mono19
Reefing newb
So this is probably dumb on my part, but maybe you guys can help me out with why this happened...
Last night I decided to replace the crappy overflow box that I had with a PF-300 overflow box, got it home and out of the box. I turned off my return pump and unhooked the old overflow box...To my surprise the tank started overflowing! :frustrat: I probably lost about 7 gallons of water, which I later replaced and thankfully I was doing it after the main lights went out and I didn't lose any fish. But why in the crap did it overflow? I originally thought that water may be coming up from the sump into the tank, but the sump wasn't draining at all. So where would the water be coming from?
The box is working great now and I got the tank refilled with the water and it seems to all be ok. I will see this afternoon when I get off work how everyone is doing for sure. Man I was mad though....The bulkhead also leaks very little but after reading some reviews apparently this is a normal problem, so I took some sealant and put it all around the bulkhead..It will probably take longer to cure because the tank is running but hopefully it will hold...if not I will take it apart and fix it.
Last night I decided to replace the crappy overflow box that I had with a PF-300 overflow box, got it home and out of the box. I turned off my return pump and unhooked the old overflow box...To my surprise the tank started overflowing! :frustrat: I probably lost about 7 gallons of water, which I later replaced and thankfully I was doing it after the main lights went out and I didn't lose any fish. But why in the crap did it overflow? I originally thought that water may be coming up from the sump into the tank, but the sump wasn't draining at all. So where would the water be coming from?
The box is working great now and I got the tank refilled with the water and it seems to all be ok. I will see this afternoon when I get off work how everyone is doing for sure. Man I was mad though....The bulkhead also leaks very little but after reading some reviews apparently this is a normal problem, so I took some sealant and put it all around the bulkhead..It will probably take longer to cure because the tank is running but hopefully it will hold...if not I will take it apart and fix it.