How to be dumb: 101

xmike24 · 07/19/2012, 11:54 PM

1. Decide you're going to do a water change
2. Set up the RODI to start making water
3. Come back an hour later to a puddle of water
4. Think it's a leak in the system, frantically looking everywhere to figure out what happened.
5. Nothing was loose, nothing went wrong, system 100% perfect and working (Thank you BRS)
6. What was it? ... Forgot to put the "rejection" line down the drain.

2 hours of cleaning later, laughed hysterically at my obvious absolutely dumb mistake. (Figured others would love to laugh at my mistake)

In before others suggest:
1. Make water ahead of time
2. Make it permanent instead of changing the faucet every time
3. Don't be dumb

Capt_Cully · 07/20/2012, 04:57 AM

Ha ha! Solid advice. Don't be dumb.

I can't tell you the number of times I've made blunders like this. Don't feel bad. On some level, we are all dumb for even getting involved in this hobby. Consider RC a support group versus a resource.

Stupid is, stupid does...

der_wille_zur_macht · 07/20/2012, 05:40 AM

Dumb mistakes: my one constant in this hobby.

NirvanaFan · 07/20/2012, 06:01 AM

Unfortunately, I've overflowed my RODI container multiple times. The wife wasn't too happy, but she got over it.

block head · 07/20/2012, 09:30 AM

ADD kicks my butt. I just put my containers in the tub. Pretty much expect them to overflow.

saltyscotsman · 07/20/2012, 09:50 AM

mine has overflowed more than once thats what happens when you get old

xmike24 · 07/20/2012, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NirvanaFan

Unfortunately, I've overflowed my RODI container multiple times. The wife wasn't too happy, but she got over it.

Yeah I definitely did that a couple times, so I started putting the bucket in the sink expecting it to over flow...

But never would I have thought that I would have forgotten to put the waste line down the drain and just left it under the sink.

aj2494 · 07/20/2012, 02:03 PM

When I run 5 gallon buckets I overflow them all the time. I'm an idiot though, so I have an excuse.

Foody · 07/21/2012, 10:20 AM

Every time I begin filling my buckets I set my iPhone timer for an hour and 15 minutes, filling the 5 gallon bucket with about 4 1/4 gallons. I have forgot to set the timer but it is rare.

07/19/2012, 11:54 PM	#1
xmike24 Dog Trainer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 281	How to be dumb: 101 1. Decide you're going to do a water change 2. Set up the RODI to start making water 3. Come back an hour later to a puddle of water 4. Think it's a leak in the system, frantically looking everywhere to figure out what happened. 5. Nothing was loose, nothing went wrong, system 100% perfect and working (Thank you BRS) 6. What was it? ... Forgot to put the "rejection" line down the drain. 2 hours of cleaning later, laughed hysterically at my obvious absolutely dumb mistake. (Figured others would love to laugh at my mistake) In before others suggest: 1. Make water ahead of time 2. Make it permanent instead of changing the faucet every time 3. Don't be dumb

07/20/2012, 04:57 AM	#2
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	Ha ha! Solid advice. Don't be dumb. I can't tell you the number of times I've made blunders like this. Don't feel bad. On some level, we are all dumb for even getting involved in this hobby. Consider RC a support group versus a resource. Stupid is, stupid does... __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

07/20/2012, 05:40 AM	#3
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Dumb mistakes: my one constant in this hobby. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

07/20/2012, 06:01 AM	#4
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	Unfortunately, I've overflowed my RODI container multiple times. The wife wasn't too happy, but she got over it.

07/20/2012, 09:30 AM	#5
block head Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: spencerport ny Posts: 2,619	ADD kicks my butt. I just put my containers in the tub. Pretty much expect them to overflow.

07/20/2012, 09:50 AM	#6
saltyscotsman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: orchard park Posts: 467	mine has overflowed more than once thats what happens when you get old

07/20/2012, 02:03 PM	#8
aj2494 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Amherst, NY Posts: 235	When I run 5 gallon buckets I overflow them all the time. I'm an idiot though, so I have an excuse.

07/21/2012, 10:20 AM	#9
Foody Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bergen, NY Posts: 487	Every time I begin filling my buckets I set my iPhone timer for an hour and 15 minutes, filling the 5 gallon bucket with about 4 1/4 gallons. I have forgot to set the timer but it is rare.