Vince's custom 415

[phurst]

I'll definitely report back when I find out. Won't be for several more hours.

 

[stylolvr]

Wow, after all the success this tank has had (via pictures), it is sad to hear this. I am very curious as to what could have caused thie failure. Sorry to hear about it!

 

[NexDog]

Hope the leaky seam is near the top. Also, wtb fish list.

 

[phurst]

As you can see, it was the bottom of a seam that failed. All the aquamend slowed the leak long enough to save some of the water, all but one of the fish and most of the corals.

All the livestock has been temporarily relocated to a 180 that was due to be sold Saturday, the 50 gal frag tank and the 40b.

Most of the rock is in trash cans, with a bunch in the 180, and a bunch more in the fuge. The frag tank is now using the fuge as a sump with, the 180 had a 30g sump with it, and the 40b is all on it's own. All the systems have flow, skimming, heat and light.

Sean (the tank builder) is supposed to show up this morning to evaluate what can be done.

 

[phurst]

 

[MatthewLaw]

WOW quite a night. how long did it take to transfer everything?

 

[phurst]

It was several hours for the livestock transfer, 12 hours work total before we called it a night (or morning, as it were).

 

[MatthewLaw]

WOW quite a day. glad to see you were able to get everything moved with any serious issues.

 

[Spinny]

Pearson,

Thanks for the update.

I believe you stated that the equipment room was in the garage, but what about any damage to the main part of the house?

 

[phurst]

No damage to the main part of the house thankfully. It was a rear seam that burst, so all the water ended up in the garage. Sloped concrete floor, so no harm done there, but it DID drench a bunch of equipment. Pumps, ballasts, outlet boxes, etc. Haven't even begun to evaluate what's OK and what isn't.

 

[Spinny]

I guess if it had to happen, at least any damage to his home will be minimal.

Does anyone know if a home owners policy would cover any damage to ones home in a situation like this? Not the lose of the reef and equipment, but damages to the structure, walls, floors, etc.

 

[phurst]

I hope I never have to find out

 

[TandN]

Man so sorry to hear this good thing he is ordering a upgrade huh. Whats gonna happen to this tank now

 

[Jflip2002]

You are covered as far as the house goes.... SOL as far as the tank goes. I would definitely see try to be compensated for all items lost if my tank's seam split.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14931254#post14931254 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Spinny
I guess if it had to happen, at least any damage to his home will be minimal.

Does anyone know if a home owners policy would cover any damage to ones home in a situation like this? Not the lose of the reef and equipment, but damages to the structure, walls, floors, etc.

 

[phurst]

The tank builder was by today to atempt a repair. We can't test it until Sunday morning, so I guess we'll see how that goes. The planned upgrade was put on hold, and if the repairs don't work, a replacement tank will be built.

 

[phurst]

Things are not going well. I came over this morning to help freshwater test the repairs. We took the clamps off the repair and removed the wood blocks the builder was using to support the repaired side. As we were setting the tank down, the entire bottom seam on the back let go.

 

[MatthewLaw]

woah!!

i know this a last case scenario, but at what point is the tank unsalvagable? how much time does a manufacture warranty cover?

 

[phurst]

IMO, it's unsalvagable now. I know I wouldn't trust it now even if the bottom seam was fixed. We're weighing our options at this point. There's just too much stuff in the 180 currently for it to be a very long term solution.

 

[MatthewLaw]

on a side note, any idea what caused the bottom seam to break?

while waiting for a new tank to be built, would it make sense to purchase another 180g to split things up temporarily?

 

[phurst]

I'm certainly no expert, and I don't want to speculate, but it appears that currently the bottom and rear panels don't quite line up right.

Getting another tank, temporarily rehoming livestock, who knows. It's not my decision to make.