Help! Osmolator problem!

[Fliger]

I have an osmolator and all of a sudden there is a problem. Of course I'm leaving in 5 hours and will be out of town for a week.

I got an extra large container for the water, a 40+ gallon heavy duty trash can that is 4' tall. It used to be in a 24" tall container. Now when the pump shuts off to refill, there is a syphon and the water keeps coming. I think it's because the tubing goes up 4' and down 4'. How can I fix this? I looked thru my osmo box and there is no kind of syphon break or anything.

Talk about bad timing. Help?

Thanks,

David

 

[FinsReef]

You will have to run the pump return higher than your supply container. If you can extend the return to the back of the tank.

 

[rvitko]

Yes, a siphon break would be unreliable, it has to pump up, that is the only way.