Woke up to disaster...

Reefnman2 · Jul 4, 2019

Hitman said:
Man not a good way to wake up but at least it’s your sump not your display. What brand sump was it? Hopefully the manufacturer replaces it and possibly helps with your water damage.

I bought the sump from MD about 12 yrs. ago and can't remember the brand, I called it new because I had never unboxed it until recently as back then I took a different job and didn't have time so I just had a LS only.

Goubli · Jul 4, 2019

Whenever I've had mishaps and disasters I've always been very grateful to find out on a somewhat convenient time frame. When disaster strikes, it's never a good time until you realize it's actually a great time in hindsight.

You could have been out of town or at work all day to come home to a much worse situation. I'm very happy you're able to get things situated and can enjoy the holiday!

I say you can't really call yourself a seasoned hobbyist until you've dealt with your first "disaster" or two!

lapin · Jul 4, 2019

Reefnman2 said:
I bought the sump from MD about 12 yrs. ago and can't remember the brand, I called it new because I had never unboxed it until recently as back then I took a different job and didn't have time so I just had a LS only.

hahha sounds like me
Bought stuff before I retired and had money, for the big tank. Life got in the way. 4 years later unboxing stuff and setting up the tank all went well. One MP60 was damaged. I called them to get it repaired and explained I had bought it 4 years earlier. Darn if they didnt fix it for free. I was amazed.

Reefnman2 · Jul 4, 2019

lapin said:
hahha sounds like me
Bought stuff before I retired and had money, for the big tank. Life got in the way. 4 years later unboxing stuff and setting up the tank all went well. One MP60 was damaged. I called them to get it repaired and explained I had bought it 4 years earlier. Darn if they didnt fix it for free. I was amazed.

That's great they fixed it! Yeah I had big plans back then but things happen.

KrisReef · Jul 4, 2019

Reefnman2 said:
Update: What a morning! 1st off the disaster looked a lot worse than what it was, I only lost about a gal. and a half but on out green carpet it soaked up about a 12 sq. ft. area. I don't think the sump is leaking I believe it may have been my plumbing, I had put on a ball valve a few days ago on the return and noticed that after I clamped both sides I had some leakage due to the diameter of the hose but it was over the sump so no big deal, I thought, today I found out those drips would turn to a spray with the slightest movement so I think it was spraying out the sump, so a quick run to HD for a 5/8 hose tore all of my plumbing down made sure everything was tightly fitted and now she's back up and running. If there's a leak it's extremely slow. Thank you all for the pump up I needed it and have a great 4th of July!

That’s a wonderful turn around-wet carpet. Hope the rest of the day is better.

Reefnman2 · Jul 4, 2019

I wanted to add that those of you who mentioned heat good call. The pump squawking woke me up at around 3:30 so I jumped out of bed felt the carpet was wet shut everything down and went and grabbed the heater from my water mix barrel, I never forgot my fishies.

Mical · Jul 4, 2019

Reefnman2 said:
Update: What a morning! 1st off the disaster looked a lot worse than what it was, I only lost about a gal. and a half but on out green carpet it soaked up about a 12 sq. ft. area. I don't think the sump is leaking I believe it may have been my plumbing, I had put on a ball valve a few days ago on the return and noticed that after I clamped both sides I had some leakage due to the diameter of the hose but it was over the sump so no big deal, I thought, today I found out those drips would turn to a spray with the slightest movement so I think it was spraying out the sump, so a quick run to HD for a 5/8 hose tore all of my plumbing down made sure everything was tightly fitted and now she's back up and running. If there's a leak it's extremely slow. Thank you all for the pump up I needed it and have a great 4th of July!

Glad it was a fairly easy fix. I've had to paint a few ceilings to cover water stains in the past (rental townhouse).