Tank Crashes

Dearth · #1 08-27-2021, 03:39 PM

I just read about a tank crash in the states when the families 6 yr old daughter wanted the fish to enjoy bubbles and poured about 200 millilitres of dish soap into their 150 gallon aquarium and although the parents reacted quickly the tank ended up crashing hard.

It’s something we rarely think about when dealing with children or adults unfamiliar with aquarium setups that many chemicals are bad for the home aquarium.

Carson. · #2 08-28-2021, 01:34 AM

Wow, thats pretty damn stupid... even for a 6 year old

Dearth · #3 08-28-2021, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Carson.

Wow, thats pretty damn stupid... even for a 6 year old

Even if they know better kids will invariably be kids. My nieces when they were young understood that my tank was not a play thing but that still didn’t stop the occasional car, random doll and even lego from ending up in the tank even though they knew better. I never got mad at them and often laughed along with them over what they had done yet they always knew what they had done was wrong but they still did it.

View Poll Results: What caused your tank crash(es)? (Select all that apply)
Heater failure (on position)	9	25.00%
Heater failure (off position)	0	0%
Pump failure	5	13.89%
Chemical failure (e.g. alk swing, chemical imbalance, extreme level of nutrients)	11	30.56%
Livestock failure (e.g. excretion of toxin from dead organism, pollution caused by organism)	8	22.22%
Contamination (e.g. introduction of pollutant—soap, sunscreen, oil, rust etc.)	5	13.89%
Other	10	27.78%
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