Death by night

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  1. ROEKSTE

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    And so it always happens in the dark of night .... I got up this morning feeling great after working hard on my tank last night .....


    THEN ......


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    .... lost C. Sterbai, C. Pygmy's, Black Swordtail's, Paradise Fish, All my Killi's ...

    :shrug:

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    ROEKSTE, Mar 15, 2014
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    Pierré Schoonraad Rainbow Freak

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    That is not nice. Sorry for the loss.
     
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    So sorry man that is so not nice. What size tank was that and what thickness glass was that? Guys why does this mainly take place at night? Is it a change in temperature issue.
     
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    BUGGER - what a blow - SO sorry about this - sterkte meneer - nothing else to say - DAMN !!!!!
     
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    Ah no! So sorry for your losses. Do you know why it broke?
     
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    ROEKSTE

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    It was a 4ft (1,2m) 5mm sides and 10mm bottom. I also would like to know the night storie.

    Thanks guys
     
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    5ml glass is a little week for a 4foot in my view. Have you inspected the stand? Most 4foot tanks that I have seen are 8ml glass
     
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    ROEKSTE

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    dash - Standards has change since this one was build .... Tank was more than 15 years old. Now comes the next challange... Replacement.
     
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    Ya correct. Did you mannage to save your equipment? Did your power box trip?
     
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    ROEKSTE

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    Heater blown again. The rest is fine. Power box did trip.
     
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    @ROEKSTE so sorry about your losses. I have a r foot tank for sale aswell as a rack of 4 foots. Check it out in the classifieds.
     
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    Ahhhhh nooooo. Sorry to hear!! Strange this happen spontaniously. A part simply popped out????? Aad
     
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    Ouch! I can feel your pain from here. Dammit, that is a bad one to wake up to. Hope you get it rebuilt, or just build a better one. Best of luck and hope you get up and running again shortly.
     
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    Sorry to hear.
    Hope you get to replace it soon.
     
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    @ROEKSTE: Sorry for you loss, strange all the years of fish keeping I have never had a tank crack of burst on me. I see a lot of it going on in this forum strangely I also know a couple of people who have gone many years without any losses.
     
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    @ROEKSTE - sorry for your loss!!! :cry:
     
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    Sorry for your loss :(
     
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    ROEKSTE

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    Jip ... It does happen from time to time. In my 22 years in the hobby this is only my 3 break. So overall the run has been very good and yes, seriously have had MTS.
     
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