Nav Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hey guys, I apologize for this long post and many questions in advance haha.... So I had a bit of a disaster last week, came home from a work trip and after about 3 hours of sleep heard my in wall aquarium spraying water everywhere. It stopped leaking once the water got to about 1/3rd the volume and the sump was completely drained. I managed to save all the fish (it was an emergency so I bought a 4ft tank to move all my fish into and the cheapest filtration I could - not ideal but better then them dying). The house will be fixed under insurance so not as concerned about that, but now my issue is, replacing my aquarium. I have called around and have had a lot of companies suggest replacing my tank rather then repairing it (to try and reduce chance of further leaks). The tank that had issues is 1560mm long x 740mm tall x640mm deep (12mm glass). Can anyone recommend a quality tank builder in Sydney who could make me a replacement and possibly install it at a reasonable cost (plumbing, etc)? There were a few things I always disliked about my old tank, the placement of the holes (drain/return were located beside each other on same side of tank, I think having water flow across tank would be better (correct me if I'm wrong). Also would love to have a drilled hole half way down for draining the tank more easily for water changes. I'm also tossing up changing my sump design (matrix style sump) and getting a new one built at same time with lids, better placement of compartments/space for bio balls, easier to clean, etc) and plumbing my ecotech vectra m1 pump to run in-line instead of taking up space in the sump. Good/bad idea? And finally, anyone have any idea what the best way to get rid of the old tank would be? No way I can carry the tank out myself or transport it (I think its 200+ kg and I still have gravel in it i need to get out but haven't - kind of lost the will to after spending the weekend trying to get the water out of the house. Regards, Nav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsessiveCichlidDisorder Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Give Abbyss Aquariums a call in Gregory Hills. They can do whatever you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nav Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Thanks Obsessive, will call them up and see how fast they can turn around a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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