Tank Crashes

Carson. · #1 06-16-2021, 03:02 AM

Ever experienced a tank crash, what caused it?

Thanhk87 · #2 06-16-2021, 09:51 PM

Once, had a tank that was 6 years old. I stop doing water changes once i notice i didn't need to. It when on for another 5 or 6 years or so. Then one day the light die. I didnt have a replacement or the money for a used one at the time. Used a table lamp for a week before i get a replacement but that was too late...

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Carson. · #3 06-17-2021, 01:03 AM

Thats a real shame. All the coral died, what were you keeping? Did everything else do okay, like the fish? Im gonna go do a water change, thanks

Wretch · #4 06-17-2021, 03:19 AM

I have had a heater explode and leak nasty crap into the tank killing most everything. I also have lost power for a week and had a tank die off.

Carson. · #5 06-17-2021, 04:48 AM

BRS claims thats one of the most common causes of tank crashes. Heater failure in general

toxic111 · #6 06-17-2021, 12:45 PM

The only crash I had was due to a heater failure of some sort. Heater separated & caused the GFI plug to trip. I was away from the house for a long weekend... temp in the tank was down to around 60F.

I think the only thing that survived was a RBTA.

Jennc · #7 08-15-2021, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Carson.

Ever experienced a tank crash, what caused it?

Heat Dome 2021😩

Dearth · #8 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. · #9 08-28-2021, 01:34 AM

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

Dearth · #10 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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