0 0 approximately three years ago this weekend i came downstairs from my bedroom only to find water that came over my feet.
Aquarium floor protector.
200 litres on the living room floor.
Only thing about cutting that floor is that would be permanent and if you ever sell the house the tanks would need to go with it.
Thinking like every good reefer i immediately thought that my tank had sprung a major leak and was flooding the second floor of my house.
But hey it s a heck of a lot cheaper than replacing all your damaged aquarium equipment that was plugged in.
My second hand aquastabil aquarium bought in june cracked with a wide arch shape friday night.
A consumer grade power strip with surge protection probably won t trip at a low enough voltage to save sensitive equipment like a computer.
All it takes is one trip on the power strip to damage your equipment or worse topple your aquarium over.
I can see it was sick glass white faint spotted areas on the side that cracked and also on the other long side.
I have 3 20s that are sitting safely on old mirrors that came from a quality hotel and that s great.
This is why you need to get a power strip with decent mounting.
What can i put under them to help protect the carpet from splashes.
Aquarium leaks floods and how to prevent them michael paletta oct 22 2016.
But that s all of my mirrors and i want to have a few larger aquariums on a floor in another room.
Best aquarium power strip surge protectors top picks and guide.
The only problem that you may run into is that with the weight of the tanks when the floor expands from temperature and humidity it may not go towards the wall that the tank is on so just get a little bit of a wider base board on the opposite wall and cut the floor.
If the surge protector trips you need to dispose of the power strip.
Having your aquarium power strip sit on the floor with wires dangling from it is a recipe for disaster.