Biggest Fear... Tank Failure/Flood... How about a 20,000 gallon flood.

CuzzA · 01/07/2015, 04:19 PM

A fellow reefer (IrishTang) posted this in my local forum and I thought I would share here...

I'm sure most of you are familiar with Bill Wann's 20,000 gallon residential reef tank. If not, just google it.

Apparently yesterday a 6 inch pipe cracked and drained all but 18 inches of water!!!

You can read what he says here and he posted some pictures too.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...90&pnref=story

Man, I would've probably had to of been hospitalized. I hope he can recover most of everything, including the ten years that was probably knocked off his life. I hope his corals make it until it gets refilled too, sounds like most of the fish are ok.

tkeracer619 · 01/07/2015, 04:33 PM

Damn

rlm2005 · 01/07/2015, 04:36 PM

Wow.

d2mini · 01/07/2015, 04:38 PM

Oh man.

Where exactly did all that water go? I can't tell from the pics.

Whiterabbitrage · 01/07/2015, 05:23 PM

Anyone know why he was banned from RC?

CuzzA · 01/07/2015, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

Oh man.

Where exactly did all that water go? I can't tell from the pics.

I think the lower floor of his house contains all of the plumbing and equipment and it has a drain.

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Originally Posted by Whiterabbitrage

Anyone know why he was banned from RC?

I thought I read some people in his personal life were insulted and then a bunch of back and forth insults ensued on his build thread. Don't hold me to that.

Whiterabbitrage · 01/07/2015, 07:26 PM

I hope with 18" of water left that the fish were ok. I never heard of this guy before. That tank is literally straight out of my dreams. Except for the maintenance! I hope we get more details about the accident. Why exactly did the pipe crack? I like to. Learn from these incidents. Reef keeping is difficult enough on its own, but then there are all these random happenings: leaks, disease, power outages, etc. Guess we'll never be safe from all of them, but I'm trying to protect myself from as many as possible.
Was also wondering why his Apex or whatever he has didn't warn him something was wrong.

Whiterabbitrage · 01/07/2015, 07:29 PM

Oh, and I'm sorry for asking why he was banned. I got to thinking maybe I could be banned for asking? I guess it's not appropriate? But I really wanted to know how such an unusual person who could have added so much to RC could have been banned. Warned, ok, but banned? That's sad.

SBV · 01/07/2015, 08:21 PM

Sucks bro

Indymann99 · 01/07/2015, 08:57 PM

And we complain about how long our RODI system takes to fill a 120g tank... check out his Facebook page... he's moving salt buckets in with a FORKLIFT..

CuzzA · 01/07/2015, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Indymann99

And we complain about how long our RODI system takes to fill a 120g tank... check out his Facebook page... he's moving salt buckets in with a FORKLIFT..

Yeah, 10,000 gallon per DAY.

Whiterabbitrage · 01/07/2015, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CuzzA

Yeah, 10,000 gallon per DAY.

I cannot comprehend that.

Breadman03 · 01/08/2015, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Whiterabbitrage

I cannot comprehend that.

You know those fuel trucks that deliver to gas stations? That is pretty close to 10,000 gallons.

that Fish Guy · 01/08/2015, 10:06 AM

Anybody know if he was home when it happened?

ReefKeep66 · 01/08/2015, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Anybody know if he was home when it happened?

According to his Facebook, he woke up to a empty tank. What a nightmare.

Dmorty217 · 01/08/2015, 10:32 AM

Found out at 4am. It said he lost most all the coral and the fish were being kept alive in the 18" of water by the heat exchanger and sand filters. All the fish made it

biomek · 01/08/2015, 01:09 PM

even crazier to think that it still left him with approximately 2,600 gallons still in the tank! wild to hear about this.

reefermike1 · 01/08/2015, 06:48 PM

I remember his build thread, hard to forget one like that. Really sucks to hear about the failure.

billsreef · 01/09/2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Whiterabbitrage

Oh, and I'm sorry for asking why he was banned. I got to thinking maybe I could be banned for asking? I guess it's not appropriate? But I really wanted to know how such an unusual person who could have added so much to RC could have been banned. Warned, ok, but banned? That's sad.

