Oh CRAP! Oceanic Center Brace Popped Off!

Kengar · 11/21/2008, 08:21 PM

The center brace on my 156 popped away from the rear wall of the tank. (Glass isn't broken, just the silicone gave way.) How often does this happen "out there?" How much structural support does it really add? I have three clamps on the tank at the moment -- one on each end and one in the center -- until the problem can be rectified. Just wondering how much of a crisis such an event creates.

agreeive?fish · 11/21/2008, 09:30 PM

I dont have any info for you so ill give you a bumb to the top

just dave · 11/21/2008, 10:35 PM

If gap isn't present between the end of the brace and the glass ,after it came apart,I would say it wasn't needed but if a gap was present I would say the opposite. I'm assuming the aquarium was full of water when this occurred.

hyperfocal · 11/21/2008, 10:40 PM

Still under warranty? I'd call Oceanic

Kengar · 11/22/2008, 07:44 AM

there's a couple of millimeters gap as far as I can tell by feel. I don't know whether that is present as tank is originally fabricated, to give clearnace to put brace in place and caulk, or whether that is attributable to filling and use. (Yes, tank is filled; rockwork is built up in middle of tank, not all leaning against back of tank.)

Oceanic advertises lifetime guarantee on their ultra tanks, which this tank is. First call when I found this last night was to LFS where I purchased. The gentleman there with whom I spoke started talking about scraping off all the silicone to get down to bare glass in order to be able to re-caulk it, but I'm not going to go that route. Tank gets replaced, not jury-rigged with a home caulk job. (I can just see a major problem down the line and such a home repair having nullified all future warranty.) I will speak to owner of LFS today and trust we will be able to do so.

The real pain in the rear is going to be swapping out, particularly since I really like the way I've aquascaped and it NEVER goes back the same regardless of how many notes/pictures you take.

Phillybean · 11/22/2008, 08:20 AM

That sucks.

Don't take a chance on it, replace it as soon as you can. While your at it, try and get them to upgrade you

goochesfish · 11/22/2008, 09:14 AM

How long did you have the tank before this happened?

Kengar · 11/22/2008, 09:58 AM

a little over a year. tank was delivered toward end of july last year, and i didn't really get it filled until september.

3D-Reef · 11/22/2008, 10:08 AM

The first thing they are going to ask is,was the tank and stand bought at the same time,or is it a home made stand.If it's a home made stand then the warranty is no good.Thats what the LFS's around here tell us.

crvz · 11/22/2008, 10:14 AM

That's the pits, but sounds like you've got a good handle on forward plan. Hope the LFS gets it settled out for you.

Kengar · 11/22/2008, 03:00 PM

tank and matching oceanic stand bought together from same lfs.

CeeGee · 11/22/2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kengar
tank and matching oceanic stand bought together from same lfs.

cool. Good luck on everything!

Runfrumu · 11/22/2008, 04:41 PM

I doubt the rock leaning on the back would cause it. It was probably just the force of all the water that did it.

11/21/2008, 08:21 PM	#1
Kengar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, MD (D.C. Metro Area) Posts: 1,970	Oh CRAP! Oceanic Center Brace Popped Off! The center brace on my 156 popped away from the rear wall of the tank. (Glass isn't broken, just the silicone gave way.) How often does this happen "out there?" How much structural support does it really add? I have three clamps on the tank at the moment -- one on each end and one in the center -- until the problem can be rectified. Just wondering how much of a crisis such an event creates.

11/21/2008, 10:40 PM	#4
hyperfocal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edge of oblivion Posts: 1,708	Still under warranty? I'd call Oceanic __________________ "Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent." -- Voltaire Current Tank Info: getting back into the hobby

11/22/2008, 07:44 AM	#5
Kengar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, MD (D.C. Metro Area) Posts: 1,970	there's a couple of millimeters gap as far as I can tell by feel. I don't know whether that is present as tank is originally fabricated, to give clearnace to put brace in place and caulk, or whether that is attributable to filling and use. (Yes, tank is filled; rockwork is built up in middle of tank, not all leaning against back of tank.) Oceanic advertises lifetime guarantee on their ultra tanks, which this tank is. First call when I found this last night was to LFS where I purchased. The gentleman there with whom I spoke started talking about scraping off all the silicone to get down to bare glass in order to be able to re-caulk it, but I'm not going to go that route. Tank gets replaced, not jury-rigged with a home caulk job. (I can just see a major problem down the line and such a home repair having nullified all future warranty.) I will speak to owner of LFS today and trust we will be able to do so. The real pain in the rear is going to be swapping out, particularly since I really like the way I've aquascaped and it NEVER goes back the same regardless of how many notes/pictures you take. __________________ Resident Patent Attorney

11/22/2008, 08:20 AM	#6
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	That sucks. Don't take a chance on it, replace it as soon as you can. While your at it, try and get them to upgrade you __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

11/22/2008, 09:14 AM	#7
goochesfish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,305	How long did you have the tank before this happened? __________________ The Gooch, my Beagle, may she RIP 1995-2011 Current Tank Info: 150 gallon Starfire set up July 22,09, 30g QT

11/21/2008, 09:30 PM	#2
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	I dont have any info for you so ill give you a bumb to the top

11/21/2008, 10:35 PM	#3
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	If gap isn't present between the end of the brace and the glass ,after it came apart,I would say it wasn't needed but if a gap was present I would say the opposite. I'm assuming the aquarium was full of water when this occurred.

11/22/2008, 09:58 AM	#8
Kengar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, MD (D.C. Metro Area) Posts: 1,970	a little over a year. tank was delivered toward end of july last year, and i didn't really get it filled until september. __________________ Resident Patent Attorney

11/22/2008, 10:08 AM	#9
3D-Reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wichita,Ks Posts: 602	The first thing they are going to ask is,was the tank and stand bought at the same time,or is it a home made stand.If it's a home made stand then the warranty is no good.Thats what the LFS's around here tell us. __________________ Seagrass,Mother nature's way of organic carbon dosing. "Nitrification is controlled primarily by 02 and nitrogen as ammonium supply, while denitrification is controlled by nitrate and organic carbon supply" Seagrasses 2006 Life on earth depends on plants-without plants,no life.Alf Jacob Nilsen Current Tank Info: 125 DT,135 grass fuge/sump;75g seagrass/seahorse tank 70 fuge/sump

11/22/2008, 10:14 AM	#10
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	That's the pits, but sounds like you've got a good handle on forward plan. Hope the LFS gets it settled out for you. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

11/22/2008, 03:00 PM	#11
Kengar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, MD (D.C. Metro Area) Posts: 1,970	tank and matching oceanic stand bought together from same lfs. __________________ Resident Patent Attorney

11/22/2008, 04:41 PM	#13
Runfrumu Hi Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NC Posts: 1,014	I doubt the rock leaning on the back would cause it. It was probably just the force of all the water that did it. __________________ Red Sea Max 130d and 125 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon oceanic tank, Lighthouse Pro XLS, 72" outer orbit fixture, H&S 150-F2000/1 skimmer, H&S 110 Calcium Reactor, Tunze 7096, 2 Tunze 6105's , Tunze Osmolator, Prime 1/4hp drop-in chiller. 5 years running. Red Sea Max, 3 years.