Turn off return pump on vacation

[danccy]

Hi 

Any bro can advice if it is ok to turn off the return pump for 7 days while on vacation ? My other equipments will continue to run like chiller, lights with auto-timer, vortech wave maker and skimmer. I had history of the inlet tray being flooded and the water overflow out all over my living room. 

Thank you!!

[acidjc]

No. 7 day is too long. Not advisable at all

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[kenyee]

this depend on ur setup..u say ur skimmer n chiller will b running, so that does it mean u got another pump for chiller n the water return back to display tank in order for the chiller to be "on"..this depend on what u keep too..

[danccy]

Hi Ken

yes i have another pump for my chiller and my bio-pallets too .. most of my corals are LPS. 

[Jimmy75]

ie the overall return flow is reduced, not totally off.

[Jimmy75]

you managed to find out why flooded previously?

[Harlequinmania]

Try to find way to prevent such flooding, or like what Jimmy said. Reduce the flow of the pump maybe just inserting a valve in the return line rather than shutting it off completely which is rather dangerous

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[danccy]

yes will use the chiller pump to circulate the water instead of the main pump but the flow is only 20% of the main pump ..its the in-flow tray....suspect maybe the cotton was too near the edge and was dirty and restrict the water flow 

[kenyee]

Maybe u can shift the cotton to another area temporary? I have faced similiar situation like yours b4..my filter sock was unchanged for ard 10days as I was overseas n I realise the floor underneath my cabinet near the filter sock area wet..I think my solution will b not to put the filter sock if I were to b away for more than 5days..hope u find ur solution soon yea

[danccy]

thank you all for your advice 

My tank guy came and provided a thinner and smaller piece of cotton so as not to restrict the flow, he also say cannot turn off the pump unless I want the tank to turn to sludge when I come back. Fingers crossed .  

[Jimmy75]

Glad you found a solution!