If my house floods aqain.. how could i protect my aquaruim

[mxgibby911]

My home flooded this summer and with luck did not get to my aquaruim and now i'm looking for ideas to protect it in the event it happens aqain and i'm not so lucky. My tanks have some expensive fish and some hard to replace. I keep a sheet of plastic and a roll of duck tape by the tanks in the thought that if it floods aqain i can cover the tank and tape it on. I know that it can't stay like this long and there are other factors such as oxygen, temp and filtration. But i figure if i can at least keep them in the tank and the bad water out they will have a chance. I don't want what happened to my neighbor to happen to me, he lost a 22 inch clown knife. It was found later in a yard and severly confused the neighbor (an avid fisherman) Gibby

[Lady Hobbs]

Oh boy. What a horrible experience. I don't think taping plastic to the tanks would work, tho. The tape would get wet, probably not hold and water can get into the tiniest of places. My gosh. How deep did that water get to get into the tank!!!! Awful, Awful.

[Northernguy]

Welcome to the Fabulous AC!
That is a good question! I don't think you would be able to do much if the water levels were the same as the top of your tank.
I would suggest getting some plastic rubbermaid tubs and putting my fish in there with some of the gravel and filters.That way its movable.
The tank can be cleaned out and reset.
Its not a good predicament to be in thats for sure!
Sorry to hear about you neighbors tank,what a loss!

[mxgibby911]

The water got 4 ft high but only stayed that way a couple of hours. I would put the tanks higher than they are but.. who wants a tank 6 ft off the ground

[mxgibby911]

Welcome to the Fabulous AC!
That is a good question! I don't think you would be able to do much if the water levels were the same as the top of your tank.
I would suggest getting some plastic rubbermaid tubs and putting my fish in there with some of the gravel and filters.That way its movable.
The tank can be cleaned out and reset.
Its not a good predicament to be in thats for sure!
Sorry to hear about you neighbors tank,what a loss!

I have thought about this but when it flooded it was 4 ft in less than an hour and there is so much to do and so little time, not to mention some of those guys are hard to catch. We plan on building our own home soon, high up, like on top of a hill or mountain to avoid this problem in the future:) gibby

[Northernguy]

lol I was going to suggest you move but thats usually not an option.
What wrong with a tank 6' up?lol
They are easy to work on if you have a ladder.They are easy to view!
On my stand I have a tank that high! lol

[kevvy2k]

You know those pools you get from walmart with the inflateable ring? Maybe design something similar with vinyl or rubber seal temporarily to the sides of your tank and as water rises the ring rises.Best I could come up with just brain storming lol

[kevvy2k]

Second thought buy a small pool thats deep enough put your tank on it .One with inflateable ring When you expect a flood inflate the ring

[kevvy2k]

As for oxygen Harbor freight sells a water tight battery powered aerator for use in a livewell for fishing.it lasts all day for me out bass fishing

[Northernguy]

kevvy2k There is an Edit Buttom on the bottom right! lol
If your post is less than 15 minutes old please use it!

[Heliwyr]

You could try to make a lid for the tank that's sealed. Sort of like a big rubber gasket that uses suction to create a small vacuum that keeps the water out. Like when you seal jam jars. It would, at least, keep the fish from floating away. I don't know that it would save the fish trapped inside if any bad water got in, but it's miles better than finding your beloved fish on your neighbor's lawn.

[korith]

How high did the water get in your house? Only thing I can think of is to put the aquarium on the 2nd floor if you have one. Or move them to the 2nd floor if you think your house is going to flood? No second floor, umm the only thing I can think of is to build a fish stand, that is taller than the one you got. Maybe keep an empty rubber maid container handy, for you to put the fish into and move to safety.