Catastrophic failure in my sump....argh.

JammyBirch · 12/03/2014, 08:20 PM

Well noticed a puddle, small, under my stand. Pretty weird so I investigated further and found a slow drip at one of the seams in my sump. I built it and it was my first build with acrylic.

Luckily it occurred in the front section, refugium, so blocked flow to that section drained it took everything out and transferred it to my emergency tank, 10g bow front. I resealed the seam from the inside but I'm going to remove the sump entirely in the near future.

I'm too nervous about this happening again.

Going to send the design to a local acrylic shop and a local glass shop...sucks it's going to prolly cost a ton...

The biggest shocker was the look on my wife's face when it went down...not good.

gone fishin · 12/03/2014, 08:25 PM

Sorry to hear. If There was things you did not like now is the time to tweak your old design. good luck.

JammyBirch · 12/03/2014, 08:49 PM

Ya that is the up side, I'm going to increase the height by two inches for a little more insurance. Just got off the horn with my buddy who has a 125g, his tank is my contingency plan for my livestock, hope nothing goes wrong I'll never get that shrimp back if he goes to that tank.

The other up side is I think I was lucky to have extra stuff around to keep the live rock and some of the sand going. It's a good learning experience.

12/03/2014, 08:20 PM	#1
JammyBirch Aquaria Engineering Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Elkland, PA Posts: 1,182	Catastrophic failure in my sump....argh. Well noticed a puddle, small, under my stand. Pretty weird so I investigated further and found a slow drip at one of the seams in my sump. I built it and it was my first build with acrylic. Luckily it occurred in the front section, refugium, so blocked flow to that section drained it took everything out and transferred it to my emergency tank, 10g bow front. I resealed the seam from the inside but I'm going to remove the sump entirely in the near future. I'm too nervous about this happening again. Going to send the design to a local acrylic shop and a local glass shop...sucks it's going to prolly cost a ton... The biggest shocker was the look on my wife's face when it went down...not good. __________________ 25g cube, split 10g sump with refugium, Jebao RW4, reefbreeder value Livestock adds: Osc Clowns, Royal Gramma, Pygmy Cherub Angel, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Serpent Brittle Star Current Tank Info: 25 gallon cube

12/03/2014, 08:25 PM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	Sorry to hear. If There was things you did not like now is the time to tweak your old design. good luck. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

12/03/2014, 08:49 PM	#3
JammyBirch Aquaria Engineering Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Elkland, PA Posts: 1,182	Ya that is the up side, I'm going to increase the height by two inches for a little more insurance. Just got off the horn with my buddy who has a 125g, his tank is my contingency plan for my livestock, hope nothing goes wrong I'll never get that shrimp back if he goes to that tank. The other up side is I think I was lucky to have extra stuff around to keep the live rock and some of the sand going. It's a good learning experience. __________________ 25g cube, split 10g sump with refugium, Jebao RW4, reefbreeder value Livestock adds: Osc Clowns, Royal Gramma, Pygmy Cherub Angel, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Serpent Brittle Star Current Tank Info: 25 gallon cube