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Taipan
03-11-2015, 05:09 PM
Pictures and deeds speak volumes. Some members may follow and know of large scale private aquarium in the Toronto area that has been actively followed on various different sites. I wanted to share with you a recent sad/tragic (for now) event.

It all begins on Post#838

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2096730&page=34

You may want to start at the very beginning of the adventure from Page 1. The pictures at any point of the thread are astounding.

Apologies to the admins if this is an inappropriate post.
The Codfather
03-11-2015, 05:45 PM
I can't imagine....
I've talked to Peter several times in the past couple years, he was always willing to give advice, even opened his home to others. He has done what most of us can only dream of.
Simons
03-11-2015, 06:19 PM
unbelievably terrible. I could only imagine that much water being let go never mind to loss of aquatic life...
daplatapus
03-11-2015, 06:20 PM
Ya, read that last night. I couldn't imagine :(
Taipan
03-11-2015, 06:58 PM
Peter has graciously opened his home for visits and viewing in the past. Mr. Wilson has always welcomed questions. Videos from the past are enclosed:

http://petersfishtank.com/
KPG007
03-11-2015, 07:13 PM
I have read Peters thread almost since its inception. Can't believe that it's gone, and in a matter of minutes.

Good on him to make the decision (at least right now) to start again. Looking forward to the new build thread!
sphelps
03-11-2015, 09:45 PM
Been there, sucks... Yay for paludariums :mrgreen:
e46er
03-12-2015, 12:42 AM
Wow that's brutal.
kien
03-12-2015, 01:08 AM
oh dear lord.. that's brutal ! I can't even imagine that kind of pain. Although, I'm not sure which is more painful, the tank exploding or the $100,000 per year maintenance cost :surprise:
lockrookie
03-12-2015, 01:30 AM
This is seriously heartbreaking I feel his pain. I got added insurance for my tanks to cover any situation like this. Hopefully never have to use it.
xenon
03-12-2015, 01:59 AM
We got a little taste of what it must have been like today.

Our 300G deep dimensions tank decided to let go today. Good thing it happened during business hours for the employees to notice.

Thankfully nothing was lost!
Taipan
03-12-2015, 05:19 AM
http://i.imgur.com/a2cUAb2.gif

I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm glad to hear there were no losses.
Dearth
03-12-2015, 08:00 AM
That really severely sucks the big one his tank was the first one I ever viewed on YouTube
christyf5
03-12-2015, 03:46 PM
oh dear lord.. that's brutal ! I can't even imagine that kind of pain. Although, I'm not sure which is more painful, the tank exploding or the $100,000 per year maintenance cost :surprise:

OMG, I had to stop and read that twice in that thread. Crazy money. Seriously tho, so incredibly sad. And a 10% survival rate on the fish. Wow. :neutral:
christyf5
03-12-2015, 03:47 PM
We got a little taste of what it must have been like today.

Our 300G deep dimensions tank decided to let go today. Good thing it happened during business hours for the employees to notice.

Thankfully nothing was lost!

Aww, man. Sorry to hear, but glad you didn't lose anything (and hopefully your floors are ok). Its stories like these that keep me up at night (and get me out of bed damned quick when I hear weird noises at night).
Pike
03-12-2015, 03:48 PM
Note to self : Never buy ATM acrylic tank

I think I had a small heart attack reading this
xenon
03-12-2015, 03:54 PM
Aww, man. Sorry to hear, but glad you didn't lose anything (and hopefully your floors are ok). Its stories like these that keep me up at night (and get me out of bed damned quick when I hear weird noises at night).

Thanks.

Our recent experience does not even hold a candle to Peters.

Only about 100G ended up leaking out. We were able to drain the tank before it completely drained itself.

We have floating wood floors so they will need to be replaced. I already have a new tank scheduled to be delivered.
sphelps
03-12-2015, 04:21 PM
Note to self : Never buy ATM acrylic tank

I think I had a small heart attack reading this

The truth of the matter is any tank from any builder can break, defects in the seams or material can easily be missed and as far as I know no builder has a proper testing procedure. I've always thought someone should develop a design code/standard for larger aquariums, making it a requirement for commercial and optional for residential. The standard would include a hydrotest procedure for pressure testing aquariums to a given amount beyond the design pressure, thus substantially reducing the chances of defects like this being missed.
Pike
03-12-2015, 04:29 PM
^ Absolulty. Its just ironic that the point where it initially failed was right under that logo sticker of the builder
vaporize
03-12-2015, 05:33 PM
Only about 100G ended up leaking out. We were able to drain the tank before it completely drained itself.

We have floating wood floors so they will need to be replaced. I already have a new tank scheduled to be delivered.

How was it leaking? From one of the seams or ?
Pike
03-12-2015, 05:58 PM
(and get me out of bed damned quick when I hear weird noises at night).
You too eh?. ...

I jump out of my sleep like a mad man sometimes, my girlfriend thinks im nuts
lastlight
03-12-2015, 07:46 PM
that's when I'm at my fastest. I've come out of deep slumber and sprinted downstairs. sometimes it's nothing but the overflow. once it was entirely a dream lol.
Dearth
03-13-2015, 12:05 AM
If you couldn't read the whole read what Peter had wrote on the failure there was no leakage nor any indication of an impending failure it was a sudden failure no warning at all.

If Peter or his crew had noticed any defect at all they would of done something about it.

The tank ran for 5 years and cleaned and inspected every 2 days in that five year period without fail as he was willing to show his tank at almost any time during the day so it was kept in pristine condition
Aquattro
03-14-2015, 05:51 AM
that's when I'm at my fastest. I've come out of deep slumber and sprinted downstairs. sometimes it's nothing but the overflow. once it was entirely a dream lol.

Only happened to me once. Jumped out of bed, landed in water. Tank was on other side of house. That was a long night :)
kien
03-14-2015, 03:39 PM
that's when I'm at my fastest. I've come out of deep slumber and sprinted downstairs. sometimes it's nothing but the overflow. once it was entirely a dream lol.

Only happened to me once. Jumped out of bed, landed in water. Tank was on other side of house. That was a long night :)

Wet dreams?
brotherd
03-14-2015, 10:13 PM
Mind boggling loss of life.The financial hit is another thing. All that water exited his home rather quickly thanks to forward thinking when the support systems were first put in place. His insurance only covers damage to the home. The tank and its contents are all on his dime.It appears that he had just settled in approximately 100 fish from another system that was shut down.Absolutely crushing news.