Leak detector!!

alex28 · 04/29/2012, 07:12 PM

Do you guys use any leak detectors for any spills hopefully there won't be but just as back up!! And if so witch do you recommend thanks guys!!

tkeracer619 · 04/29/2012, 07:48 PM

Google leak frog.

My controller emails me if there is water on the floor but I use leak frogs as well.

bnumair · 04/29/2012, 07:51 PM

homedepot and lowes sell a water leak alarm under $15.

wheelman76 · 04/29/2012, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkeracer619

Google leak frog.

My controller emails me if there is water on the floor but I use leak frogs as well.

What do you plug in to your controller to sense a water leak?
I have an Apex controller and I'm trying to set this up.

coondogg97 · 04/29/2012, 08:15 PM

Leak Frogs are great. They are always popping up on Woot!. They are usually $13 for two plus $5 shipping ($9 each for two). But you can buy up to three sets for $5 shipping ($7.33 each for six). Here is a link from the last time they popped up a few days ago:

www.woot.com

EDIT:

Here is another DIY option I learned from this board years ago. If you have any old smoke detectors laying around you can turn them into overflow alarms. Take two wires, any wire will do, I used speaker wire. Solder one wire to the "test plunger" on the smoke detector and the other wire to the board of the smoke detector that the plunger makes contact with when you test it. Place the other end of the wires by the area you want to monitor for water leaks. If there is a leak water will hit the two wires and complete the circuit and the smoke detector will go off. You can see a picture of the smoke detector and a close up of the contacts I am talking about below:

tkeracer619 · 04/29/2012, 08:17 PM

I have a reefangel but I use these.

http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-1...er-sensor.aspx

tkeracer619 · 04/29/2012, 08:23 PM

Err I think I use the 2600t IIRC. It's the 4 wire with remote probes.

niteowl03 · 04/30/2012, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkeracer619

google leak frog.

My controller emails me if there is water on the floor but i use leak frogs as well.

+1

luisgo · 04/30/2012, 09:57 AM

This is what I use. The Watch Dog Water alarm. Very loud sound! $11 at Home Depot.

Playa-1 · 04/30/2012, 11:10 AM

Many controllers have proprietary leak detection devices. My controller has that upgrade available but I have not gotten around to purchasing it. I'm currently using the dry sock walking through the house in the middle of the night method

04/29/2012, 07:12 PM	#1
alex28 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 168	Leak detector!! Do you guys use any leak detectors for any spills hopefully there won't be but just as back up!! And if so witch do you recommend thanks guys!!

04/29/2012, 07:48 PM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Google leak frog. My controller emails me if there is water on the floor but I use leak frogs as well. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

04/29/2012, 07:51 PM	#3
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	homedepot and lowes sell a water leak alarm under $15. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/29/2012, 08:15 PM	#5
coondogg97 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern, PA Posts: 243	Leak Frogs are great. They are always popping up on Woot!. They are usually $13 for two plus $5 shipping ($9 each for two). But you can buy up to three sets for $5 shipping ($7.33 each for six). Here is a link from the last time they popped up a few days ago: www.woot.com EDIT: Here is another DIY option I learned from this board years ago. If you have any old smoke detectors laying around you can turn them into overflow alarms. Take two wires, any wire will do, I used speaker wire. Solder one wire to the "test plunger" on the smoke detector and the other wire to the board of the smoke detector that the plunger makes contact with when you test it. Place the other end of the wires by the area you want to monitor for water leaks. If there is a leak water will hit the two wires and complete the circuit and the smoke detector will go off. You can see a picture of the smoke detector and a close up of the contacts I am talking about below: __________________ "When people are already won over, the challenge is to blow their minds." -- DAVE MATTHEWS Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Tank, 50 Gallon Rubbermaid frag tank. 1 x 250MH 2 x 175MH Euroreef CS 12-1 Last edited by coondogg97; 04/29/2012 at 08:37 PM.

04/29/2012, 08:17 PM	#6
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I have a reefangel but I use these. http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-1...er-sensor.aspx __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

04/29/2012, 08:23 PM	#7
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Err I think I use the 2600t IIRC. It's the 4 wire with remote probes. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

04/30/2012, 09:57 AM	#9
luisgo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 628	This is what I use. The Watch Dog Water alarm. Very loud sound! $11 at Home Depot. __________________ Tank of the Month Reefkeeping Magazine 11/2008 Current Tank Info: Reef 125 gal, Aquapod 12gal, 55 planted

04/30/2012, 11:10 AM	#10
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	Many controllers have proprietary leak detection devices. My controller has that upgrade available but I have not gotten around to purchasing it. I'm currently using the dry sock walking through the house in the middle of the night method