When one keeps violating the User Agreement, even after warnings, one gets banned. It's how everyone that gets banned does it. Nothing special. Also, since he is banned and cannot talk here for himself, we need to close this thread. Kind of bad manners to talk about people that can't talk for themselves

01/07/2015, 04:19 PM	#1
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	Biggest Fear... Tank Failure/Flood... How about a 20,000 gallon flood. A fellow reefer (IrishTang) posted this in my local forum and I thought I would share here... I'm sure most of you are familiar with Bill Wann's 20,000 gallon residential reef tank. If not, just google it. Apparently yesterday a 6 inch pipe cracked and drained all but 18 inches of water!!! You can read what he says here and he posted some pictures too. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...90&pnref=story Man, I would've probably had to of been hospitalized. I hope he can recover most of everything, including the ten years that was probably knocked off his life. I hope his corals make it until it gets refilled too, sounds like most of the fish are ok.

01/07/2015, 04:33 PM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Damn __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

01/07/2015, 04:36 PM	#3
rlm2005 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego Area Posts: 432	Wow. __________________ Rhonda 65 gallon mixed reef

01/07/2015, 04:38 PM	#4
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	Oh man. Where exactly did all that water go? I can't tell from the pics. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

01/07/2015, 05:23 PM	#5
Whiterabbitrage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,338 Blog Entries: 1	Anyone know why he was banned from RC? __________________ ~Morgan Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium

01/07/2015, 07:26 PM	#7
Whiterabbitrage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,338 Blog Entries: 1	I hope with 18" of water left that the fish were ok. I never heard of this guy before. That tank is literally straight out of my dreams. Except for the maintenance! I hope we get more details about the accident. Why exactly did the pipe crack? I like to. Learn from these incidents. Reef keeping is difficult enough on its own, but then there are all these random happenings: leaks, disease, power outages, etc. Guess we'll never be safe from all of them, but I'm trying to protect myself from as many as possible. Was also wondering why his Apex or whatever he has didn't warn him something was wrong. __________________ ~Morgan Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium

01/07/2015, 07:29 PM	#8
Whiterabbitrage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,338 Blog Entries: 1	Oh, and I'm sorry for asking why he was banned. I got to thinking maybe I could be banned for asking? I guess it's not appropriate? But I really wanted to know how such an unusual person who could have added so much to RC could have been banned. Warned, ok, but banned? That's sad. __________________ ~Morgan Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium

01/07/2015, 08:21 PM	#9
SBV Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 260	Sucks bro __________________ Will race for Christ Current Tank Info: 120 LPS RR, 40 gal. fuge

01/07/2015, 08:57 PM	#10
Indymann99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,447	And we complain about how long our RODI system takes to fill a 120g tank... check out his Facebook page... he's moving salt buckets in with a FORKLIFT.. __________________ 120g DT 100lbs LR / 200 lbs LS, 45g fuge, VectraM1 Return, Herbie drain, 4x RW-8, 2x AI Hydra 26 w AWM, ASM G2, Apex controller, Apex BoB w floats ATO

01/08/2015, 10:06 AM	#14
that Fish Guy Frag Swap Crusader! Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,538	Anybody know if he was home when it happened?

01/08/2015, 10:32 AM	#16
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	Found out at 4am. It said he lost most all the coral and the fish were being kept alive in the 18" of water by the heat exchanger and sand filters. All the fish made it __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

01/08/2015, 01:09 PM	#17
biomek Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wylie (Dallas) Tx Posts: 231	even crazier to think that it still left him with approximately 2,600 gallons still in the tank! wild to hear about this. __________________ Todd 225g mixed reef, T5s, RO skimmer, Vortech and Tunze, Trigger System sump 40b QT / observation tank, 2-10gs for TTM

01/08/2015, 06:48 PM	#18
reefermike1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 523	I remember his build thread, hard to forget one like that. Really sucks to hear about the failure. __________________ 180 gallon build in progress http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2370453