Bad Day

[Toadie78]

well today was not a fun day in my book. I woke up all happy and ready to roll. Then i went to feed my toads and fishies. Upon doing so i noticed the moss on the land was soping wet. I lifted up the moss and found to my dismay 3 inches of water, the divider had failed. So i spent the next few hours cleaning the tank and gravel. Next i noticed a large crack forming on the bottom of the tank. Ok all things then came to a full tilt stop.

I packed up the tank and took it back to petsmart where i purchased it. Returning home every triumphantly with a brand new All Living Things Cool Rainforest Reptile/Amphibian Kit.

To keep the crack from happening again im gonna get a piece of plywood to support the bottom and also got an idea or two for making some sort of land in the tank.

[elfomatic]

Sorry to hear that ... how are you securing the divider?

[Lizgirl]

Sorry you had such an experience, but glad that you were able to get a replacement tank. I hope that your reinforcements work.

[Toadie78]

i had used silicone caulk and not silicone aquarium sealant. I guess the caulk just cant stand up to being submerged. Im not going to divide the land and water again i had a neat idea to use a tupperware container painted black with nontoxic paint of course for the land.
Any other ideas?

[elfomatic]

Sounds good ... I would stick to the aquarium sealant this time ... it should hold better.

[Toadie78]

Why im not dividing the land and the water. I actually like this new design even better than the old one. I will get a few pictures up once i get it done.

[Toadie78]

Well setup is done, but alas no money to get the pictures developed. The toadies are very happy and so am i.

[Lizgirl]

Yeah! We can wait for pictures. Just keep your babies happy.

[Toadie78]

yeah i sure am trying my hardest to do just that. Gotta go to PetSmart later to get them some more crickets.