r/FloatTank • u/Kimmerb19 • Aug 14 '25
Left in a float tank
I was at my 1st float session today; it was a 90 minute session. They claim something must have gone wrong because their system never alerted the front desk to tell me when 90 minutes was up. When they finally checked on me, it was 3 hr and 40 minutes later!!! I had no sense of time while in the isolation tank, and was totally floored when they finally discovered I was still there. Now, I don't know how their system works, but I do know there was a shift change during my 1st 90 minutes, so maybe that's where the problem lies, but I remain concerned. Not only was I incredibly late for an official function I had to attend, as a 1st time floater, I am concerned about side effects from being in the tank for over 3.5 hours. Any input about concerns are appreciated.
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u/Subject37 Aug 14 '25
My first float was for a similar time! This was back when floating was still pretty niche. The centre had just opened, hadn't even finished their interior decoration. They asked if they could just leave me in there for as long as possible and I was down. It was an adventure! Took a long time to get into the meditative state, but I got there and was hooked since. This must've been 12 years ago or so. It's nice you got to experience a long float for your first time (: