My 10g tank POPPED!

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gcvt

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I was just sitting in the living room watching TV and heard "POP!"...followed by the sound of running water. That's never a good sign :(

I run to my 'fish room' (hallway closet) and find water pouring out of my macro algae tank. There was no livestock in the tank, thankfully. Anyway, I grabbed as many towels as I could from the bathroom and threw them on the floor - by now 1/4 of the water was gone. Then I grabbed a MaxiJet 1200 powerhead and a piece of hose, tossed it in the tank and pumped water into 3 different buckets. Then I grabbed my camera, of course. Darn good thing I had all this stuff sitting right there in my 'fish room'. I managed to save all the macroalgae by tossing it in my quarantine tank....until I can go buy a new 10g tank tomorrow.

The tank was an All-Glass Black Seal. I'll probably replace it with an acrylic tank. This 10g and another 10g (Q-tank) were the only glass tanks I had. Oddly enough the Q-tank is a much cheaper/thinner brand of tank than the All Glass but the All Glass is the one that blew out. Hmm.

Did I mention I live in a rented apartment? I hope none of the water made it down to my neighbors apartment. Oh well, that's what my renters insurance policy is for. I'm just glad I was home when it happened.

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Bummer
My 100 g acrylic actually fell over and didn't break.
Luckily it was the bottom floor of the apartment complex.
About half the water came out.:rolleyes:
:sad
 
Your poly will cover both the tank and any liability that you might incure unless it's a named exclusion from the policy. The tank it's self may not be covered, "it probably is but, also most probably not worth claiming most policies have a deductible that would preclude covering a 10 gallon". Any liability issues however will be 100% covered property damage, clean up etc.
I'm not sure how your policy is written but, if you need any help p.m. me & I'll help if I'm licensed in your state.
hth
chris
licensed insurance agent
p.s.
 
I made sure to check that it covers my aquariums...well, not the livestock, but the damage the aquariums may cause. It's a $50,000 policy...I figure that'd be enough. This was my first failure in 26 years of fish keeping and I sure hope it's the last. I knew 10 gallons wouldn't do much damage, but it sure got my heart rate going. And, when it went, it was LOUD! - sounded like a firecracker or something. I'm glad my 100g is acrylic.

Oh well, I got a new 10g today, so my macro is back home where he belongs :)
 
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I'm still paranoid too. When the tank went it was a really loud noise. I live in an old creaky building though, so every time I hear the slightest noise, I run to my 'fish room' to see if everything is okay.
 
I hope that doesnt happen to me! If my 20 gallon popped i would be screwed! MY parents would say good bye to fish tanks.
 
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