate in it and a little water... lol luckily i got 45 gal tubs with wheels so i can roll while its on flat ground and just lift over any door frames. luckily there were no steps from the driveway to the kitchen just one the entry way step
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Re: Tank Break :O
My 110gallon scares the crap out of me! I even had a dream the other night (more like nightmare) that I found a huge crack in it!!!! Good luck!
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Re: Tank Break :O
thanks! the twenty gallon is almost fish ready. hopefully they are still holding up okay.
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Re: Tank Break :O
so as if this day cant get any worse. my good filter wasnt working so i asked my dad to look at it. he doesnt know much about fish but he's good at fixing things so i figured it wouldnt hurt. he came back into my room and the filter cartrage looked like new. i asked him why. he rinsed it out. in tap water. chlorinated tap water. what do i do????
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Re: Tank Break :O
not much you can do just use it and keep a really close eye on water parims and get ready incase it want to cycle again, good luck mate im dealing with a cracked tank at mo so feel your pain. regular waterchanges and the like will be up and running in no time.
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