monty703 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I recently won a Fluval Ebi tank at an auction, so was thrilled that I had a nice compact setup. Yesterday the stupid Styrofoam rock background just pops up on its own and knocks my light off the top....good job I had the glass cover on, or the light would have been in the tank. Now I can't get this stupid piece back in the tank without having to glue it and I don't want to do that. Just wondered if this is a flaw with these tanks and why Fluval isn't making them anymore. Anyone else have this happen and what did you do with the light to keep it fixed on the rim? tks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I read tons of reviews about that tank and that was a common problem. Many people had their lights broken when it launched itself out of the tank. It was a genius desing to use super buoyant foam under water with crappy glue to hold it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I have a few of these tanks, the first thing I do after taking them out of the boxes is to remove the styrofoam background. You can place it behind the tank (outside, in the back), it will still look good. A lot ppl ended up worse than you, the styrofoam can pop up with such force to break the glass top and the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It happened to me when I torn the tank down and I was refilling it, the background launched pretty far. I've since sold off the 2 I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Threw out the background. Took up too much space as it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopderson Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I also got rid of the background after hearing about it popping off. The tank is much nicer without it, if ya ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yep just sat it behind the glass for now....my shrimps like it better too. chibikaie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just silicone it back to the glass Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Then you risk it popping up and breaking the glass and light, Trang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodahl Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I had the same experience. Background now sits in cold storage,. They should make the kit with the background unconnected and let you do as you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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