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Old 07-12-2011, 10:28 AM

Default Breaking?

Anyone have a tank break for no reason?
   
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 10:56 AM

I haven't bit wondering if anyone has myself. And what caused it.
   
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 10:59 AM

i have not had it happen but have heard of a few doing it eather a week joint our unlevel tank
   
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 05:35 PM

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Anyone have a tank break for no reason?
How long was it set up, new/used, what was the tank (size, shape/design), how did it break, did it crack or ****ter...............

Not personally but I had a friend whos 46g bowfront basically explode while he was eating dinner one night!
   
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 06:02 PM

i've seen pics of a guys bigger nano cube blow out the front randomly on him.
   
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 05:33 PM

I bought the tank from a friend he had it setup for 8 months he went bigger i had it for 5 months. it was a 65g cube and it ****tered.

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How long was it set up, new/used, what was the tank (size, shape/design), how did it break, did it crack or ****ter...............

Not personally but I had a friend whos 46g bowfront basically explode while he was eating dinner one night!
   
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 05:35 PM

how long did u have water in it? Front/side panel or bottom panel.... any pics of the tank on stand before/after??
   
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 06:40 PM

Rock slide possible?
   
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 07:09 PM

All i can think of is if it was warm in your house and then u maybe turn on AC it could cause the glass to break from the temp change
   
 
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Old 07-17-2011, 02:38 PM

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how long did u have water in it? Front/side panel or bottom panel.... any pics of the tank on stand before/after??

About 3 months just really started so didn't really have alot of livestock in it. only panel that was left was the bottom

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Rock slide possible?
No they were all epoxied together.
   
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