What's the worst thing you've ever dropped in your tank?

Daniel@R2R · Oct 28, 2020

Garf said:
6 gang live 240v extension cable. Fizz, fizz bang.

Yikes!!

MattW33 · Oct 28, 2020

This week I knocked a pair of coral cutters into the tank... and watched them plunge gracefully through a monti cap cracking it in half. Fortunately nothing some superglue couldnt fix

Worst is probably a glass condensation plate that nearly K.O.d several fish.

Sharkbait19 · Oct 28, 2020

Does a bunch of red belly pacu count?

Benjammin · Oct 28, 2020

I’ve been in the tank hobby for my entire life if my parents tank counts. My parents tank had EVERYTHING get dropped in it. Tv remote, pop corn, beer bottles, random stuff from the river or back yard. My tanks have seen quite a bit as well. I had a chameleon drowned twice In a fw community tank and I revived him both times. I’ve had to fish out broken glass from a tank after a very aggressive fish broke the heater. Just dropped a kessil a160 in two weeks ago, seems ok.
Aquariums are the water hazard of the house lol.

LegendaryCG · Oct 28, 2020

My son who has autism can be a handful sometimes and emptied my change jar into my tank... twice..

windemerejack · Oct 28, 2020

Dropped a Maxspect razor 420 light into my discus tank a few years back, took it out and let it dry and its still working today.

KrisReef · Oct 28, 2020

Cleaning magnets, superglue gel, undipped frag from a formerly trusted source that was infested with AEFW. The last one did the most damage.

windemerejack · Oct 28, 2020

KrisReef said:
Cleaning magnets, superglue gel, undipped frag from a formerly trusted source that was infested with AEFW. The last one did the most damage.

Is it just me or is that video clip spooky?

mike550 · Oct 28, 2020

Looking at other folks answers, I don't feel so bad. Dropped a LED flashlight (still on) into the overflow portion of my tank. The tank is about 2 feet deep, so it was a bit challenging to work my arm through the pipes and reach the flashlight.

Paulie069 · Oct 28, 2020

Worst thing I ever dropped in my tank is a oregano cigarette

NigelRichardson · Oct 28, 2020

fishguy242 said:
knocked in can of dr pepper gabbed quick,seen a small brown cloud for a few seconds,240 gal,corals seemed to like it

Maybe that's another thread - What's the strangest thing you've added as a supplement thats worked ?!?

NigelRichardson · Oct 28, 2020

Mical said:
It can always be worse

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Saw this comment on my phone just as I was about to go to sleep. Trying to explain to my wife why I was giggling like a schoolboy was something of a challenge...

NigelRichardson · Oct 28, 2020

Garf said:
6 gang live 240v extension cable. Fizz, fizz bang.

Exactly what I dropped in. Terrifying experience. My puppy trying to chew my arm off (daily occurrence) doesnt seem anywhere near as traumatic after you've nearly killed yourself.

It is amazing that things like this don't happen more often - or maybe they do and we just don't hear about it - I spent my childhood being lectured to about water and electricity not mixing - then what do we do as adults - puts lots of mains voltage stuff in really close proximity to lots of salt water... What could possibly go wrong?

Paulie069 · Oct 28, 2020

NigelRichardson said:
Exactly what I dropped in. Terrifying experience. My puppy trying to chew my arm off (daily occurrence) doesnt seem anywhere near as traumatic after you've nearly killed yourself.

It is amazing that things like this don't happen more often - or maybe they do and we just don't hear about it - I spent my childhood being lectured to about water and electricity not mixing - then what do we do as adults - puts lots of mains voltage stuff in really close proximity to lots of salt water... What could possibly go wrong?

Well if tragedy should happen then at least you’d die reefing lol

Stang67 · Oct 28, 2020

My hopes dreams and aspirations.

ca1ore · Oct 28, 2020

fishguy242 said:
oh i did not think lights counted yep,haven't we all at one time or another ,dipped a light

LOL, I think so. Dropped a Kessil H380 into the sump. Fortunately it was not energized and they waterproof the inside pretty well. Dried it out and it still worked, though the fan died prematurely.