cheezysquirrelz
Aquarium Advice Freak
When I got home from school today, I was excited because monday is my birthday but we are celebrating saturday. I walked in and my mom led me to my room.........
My 20 gallon x-tall tank busted!!!!!!!!!
While I was at school, my mom went in my room and found that the tank was almost empty and water was everywhere. Thinking fast she put the cichlids into my other 20 gallon.
My floor is CARPET and flooded. The water even leaked into the garage below my room.
I found a large plastic container to put them in temporarily. I put it on my kitchen counter and pulled the little sink hose thing out and rigged it with a rubber band to stay on without holding it. I left the room to grab the filter and came back to find the hose popped out and got water ALL over the floor. I got that cleaned though.
Luckily, my cichlids are under 2 inches and arent aggressive. My neighbors, the only people near by who also have tanks, werent home.
When they finally got home, I explained my story and she came over.
I was going to catch my cichlids and put them into my neighbors tank.
I had to pull ALL my plants and decor out of the tank to get them.
I noticed one cichlid was missing. I then checked the almost empty tank and found him.
I got back home and put all the plants back into the tank.
All this time my mom has been sucking all the water out of my carpet!
Now tonight I have to get a new tank and a stand for it(the tall tank sat on the floor)
----What a great early birthday present...........
P.S. I now have to sleep on the couch!!!!
My 20 gallon x-tall tank busted!!!!!!!!!
While I was at school, my mom went in my room and found that the tank was almost empty and water was everywhere. Thinking fast she put the cichlids into my other 20 gallon.
My floor is CARPET and flooded. The water even leaked into the garage below my room.
I found a large plastic container to put them in temporarily. I put it on my kitchen counter and pulled the little sink hose thing out and rigged it with a rubber band to stay on without holding it. I left the room to grab the filter and came back to find the hose popped out and got water ALL over the floor. I got that cleaned though.
Luckily, my cichlids are under 2 inches and arent aggressive. My neighbors, the only people near by who also have tanks, werent home.
When they finally got home, I explained my story and she came over.
I was going to catch my cichlids and put them into my neighbors tank.
I had to pull ALL my plants and decor out of the tank to get them.
I noticed one cichlid was missing. I then checked the almost empty tank and found him.
I got back home and put all the plants back into the tank.
All this time my mom has been sucking all the water out of my carpet!
Now tonight I have to get a new tank and a stand for it(the tall tank sat on the floor)
----What a great early birthday present...........
P.S. I now have to sleep on the couch!!!!