minor disaster...fixed

klc317 · 03-08-2007, 08:37 PM

I had a weird situation with our 180 this morning. I walked over to check under the tank like I do everymorning before I leave for work to make sure everything is OK and noticed that the carpet was damp. After getting that sunken feeling in my stomach, I looked around and found that one of the bulkhead rubber seals had split and water was dripping down at a steady drip under the tank in the stand. Unfortunately, it was on the side that I have a seperate 20G fuge and it is very hard to reach the bulkhead bottoms in that area unless you are strech armstrong...lol! I've never seen one do that but I shut everything down, took apart the standpipe, drain, and return lines to that side and waited for the LFSs to open. The only store that had them was clear across town (about 1 hour roundtrip drive). I also ran to Home Depot for some PVC and re-did the drain line on that side to a better design, took out all the pumps and lines that I could and cleaned them, and did a good scrub down of the sump area. I also used the wet carpet as an excuse to get out our new carpet shampoo machine and clean the rooms carpet while I was at it. And the best part....it gave me excuse to take off work all day! Anyway, seems like a weird thing for that rubber seal to split unless I was sold an old dried out one when we set up the tank last year. I definately didn't over-tighten them either. This experience made me feel better that I had originally installed plenty of unions in the plumbing that makes it possible to disassemble nearly all the plumbing under the tank for easier access. Got alot done today that I wasn't planning on, but everything is working great now and dry.

Snelly40 · 03-08-2007, 08:40 PM

whew, good thing u noticed before it was too late. good job
ithought i was the only nut who checked their tank every single mornign before going to work

Woodstock · 03-08-2007, 08:41 PM

Karma to you for your hard work, shampooing the carpet

, and creating a good plumbing scheme that made the repairs easier! Well done!

klc317 · 03-08-2007, 08:56 PM

Yup...I love having an aquarium(s), but something about a ton of water and rocks in a glass cube in our house always encourages me to take every chance I can to make sure everything is operating correctly...lol! Plus, the clean April fresh smelling carpet scored some points with the wife when she got home from work...haha!

burning2nd · 03-08-2007, 09:16 PM

Cool!

nice save

so what about that carpet shampoo?

lcstorc · 03-08-2007, 09:22 PM

Glad you noticed early on.
I check my tank at least once in the morning and once in the evening. I am just to paranoid of something going wrong.

burning2nd · 03-08-2007, 09:23 PM

i have the same reteen Lcstorc,

in the morning b4 work while the coffie is brewing,

and after i get home wash my hands pop a beer,

LOL

Woodstock · 03-08-2007, 09:24 PM

Well, my stand doors aren't on yet (soon!) so all I have to do is glance over at it to check it out! LOL~

Dentoid · 03-08-2007, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snelly40

whew, good thing u noticed before it was too late. good job
ithought i was the only nut who checked their tank every single mornign before going to work

I check my tank before going to the office, when I get home from the office, before I go to bed and several times during the day on weekends and days off. It's not nutty, it's being a responsible hobbyist!

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EmergencyDpt · 03-09-2007, 04:52 AM

That's weird about the rubber seal. Are you using an ozonizer?

03-08-2007, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
klc317 Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	minor disaster...fixed I had a weird situation with our 180 this morning. I walked over to check under the tank like I do everymorning before I leave for work to make sure everything is OK and noticed that the carpet was damp. After getting that sunken feeling in my stomach, I looked around and found that one of the bulkhead rubber seals had split and water was dripping down at a steady drip under the tank in the stand. Unfortunately, it was on the side that I have a seperate 20G fuge and it is very hard to reach the bulkhead bottoms in that area unless you are strech armstrong...lol! I've never seen one do that but I shut everything down, took apart the standpipe, drain, and return lines to that side and waited for the LFSs to open. The only store that had them was clear across town (about 1 hour roundtrip drive). I also ran to Home Depot for some PVC and re-did the drain line on that side to a better design, took out all the pumps and lines that I could and cleaned them, and did a good scrub down of the sump area. I also used the wet carpet as an excuse to get out our new carpet shampoo machine and clean the rooms carpet while I was at it. And the best part....it gave me excuse to take off work all day! Anyway, seems like a weird thing for that rubber seal to split unless I was sold an old dried out one when we set up the tank last year. I definately didn't over-tighten them either. This experience made me feel better that I had originally installed plenty of unions in the plumbing that makes it possible to disassemble nearly all the plumbing under the tank for easier access. Got alot done today that I wasn't planning on, but everything is working great now and dry.

03-08-2007, 08:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: minor disaster...fixed whew, good thing u noticed before it was too late. good job ithought i was the only nut who checked their tank every single mornign before going to work __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

03-08-2007, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: minor disaster...fixed Karma to you for your hard work, shampooing the carpet , and creating a good plumbing scheme that made the repairs easier! Well done! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-08-2007, 08:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
klc317 Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: minor disaster...fixed Yup...I love having an aquarium(s), but something about a ton of water and rocks in a glass cube in our house always encourages me to take every chance I can to make sure everything is operating correctly...lol! Plus, the clean April fresh smelling carpet scored some points with the wife when she got home from work...haha!

03-08-2007, 09:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: minor disaster...fixed Cool! nice save so what about that carpet shampoo? __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

03-08-2007, 09:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: minor disaster...fixed Glad you noticed early on. I check my tank at least once in the morning and once in the evening. I am just to paranoid of something going wrong. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-08-2007, 09:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: minor disaster...fixed i have the same reteen Lcstorc, in the morning b4 work while the coffie is brewing, and after i get home wash my hands pop a beer, LOL __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

03-08-2007, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: minor disaster...fixed Well, my stand doors aren't on yet (soon!) so all I have to do is glance over at it to check it out! LOL~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-09-2007, 04:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
EmergencyDpt Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: minor disaster...fixed That's weird about the rubber seal. Are you using an ozonizer?

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