Biggest Reef Related Fear?

[Reefer420]

Not general as in "my tank will crash", but something specific- Mine is that my Float switch for my ATO water will get stuck (as it did right now- thank god I was near my tank and unplugged in time!!!!!) and my tank will overflow onto my floor, into the downstairs apartment...

speaking of such- what the best switch to use for ato water? I've been using one from californiareefs.com, very basic and cheap- has been working great, but there is no fail safe shut off.

 

[inline6]

What made it get stuck?

 

[michael stern]

I always use 2

 

[inline6]

To use 2 float switches, do you wire it on the same line as the one residing in the tank?

I always use 2

 

[noodleman]

my biggest fear is when i move things around and out of nowhere....BAM!!! pistol shrimp pinches me...them little buggers hurt

 

[oceanrealm]

fear

Not general as in "my tank will crash", but something specific- Mine is that my Float switch for my ATO water will get stuck (as it did right now- thank god I was near my tank and unplugged in time!!!!!) and my tank will overflow onto my floor, into the downstairs apartment...

speaking of such- what the best switch to use for ato water? I've been using one from californiareefs.com, very basic and cheap- has been working great, but there is no fail safe shut off.

I have the lifereef float switch it works like a charm never had a problem with them. Another fail safe method that works, is to make sure the vat that holds the r/o water is not to large so if the float swith stays in the on position it will not overflow your sump. BTW -- My biggest fear is losing electric for a long period of time.

 

[ctxmonitor]

I totally agree. They scare me..I was trying to move a coral or rock to a different place and suddenly this stupid pistol shrimp clap on me.. I almost made a whole bunch of frags!!!

my biggest fear is when i move things around and out of nowhere....BAM!!! pistol shrimp pinches me...them little buggers hurt

 

[Quang]

Biggest fear is the Ikea "computer" desk it's sitting on cracks/breaks because the salt rusts the support braces, and the tank comes falling and flipping over...fish, corals, rocks, computer, monitor, printer, mouse, pen holder, portrait of self in Central park by one of those chinese artists, souvenir from iceland, pack of gum, ipod, froggie doll, and electric sparks flying all over.

 

[joe]

Biggest fear is the Ikea "computer" desk it's sitting on cracks/breaks because the salt rusts the support braces, and the tank comes falling and flipping over...fish, corals, rocks, computer, monitor, printer, mouse, pen holder, portrait of self in Central park by one of those chinese artists, souvenir from iceland, pack of gum, ipod, froggie doll, and electric sparks flying all over.

hhaha

 

[jhale]

flooding

I use double float switchs from autotopoff.com

 

[inkblue]

...tHe credit caRd biLL when it arriveS :sgrin: :wow: :arg: :eek1:

 

[Reefer420]

haha- i'll have to look into the double float switch. My tank only has one and it got covered with algae. Was still working fine, but I decided it needed cleaning. Took the 'snail guard' off and cleaned it, cleaned the float part, etc. Then put it together and plugged it in. Seems like a sticky piece of algae had gotten stuck on the bottom of my switch, and it stuck! Good thing I was right there and realized what was happening. No damage done- just going to keep the switch off for a couple of days as it added a little extra water than it normally does. Think I'm going to look into a new, more advanced system!

 

[NYPDFrogman]

glass tank breakage!
I had a 90 gal tank many years back pop thankfully it was in basement with 2 oscars and a snake head.

 

[michael stern]

I have 2

1) another con-ed fiasco (2 years ago, we were out of elec 3 days!)
2) my wife figuring out how much everything costs. (maybe that should be #1)

 

[Reefer420]

what did you do doing a power outage that long??? everything in ur tank die or did somethings make it?

I was thinking of getting an APC battery backup, but that would really only last a few hours or so.

 

[inkblue]

...i dunn0 iF it'LL heLp but i goT a buncH of battery-operated bubbLerS :scratchch

 

[Reefer420]

would they do anything for a reef tank? or is it the flow the corals need more than the air/water turnover?

 

[michael stern]

Unfortunately, Con Ed kept saying the power would be back on in 3 hours. In 6 hours. By 4:00. etc etc etc. Otherwise, I would have been able to do something. It was a total wipe out. Luckily, that was before I got my big tank.

I now have a power inverter. You hook it up to your car battery. It will run until you run out of gas. Haven't needed to use it yet. Keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way.

 

[Savager]

I have JBJ Nanocube. My biggest fear is when is this tank going to crack. I really need to upgrade my tank very soon.

 

[ezee]

Tank leak/flooding as well.

NYPDFrogman, how long did you have the tank for?

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