Waaaaaaay too wet skimming

[Indytraveler83]

So I tried to get my skimmer to run just a bit wetter... dialed a few things in differently and walked away, expecting to check the next day to see if it worked.

Yeah... 3 hours later I smelled burning. Turns out It decided to skim off about 10 gallons of water through an overflowing skimmer cup right into the power strip.

On the bright side, I was thinking about doing a water change. On the downside, I was gonna buy salt for it tomorrow...

#newbie
#facepalm

 

[Journeyman]

Dude, don't put power strips on the ground near your tank.

I've learned from personal experience to always keep my power plugs off the ground around salt water...

 

[Indytraveler83]

Dude, don't put power strips on the ground near your tank.

I've learned from personal experience to always keep my power plugs off the ground around salt water...

Oh it wasn’t. I was all smart and had it on the wall... under the skimmer...