Karin I really feel for you. You have been hit by a plague of problems the last few months. Keep your head up! You are a truely dedicated reefer and I know you will bounce back from this. Not sure if there is anything I can do to help but if so let me know.

On a side note its things like this that scare the heck out of me. Id rather have a disease outbreak tank crash versus the tank itself busting open. My 180g I know is at least 10years old probably. Im the 3rd owner. Doesnt have the best silicone, but it is a old Oceanic and they built them to last. Never had a tank split a seam on my ( I just knocked on wood!) Hope to never have the misfortune.