Mako Shark II
Fish are Friends not Food
In the Bible, Seven is a “complete†number.
Well after Seven tries, I finally succeeded and last night I completely flooded out the Sump Closet (AGAIN!!!!), only this time I REALLY did a good job.
Apparently, some moron turned ON the RO/DI system last night to get a head start on the planned water change for today, but then got sleepy and opted to hit the rack early, forgetting his previous plans.
(Just shoot me now…………)
So imagine my surprise this morning at 7:20 AM when “Manu†(the 12-year old Hawaiian Reefer son, a.k.a. 'Rhys'), came into the bedroom and exclaimed:
“YOU LEFT THE RO UNIT ON AGAIN AND WE’RE ALL FLOODED!!!
(Insert shock & awe here….)
The sudden awakening and sobering realization of this conveyance and recollection of previous unfulfilled actions, was following by a precipitous amount of verbosity, most of which was prefaced with a running diatribe of expletives, which are in conflict with Reef Central’s moral and ethical conduct rulings; thus, I am precluded and not at liberty to accurately convey the exact interpretation of said invective harangue, but suffice it to say, it was a doosie!
I immediately ran to the Sump Closet and threw open the door. (Expletive deleted!!! Sigh......…) :hmm2:
Now the room’s light was left on (recall the previous attempt to top off the RO Vat from the evening before?) and the Sump Refugium light cast a bright glow about only 2 inches over the now overflowing and totally full 30 gallon Sump, which normally has a nominal level of roughly 18 usable gallons, barring the aforementioned cranial rectal inversion.
Not only was there about three-quarters of an inch of water in the closet, but the sole plates in the adjacent walls were not sufficient enough to stem the tide. Thus, the Bathroom, back hallway, Laundry room and yes, the Keeping room where the display tank resides, were all victims of this apparent Katrina redux.
Having no other options, I summoned said lad to retrieve the industrial duty wet-dry vac from the garage, and so began the seventh version of the floor flushing of the already cleanest floors in the entire household.
All of which, brings me to my point finally:
I have had discussions with the LFS regarding a positive method to shut-off the tremendous water pressure from the RO/DI unit, as the present “Float†style valve is not sufficient to hold back the pressure from the main line, which causes to leak at the quick-disconnect fitting at the clear PVC tubing from the RO unit at the float switch. Ergo, we were discussing some electrical solenoid system to kill water pressure to the RO vat and stave off an eighth likely occurrence.
(Note: It should be noted at this point in our story that it is because I am in the midst of setting up my new GEO Kalk Wasser reactor with the Tsunami ATO, that THIS is why the RO vat was nearly empty, whilst the Sump and floor were at capacity.)
So! What electrically controlled Solenoid system can I use to stave off an eighth potential flood, Noah??
Well after Seven tries, I finally succeeded and last night I completely flooded out the Sump Closet (AGAIN!!!!), only this time I REALLY did a good job.
Apparently, some moron turned ON the RO/DI system last night to get a head start on the planned water change for today, but then got sleepy and opted to hit the rack early, forgetting his previous plans.
(Just shoot me now…………)
So imagine my surprise this morning at 7:20 AM when “Manu†(the 12-year old Hawaiian Reefer son, a.k.a. 'Rhys'), came into the bedroom and exclaimed:
“YOU LEFT THE RO UNIT ON AGAIN AND WE’RE ALL FLOODED!!!
(Insert shock & awe here….)
The sudden awakening and sobering realization of this conveyance and recollection of previous unfulfilled actions, was following by a precipitous amount of verbosity, most of which was prefaced with a running diatribe of expletives, which are in conflict with Reef Central’s moral and ethical conduct rulings; thus, I am precluded and not at liberty to accurately convey the exact interpretation of said invective harangue, but suffice it to say, it was a doosie!
I immediately ran to the Sump Closet and threw open the door. (Expletive deleted!!! Sigh......…) :hmm2:
Now the room’s light was left on (recall the previous attempt to top off the RO Vat from the evening before?) and the Sump Refugium light cast a bright glow about only 2 inches over the now overflowing and totally full 30 gallon Sump, which normally has a nominal level of roughly 18 usable gallons, barring the aforementioned cranial rectal inversion.
Not only was there about three-quarters of an inch of water in the closet, but the sole plates in the adjacent walls were not sufficient enough to stem the tide. Thus, the Bathroom, back hallway, Laundry room and yes, the Keeping room where the display tank resides, were all victims of this apparent Katrina redux.
Having no other options, I summoned said lad to retrieve the industrial duty wet-dry vac from the garage, and so began the seventh version of the floor flushing of the already cleanest floors in the entire household.
All of which, brings me to my point finally:
I have had discussions with the LFS regarding a positive method to shut-off the tremendous water pressure from the RO/DI unit, as the present “Float†style valve is not sufficient to hold back the pressure from the main line, which causes to leak at the quick-disconnect fitting at the clear PVC tubing from the RO unit at the float switch. Ergo, we were discussing some electrical solenoid system to kill water pressure to the RO vat and stave off an eighth likely occurrence.
(Note: It should be noted at this point in our story that it is because I am in the midst of setting up my new GEO Kalk Wasser reactor with the Tsunami ATO, that THIS is why the RO vat was nearly empty, whilst the Sump and floor were at capacity.)
So! What electrically controlled Solenoid system can I use to stave off an eighth potential flood, Noah??
Last edited:
