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24-11-2011, 01:39 PM | #1 |
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What if .....
Hi all senior
always this question pop to me... What if one day when return from work. realise your fishtank leaks and water all over the floor, fishes some make it some cannot... What will you do first in this messy/heartaches situation? Is there any helpline to call for temp fishtank? If at home no spare tank for arro and other big fishes, does anyone keep spare tanks/tub for this type of situation? If yes, how big? |
24-11-2011, 01:41 PM | #2 | |
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24-11-2011, 01:52 PM | #3 |
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Your neighbourhood watch group will come in handy. Af bros who stay around your area, i mean.
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24-11-2011, 01:56 PM | #4 |
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Actually, the best remedy is to ensure the tank you bought comes from a reliable tank maker. If you are getting a resale tank, do check on it's age, whether it's dried for a period of time before you bought it or currently running and waiting to decom. Physical checks must be carried out (cracks; chips etc) .
Should there be a leak, like what you mentioned, I think the best thing you can do is to find containers to house the survivors and try to contact perhaps SG Bros, they might have services to temp house the survivors as they do transfer of rays and aros. |
24-11-2011, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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i'd say prevention is better than cure but regardless *$h!t* just happens =.="
i'm lucky to be living near several lfs, so having good relationship with them is important as i'll never know when i'm gonna need them in that kinda emergency u described |
24-11-2011, 02:30 PM | #6 |
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it happens to me just last wednesday, piping from OHF came loose. i secure the angles but this time was at the rain bar....
the tank was inside the room so the room was wet, another room wet, living room wet, store room also wet .... the extra bedding stuff my mum bought was kept in a wooden box under the bed...soak wet sofa and mattress .... wet the grocery (rice) was kept in the store room ... wet i always have a spare tank at any one time for temp solution (leaking).... then meantime call up tank maker and beg for a fast job |
24-11-2011, 02:51 PM | #7 | |
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But back to the topic, it's good if you can have a spare tank.. but not everyone has the space for a spare tank. Might end up having to buy one off the shelf. |
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24-11-2011, 03:31 PM | #8 |
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i rush home to find both my dad and mum kneeing on the floor scooping water .... they didnt blame me but i felt very guilty, seriously.
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24-11-2011, 03:37 PM | #9 |
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Ensure you have enough pail (biggest, of course) with sufficient air pump and pray they survive while waiting for remedy in resolving the tank leak. For neighborhood assistance, some of them may not be free as most of them are working personnel.
In view of tank leak, no one can ensure it will not happen even reliable tank maker themselves. Which is why the tank maker give 5 yrs warranty, is to give peace of mind to the owner. This is unforeseen circumstances when it happen, it doesn't alarm anyone else. I had my own share of it but always pray the next morning that the fishes are all well next morning. |
24-11-2011, 03:48 PM | #10 |
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hmmm.... that's something to think about.
Anyway, IMHO, frequent check on the tank should be fine, early detection can prevent such problem / issue occurred. As mentioned, prevention better then cure, but not preparing / anticipating such problem arise by having the spare tanks/tub, it is not economical and waste space. That's my thought and opinion. |
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