TheClark Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 So I am working on this reef room, in the planning stage. The room is in the back of a tandem garage. I was thinking about cutting a hole in the slab and adding a sump pump basin for a drain. There is some slope towards the front of the garage. However, the thought of cutting concrete (again, did allot of it in the basement), is not appealing. So I ran across the waterbug. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018LRUDUU/ref=asc_df_B018LRUDUU5380389/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B018LRUDUU&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198097979185&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1143113920406932196&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033585&hvtargid=pla-350134889254 In the unlikely event I do get a flood, the walls and floor are already waterproof. The water would be contained. I could fire up the water bug at the low spot in the room, and clean mostly everything right up. Seems like a win right? No need to cut concrete... As much as I want a really cool room build, I don't want to spend 2 more years working on it Thoughts? Anyone ever use one of these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailingeric Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I too have my SW tank and a 55 gallon FW tank for my two now large 14 cents gold fish that live in the garage/ soon to be mancave space and the pump is a good idea but like your garage it has a slope, so wouldn't gravity take care of any flood?? At least that is what I am counting on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sailingeric said: I too have my SW tank and a 55 gallon FW tank for my two now large 14 cents gold fish that live in the garage/ soon to be mancave space and the pump is a good idea but like your garage it has a slope, so wouldn't gravity take care of any flood?? At least that is what I am counting on. Thanks, yes, gravity will get the water to the front of the room (there will be a wall separating this room from the rest of garage). I would like to stop it at the room boundaries. And congrats on 14 cent goldfish, been there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailingeric Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I have been waivering on putting a wall up too. Sheet rock would be cheaper than cutting concrete and pump for the flood that may never happen?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, Sailingeric said: I have been waivering on putting a wall up too. Sheet rock would be cheaper than cutting concrete and pump for the flood that may never happen?? Yes! That's what I am thinking. Pretty easy to swap out some sheetrock worst case. The water bug could be apex activated, if water hit 1/2" it would fire up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Think I am going with the waterbug. I just hate cutting concrete... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 i think that a shop vac with a floor water attachment would likely work better. The water bug isnt going to pick up anything shallower than about 3/4". We had one for awhile (we flood a lot of things) it is currently residing in the landfill. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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