i was wondering why you referred to my old tank as a big one...thought to myself, does this guy not know a liter is not even a quart? a 230L tank is nice but large? thats relative...
anyhow, this is what you dont wanna see on the back of a full tank:
http://i69.servimg.com/u/f69/18/21/52/71/2013-010.jpg
the stress crack points to missing foot on stand, and the cord points to the non gfi outlet that water was spraying onto.
i was getting ready to leave the apartment, and my dogs know what it means when im putting on shoes...so as im petting one of them (a lab) i hear a crack! and at first, i thought his tail smacked against something...till i heard gushing water...
first thing i didnt do was call for mama...then i ran to the circuit box and opened all the circuits...i didnt bother what breaker was for what, i just killed the whole apartment..grabbed my one and only bucket, which the home brewers among you would recognize as the ubiquitous "ale pail"...for non homebrewers, its essentially a 5 gallon bucket with a cheap tap put in the bottom and pictures of hops drawn on the side...well my tap has long since been removed and im left with the only bucket i own has a hole in the bottom of it and i have an aquarium conducting a self imposed water change....
i throw open my back door (aquarium is within easy bailing distance of said door). thankfully im on the ground floor. i stick my thumb in the hole in the bucket and start throwing water out the back door, 5 gallons at a time
my lab, scared by his own shadow normally, terrified of this situation sprinted out the back door and stopped right in middle of the water throwing zone. standing in the mud he wouldnt come in, but he wouldnt back out of my target area either...so while tank is draining on beige carpet, im playing dog whisperer to get muddy paws back inside..right ..now...so i can get back to work draining the tank quicker than a crack could
eventually i got the dog in and the water out and the tank replaced. i think my 8 year old golden retriever slept through the whole thing. he was unimpressed.