Help needed in potch

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    HI all
    MY tank has sprung a very bad leak and is flooding my sitting room and I am alone
    is there any one in Potch that is maybe not working that would be willing to help me out.

    I would really appreciate it.
     
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    Ouch Gareth..... I know the feeling..... hope you get someone to help out.... I had it a while back when my 5ft flooded the lounge, kitchen dining room and down the passage into the bedrooms...... Hope you have containers to temporary house the fish..... go down to your local pet shop, explain your situation & ask for 2nd hand tanks to loan until you can sort out. I'm sure they can help
     
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    So, How did it go Gareth.... I trust you're all sorted out by now???..... Hope you had no fish lost.
     
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    I was lucky to get a big drum to keep the fish in and @Fonkie was able to help me move my furniture out so I could clean the rest of the place and dry the floor no I just have to move the tank out and strip it down and re do it all from scratch.
    going to buy silicone now for it.
     
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    Glad none got lost in the great leak
     
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    I will have to take the tank completely apart and re-silicon it all because the the previous person who had the tank did a real crappy job of it....
    Thanks to @johan008 for helping me move the tank out of my Flat and under the car port were it will have to stay till I have the time to redo it all.
    Hopefully not to long... I am hoping to move into a house very soon so maybe I will wait till the proper space to do the rebuild of the tank.
     
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    Mods can close this thread thank you
     
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