anewbie Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 No matter how well built you think your aquarium is yo should have a plan in place if in case ...https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aquarium-berlin-hotel-radisson-blu-evacuation-germany/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Any plan ideas? At least it was empty of fish when it blew… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 10:29 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: At least it was empty of fish when it blew… Where did you see it didn't have fish in? I'd seen that most of the fish weren't able to be saved because of the cold. They froze faster than they'd have died from just being out of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJenna Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 So sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ_FishDad Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Yeah, definitely some pictures of dead fish in some of the news stories out there. Came here just to see if anyone else saw this in the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 The article I just read said that all fish perished, and tanks in the lower levels of the hotel were without oxygen without power. Berlin Zoo said it would take any surviving fish from those tanks. Crazy! https://apple.news/AbYzNFp4zTw-eIcuMcXLQKw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I will be the grumpy old person who says that I can't imagine fish really enjoy living in a cylinder with an elevator traveling through, and I didn't find the tank very attractive as a scape. I'm sorry for all the fish and hope the hotel learns better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 not sure, but im thinking they need more than a 5gal wet/dry vac for that one. not sure, but im thinking they need more than a 5gal wet/dry vac for that one. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 9:09 AM, lefty o said: not sure, but im thinking they need more than a 5gal wet/dry vac for that one. not sure, but im thinking they need more than a 5gal wet/dry vac for that one. You can say that again! 😆 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 @lefty oIf I did the reverse math on that right that would fill my entire house with 18' of water .... at least a 10 gal wet/dry vac 🙂 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I am now looking at my water boxes with increased suspicion, and considering getting the 5 gal. shop vac. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 5:41 PM, Katherine said: Where did you see it didn't have fish in? I'd seen that most of the fish weren't able to be saved because of the cold. They froze faster than they'd have died from just being out of water. Read that on the BBC website - they’ve since edited it out. Sorry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 12:32 PM, eatyourpeas said: considering getting the 5 gal. shop vac. Definitely my wisest fish investment ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I had a 10-gallon break on me when filling it up due to a piece of metal under the base I did not notice. I was 12-14 ish at the time. Even 5 gallons is ridiculous amount of water to deal with on a floor. That giant wheeled shopvac from lowes is always close now and very handy for all sorts of things. I even have used that as my easy button to remove substrate on a full tank reset. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 11:22 AM, Patrick_G said: You can say that again! 😆 apparently my computer and the site were having a little stuttering issue!🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 For those who failed to read the article over 1,500 fishes perished.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 11:09 AM, lefty o said: not sure, but im thinking they need more than a 5gal wet/dry vac for that one. not sure, but im thinking they need more than a 5gal wet/dry vac for that one. I just put an order in for a 100,000 gallon Shop Vac just in case my wife finally lets me get the 265,000 gallon aquarium I've always wanted. Gotta be prepared. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Here is my question, why in the news video in the first link were they seemingly pouring more water on the situation?! I feel like 26,500gal was plenty. Were they concerned there might still be somewhere that was dry? Was this just insult to injury? What?! The world may never know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 “aquarium was reportedly extensively modernized in the summer of 2020.” I am not sure what this means, but I’d look there for your sudden failures in design. If the tank had been running for nearly 20 years before that, it gives me pause. I know with my car which is 25 years old the issues started occurring once I started messing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 1:19 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: Here is my question, why in the news video in the first link were they seemingly pouring more water on the situation?! I feel like 26,500gal was plenty. Were they concerned there might still be somewhere that was dry? Was this just insult to injury? What?! The world may never know. I assumed that was water returning that had splashed up onto the second floor. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 8:56 PM, Biotope Biologist said: I am not sure what this means, but I’d look there for your sudden failures in design. If the tank had been running for nearly 20 years before that, it gives me pause. I visited it in 2018 or 2019 before the pandemic and it was basically a glass cylinder mounted on a concrete pedestal. At the join between the glass and the concrete, you could see traces of water and a dripping sound echoed around the hotel lobby. Caretakers would be all around the base with what I now recognize as silicone. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 2:57 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: I visited it in 2018 or 2019 before the pandemic and it was basically a glass cylinder mounted on a concrete pedestal. At the join between the glass and the concrete, you could see traces of water and a dripping sound echoed around the hotel lobby. Caretakers would be all around the base with what I now recognize as silicone. "Oh, I see you've seen our continuous water change system." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 10:05 PM, jwcarlson said: "Oh, I see you've seen our continuous water change system." One of the prime attractions of the hotel, along with the once in a lifetime experience of 26 thousand gallons deciding it was high time to go walkies . 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 11:12 AM, jwcarlson said: I just put an order in for a 100,000 gallon Shop Vac just in case my wife finally lets me get the 265,000 gallon aquarium I've always wanted. Gotta be prepared. I hope you got the new vac-com, it’s the choice of savvy aquarists everywhere. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzero1 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 1:19 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: Here is my question, why in the news video in the first link were they seemingly pouring more water on the situation?! I feel like 26,500gal was plenty. Were they concerned there might still be somewhere that was dry? Was this just insult to injury? What?! The world may never know. I noticed that too. My best guess would be trying to rinse off the saltwater to avoid salt/corrosion issues, but your guess is as good as mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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