SmallFry's first tank.. (27g FOWLR)

[SmallFry]

I'm just so mad right now - last night I was well beyond that. I'd just finished getting the tank ready for water, painted the back, put in the bulkheads, all the plumbing. Looking pretty tidy if I say so myself. Secured the drains to the stand to stop them shaking around with the water flow, stood back to admire my handiwork.

I got to do so for about 30 seconds before "CRACK" the bottom of the overflow cracked from the one bulkhead to the back of the tank.

Not happy at all...

So I had to detach the plumbing, and then take the bottom off the overflow - which wasn't easy so the back of it is a little chipped, not that that'll be a real problem; it's not taking much weight anyway, just about 3" in the overflow. Now I have to get more glass cut three more holes re-silicone together repaint and then try again.

I think the problem is that the pipe was slightly out of line with the bulkhead so it twisted it sideways and that was goodnight - I'm thinking when I put it back together I'll use some of those rubber joiners you get for plumbing that are just a tube with a hose clip at each end in the lines, hopefully they will allow for some movement and avoid anything like this happening again..

I realise this is more of a rant than a progress update, but I had to vent...