Frack another flood!

So I went downstairs this morning and noticed lots of air coming out of the returns and went wtf? With the auto top off, that shouldn't happen. So I go into the basement to see lots of water dripping from the 1st floor. WTF quickly changed to OH SH**!

After checking around I found that 1 of the feed lines to a return on the 300 came loose and was squirting straight up and was forcing it's way past a piece of plex that was over it, onto the top of the tank, down the sides etc. The living room carpet is soaked. It probably dumped 40-70 gallons. It has been running for 3 years with no problems.





Oh well, back to cleaning.

 

Man that sucks big time Sorry to here that blade!! Did you check your salt level? I had my auto top off stick on and diluted my SG down to something like 1.020 Hope all is well now :-/

 

Yeah it's low. 1.020 is about right. I'm bringing it back up.

 

That's going to be quite a bit of salt Karma to yah blade

 

Sucks man and I feel for ya!!!
I have not had smooth sailing either as one time my daughter stuck something in the return from my refugium to the main tank...plugged up and lost alot of water all over the carpeted floor.
Then I placed my halide pendant on the same carpeted floor...well I forgot to place the light back onto the top of my tank>lights are on a timer so when I woke up...smelled something burning!!!!!mhm burned a hole through the carpet!! LOL
Then, twice my halide pendant fell from the ceiling and landed in my tank! Fortunately, nothing died, no fires and no electricutions!!!! hahahaa
So if I was able to ease your pain ever so slightly, then great...

 

Man was that this Friday???? The 13th Hope all is well now!! time for a new carpet I'll bet. :-[

 

"Frack" is right. Hope you have a powerful shop vac to suck up all that water.

Good Luck.

 

Yeah Fletch, when I move I will have to put a new carpet in as the one is pretty trashed!!! Thank god the floor underneath is concrete in my fish room!;D

 

Oh my I feel for all of you. I had a bad night one time doing a water change, we took the heater out to place it elsewhere in the tank, well turned the power bar back on, forgot the heater was on the floor, not only did it burn the carpet but I was dum enough to step on it looking for where the burning smell was coming from...needless to say I burnt my foot.

 

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hope you don't end up having livestock losses due to that salinty change. Make sure you bring it back up slow.