Bed-Stuy aquarium wrecked during FDNY hydrant inspection, organizers already rebuilding

The bizarre but beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant street aquarium born in the summer was wrecked during an FDNY hydrant inspection on Tuesday — but locals are already picking up the pieces.Nickel-sized goldfish flopped on the Brooklyn pavement after firefighters turned off the hydrant — which has been the source of the water for the makeshift pond since it popped up in August.In a video shot by Hajj-Malik Lovick, who helped construct the fish puddle, a bystander can be heard asking the smoke eaters, “will they survive,” referring to the fish that remained in the murky water.Another firefighter went on to explain that the inspection of the fire hydrant was a routine semi-annual check-up to see if the water still worked.They also told the outraged locals that a leak in the colder months could spell doom – resulting in frozen pipes that would render the hydrant useless when it would be needed in an emergency.“[The fish] not going to survive, look what he did,” Lovick narrated as he zoomed in on the water, “All that dirty water.They knew what they did.

No respect.”The fish, in fact, did die.Aquarium enthusiasts woke up Wednesday morning to see “over 100” dead goldfish who did not survive the abrupt deterioration of their ad hoc biome.But the sun would not set on the urban aquarium.Organizers are already revamping the construction of the prized puddle to avoid any future cataclysms.Local contractor David Jones lives around the block from the landmark with his brother.

The two were at work Wednesday night – using caulk to seal a professional grade pond liner to the bottom of the makeshift tank.“We’re trying to waterproof it so we don’t have to worry about it constantly running,” Jones told the Post.“The fire department was complaining about the water running.

So now we’re gonna waterproof it.”Architect Devang Arvind Shah, 44, also lives nearby and came out to help.“By tomorrow it should be up and running,” he told the post.Another lo...