Omg! Ahh! What An Idiot I Am!

[ncstater1919]

well, i am probably the smartest person on the side of the Earth! well so alright, i currently had no fish in my 10 gallon tank, and i was cleaning it completly cause i had this junk stuff on the side, so, anyways, i was taking out all of the ornaments and putting them on a white towel, then i took out the heater, and i went and did some water changes and cleaning and stuff, and 20 minutes later i smelt this awful smell, and i realized that my heater was still on, so i freaked out, and it burned through the towel and thankfully there was my nc state rug there and it stopped the effect of it burning through the carpet, well what do i do next? i stick it into a bucket with water and it explodes, ending the perfect day

 

[Captain Retardo]

Ohh, that's too bad....










It exploded!?

 

[ncstater1919]

yes the glass went all in the water! it was scary lol

 

[helsekia]

whoops! not a good thing to do eh!

 

[Phoenixfish]

hope it wasnt an exspencive heater

 

[Fella]

I blew up a heater once. It makes you feel so stupid when it happens. Sorry to hear it!

 

[chrismr]

Needed a laugh!

I have been just as stupid in past - did a big water change and forgot to turn off heater... needless to say when I poured water back into tank there was a sizzle and crack...

 

[ncstater1919]

nah it was jsut like 15$, ill live, while tlaking aobut heaters, when you have goldfihs, do oyu need a heater, i mean i no that they are coldwater... but do eve nthey need a heater. jwing. but yea, sadly my 40$ rug has a huge hole in it, but it will live, im jsut happy that i didnt start a fire.

 

[Captain Retardo]

I think as long as you dont live in the Arctic Circle you'll be fine!

 

[Phoenixfish]

i think they can live with out, but its advised to have one, and they need filters

 

[ncstater1919]

haha well i dont think i do... i live in NC, i think ill be fine, i guess if they can survive in our pond they can survive in a tank

 

[Captain Retardo]

In NC you'll be fine, unlike me here, in Minnesota

 

[ncstater1919]

yea im sure its cold there, i have some friends that live in minnesota, have you heard of elk river?

 

[Captain Retardo]

yep ive heard of elk river, not that cold anymore, but a couple of weeks ago, the weather dumped 14 inches of snow on us!

My dad went to North Carolina a couple of years ago!

So you lost $55, that's still a lot!

 

[ncstater1919]

well, its fine, i think my dad paid for the heater, and i no my mom paid for the rug so i came out even