GOSh!!!! DISASTER!!! SOS!!!&#3

[giantbicycle]

OMG!!!!... woke up at 5:30am..heard my Ehiem canister very noisy..came out of the air-con room.. THE hall was flooded..!!!! with water and my tank water is left with only like...20% in the tank....SOS!!!!!!! Found out the real culrpit! Ehiem canister !!! ...was very ... Luckily clownfishsold me 2* 10liters of water container last 2 weeks..THANKS man!! immediately mix salt into the delclorinater back up water reservior...and after filling it with 20liters..it is only 40% the tank water...haiz....everyone woke up at 6am..and saw the mess...the water was like 3cm to the level of the wall .

[giantbicycle]

Now its house moping time...SOS!!!...back-braeking job..

[alanseah]

wow that's bad...

I do have 2 flood last time when my tank newly setup till to some technical adjustment problem..

[giantbicycle]

everything was moved aside as salt water seep through every corner ...sofa, including my dad's audiofile home thearther system..hi-fi..

[giantbicycle]

carpart...was thrown away..!!! soaked with salt water!!!

[giantbicycle]

water level... all the corals were put down to get suffient water.. luckliy, my yellow tang was fine..

[giantbicycle]

back to cleaning up !!! 3 mops 2 pails and 3 big rags were used...clerning up took from 6am till 945am..now at 10:15...floor still sticky...this is my 5th time moping

[giantbicycle]

thanks clownfishfor the 20 liter reservior..but still not enough for the whole tank thou...... so....eremgercy do happen...luckily i have the containers with declorine water..

[jc85]

Wat cause the cannister to fail?

Regards

JC

[giantbicycle]

my dad's precious hi-fi system....DIE!!!!!! all the equiments soak with salt water.. .

[giantbicycle]

audiofile CD and his hospital and high voltage pulg....must dry it .....

[giantbicycle]

all plugs and extension taken and being disconnect to clean and wipe dry

[giantbicycle]

speaker stand...HOPE it dont rust if not my dad will be

[sunnymau]

what has actually happned?

[giantbicycle]

wow that's bad...

I do have 2 flood last time when my tank newly setup till to some technical adjustment problem..

yes...was very very bad...4hours of cleaning...5 times of moping still sticky.!!!!

[giantbicycle]

Wat cause the cannister to fail?

Regards

JC

CULPRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The blue colour pegs just hop off.. and spring away....the outlet of the canister tubing drop to the floor...from there, the water starts to flow away till it cant suck out anymore water from the tank...

[hammy]

which ehiem modal are u using and what cause it to fail.

i think most of us use ehiem due to it's reputation and credibility , care to share what actuallY happened to the canister that cause it to flood ??

[roidan]

bro, i understand your floor sticky problem...whenever i start dripping some tank water on the floor...just a few drips will make the whole floor sticky

what my maid normally does is to use white vinegar added to a pail of water to clear up the stickiness, not too sure if it's scientifically effective...but i do notice the floor does become less sticky...

u can try if u have white vinegar at home ...

[giantbicycle]

what has actually happned?

your question was answered..in the 2nd page..

[giantbicycle]

which ehiem modal are u using and what cause it to fail.

i think most of us use ehiem due to it's reputation and credibility , care to share what actuallY happened to the canister that cause it to flood ??

actually it was my crazy idea to modify the ehiem canister....by putting a tray and the bag of Rowaphos....BUt its beacuse of the spring back of the peg..

[giantbicycle]

bro, i understand your floor sticky problem...whenever i start dripping some tank water on the floor...just a few drips will make the whole floor sticky

what my maid normally does is to use white vinegar added to a pail of water to clear up the stickiness, not too sure if it's scientifically effective...but i do notice the floor does become less sticky...

u can try if u have white vinegar at home ...

ohh..THANKS Rodian bro... will try some vinger... This will be my 6th time moping...Any housewife or any advice to remove the stickness?

[giantbicycle]

As the tank for now...

[roidan]

yeah..coz if you just mop with normal water or not good detergent...then the stickness or oilyness just spreads itself on the floor surface and not really removing it...

my gut feeling is that somehow the vinegar which is acetic acid, breaks down the stickiness or oilyness....

some floor detergents may be able to do the same though...not too sure...

anyway, hope it will not happen again to you...best wishes

[giantbicycle]

yeah..coz if you just mop with normal water or not good detergent...then the stickness or oilyness just spreads itself on the floor surface and not really removing it...

my gut feeling is that somehow the vinegar which is acetic acid, breaks down the stickiness or oilyness....

some floor detergents may be able to do the same though...not too sure...

anyway, hope it will not happen again to you...best wishes

oh..THANKS for that info... yar..hope so....it will not happen again...now scare of DIY a sump..scare it will happen again and more water as water from the sump will be spilled out too....so... ..

[strat]

Oh no! Sorry to hear that happening to you.

I can understand what you are going through cos when my tank gave way, my whole house was flooded with saltwater.

Worse, got an very important appointmenet on the day isself....

Flooding or tank giving way is our worsr nightmare man..i shudder just to think about it ...

Anyway, if can use a new mop and with clear water to clean 1st.

Hope it helps.