125 gallon disaster

[Mr.Walrus]

Well yesterday i recieved my fluval fx5. After doing a water change and assembling the filter i heard a crack. My tank split at the corner seam . Water started rushing out. I had to siphon it very quickly. My turtles are currently in my ten gallon for the next few days because we are repairing the tank with silicone. Didn't even get to test my filter  Thats my luck, my turtles are so confused they went from bing in a giant tank to a tiny one. Luckily they aren't fighting do to lack of space.

[Wiggles]

Sorry to hear that but at least you were there when it happened and was able to take care of the problem. Could have been a lot worse.

[Mr.Walrus]

lol could have been 125 gallons of water to my basement. At least its right next to the sump pump and water lines for easy drainage and easy filling lol

[tabathacook]

Oh no. I hope it all works out.

[Mr.Walrus]

thanks, We are going to put water in it tonight. We used silicone to fix it and it said wait 48 hours which we have. Also may get some large gravel at lowes to spruce up the tank

[Mr.Walrus]

Its all temporarily fixed, i have clamps on both ends were we re-siliconed it. Now my water is crystal clear thanks to my new fx5. Another bad thing though another one of my heaters broke.  my luck

[LBTurtleGirl]

Wow what a mess, so sorry that happened!  Glad all is well now