hhughes;481704 wrote: I've never had a leak over carpet, so I can't help you there. I can sympathize, though; our small (20g? Maybe it was a 30t) was, one fateful night, all over my hardwood floor.
The story is pretty darn funny looking back. I had the tank next to my cockatiel's cage. At night, I would cover the bird's cage with a light sheet, and to keep the cover from falling off, I'd put a heavy glass candle holder/paperweight on top. (Those brighter than me are beginning to figure this out.)
Well, in the middle of the night, the bird flipped out. We never found out why, but he was screaming like someone was pulling all his feathers out. So, my groggy but well-meaning husband jumps out of bed, runs to the room, and yanks off the bird cover....
... And, of course, the paperweight goes SMACK into the side of the tank, shattering the glass.
All I heard was the sickening "smack", a brief pause, and then "!@$#!"...followed by a "Honey, you should probably get up.", and more general cursing.
