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03/20/2007, 11:05 AM
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Wisher of the redo button
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Red Hook, NY
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Flood!!!
Just a post to explain how dumb I am...
Do not adjust your skimmer than go to work without looking at how high your bubbles are popping! I came home to a empty 40g sump and a waste collector overflowed and spilled all over the floor. My skimmer must have went crazy after I did a small yet major adjustment to the air intake. I guess the air ran totaly open for the better portion of the day and drained the sump. Luckly I have a fish room with a pitched floor and a drain. No harm but it could have been a mess. I was going to do a water change tonight anyway so I had the new water ready to go.
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What do you call a fish with no eye?....... ......... ......... ......... Fsh Current Tank Info: 75g Rimless |
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03/20/2007, 11:09 AM
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Fish heads unite!
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: San Diego
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The waste collector I purchased with the auto shutoff mechanism was a great investment, FWIW, since my hardwood livingroom floor is neither pitched nor does it have a drain
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Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT. |
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03/20/2007, 12:59 PM
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Wisher of the redo button
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Red Hook, NY
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I'm going to have to look into that...I still cant believe I did something so irresponsible.
Who makes the waste collector?
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What do you call a fish with no eye?....... ......... ......... ......... Fsh Current Tank Info: 75g Rimless |
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03/20/2007, 01:48 PM
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Fish heads unite!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: San Diego
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I got mine with my skimmer from MyReefCreations. I think most skimmer manufacturers make one. It basically has a tube vent at the top, with a plastice ball inside. As water rises, the ball floats. Eventually it hits the top of the vent, seals it, so the skimmer will siphon out, and no longer enter the collection cup. Really a nifty device.
hth http://www.myreefcreations.com/psaccessories.htm
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Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT. |
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03/20/2007, 01:51 PM
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Premium Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Weyauwega, WI
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I also have this MRC collector on my skimmer and I like it!
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03/20/2007, 01:56 PM
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Recovering Detritophobe
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Cary, NC
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I have my skimmer drain into a small container (about 4 cups) which is over my sump. If that ever happens to me, the water (although slightly dirty) goes right back into the sump. This has saved me countless times.
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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