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Titanic!

2009.08.18
Michael taking out the rocks

Can you see the crack all the way across?

Drip and occasional gush!

Hi fish! This gives fishbowl a whole new meaning, eh?

Note the sopping wet carpet....

Ok, so we have the 10 gal aquarium with about 10 various fish in it. All is well, usually. We feed them *almost* everyday and I change the filter monthly and I will add water to keep it full since evaporation does happen. Well, I just topped it off yesterday and it was full to the top. Today, I was in the liv room lighting some incense and then went down the hall to check on the boys in the shower. I was down the hall maybe 3-4 min total and as I was walking back towards the living room, I could hear what I thought was a crackling noise and I instantly thought of how I lit incense and maybe something caught fire so I start running. I get to the liv room and check the incense and nothing. Then, I look over at the aquarium where the noise was coming from and it was NOT crackling I was hearing but splattering....of water.....from the aquarium to the floor from a crack all along the bottom of the aquarium. I hopped around and let out a few squeals for about 20 seconds before I gathered my wits and unplugged everything then ran for big bowls. I put 2 big bowls under the aquarium and then got another bowl and started scooping fish out. Rescued all the fishies (the water they are in was from the water gushing out of the bottom of the aquarium). By this time, I had gotten the boys out of the shower and enlisted their help. We got everything out of the aquarium and started scooping water out while putting towels on the floor. Finally, after we got the water level down to about 3 inches, me and Michael lifted the entire aquarium on it's base and took it out into the yard to finish draining in the grass. I was afraid to take the aquarium off the stand because I didn't want the bottom to literally fall out with glass and decorative pebbles everywhere. We successfully moved it outside and I sopped up as much water as possible with towels and now there is a fan blowing on it. The fish are in 2 huge mixing bowls on the laundry room floor. In a twist of luck, I have an appt to have my carpets cleaned next week. But, I'm not sure what do do about the fish. I'll be making a trip to Jack's Aquarium & Pets tomorrow for advice.......



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