impur Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Ugh what a terrible day for me. It started great, coffee while browsing cube tank threads and gathering ideas. I did some fragging and mounted a couple SPS in my display that were doing well in my QT. Then i found some aiptasia in my overflow. No wonder i keep getting a few here and there in the display and sump. So i broke out the aiptasia x and went to work. With the pumps off i get em all. Then i waited about 30 min and as they were expelling their guts i hit em all with kalk. Then i bumped my light and it fell in the tank. The actinics will come on for 4 seconds then go off. The other 4 bulbs just flash on and off every few seconds. Its outside in the sun drying while i search for new ballasts i am guessing that i fried. So since i'm half way thru my routine i decided to finish things off and worry about the light later. As i was emptying my sump, i bumped my NSW tub and created the sunami the world never saw coming. It splashed into my stand, my topoff container, doused my test kits and everthing i keep under there. On top of that, I guess it got my DC8 for my Aquacontroller Jr. None of the plugs work on it now. I took it apart and there is not a drop of water. But it won't work. The sunami got 2 surge suppressors and my topoff relay. Lucky my handy dandy project box protected the relay and wiring. No shocks or fires or anything so i guess i'm lucky there. But jeez i never expected one water change to go so horribly horribly wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sorry to here about your bad day. Hopefully you got it out of the way and it will be smooth sailing from here on out. Is there a way to protect my tank from electrical shocks? I was wondering about that and your bad day reminded me to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks. Frustrating for sure. I read there is a fuse in the DC8 so i'm going to take it apart again. You can get grounding probes to protect you from electrical shocks http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_AquariumPage~PageAlias~miscellaneous_titanium_grounding_probe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Dang Miles... that was a bad one :eek: Sorry to hear about all the damage. Funny, I was thinking about going after the pest anemonies today myself but ended up working on the wife's car instead - found a split CV boot and a couple of tires with the tread ready to come off so I guess it's a good thing I didn't work on the tank afterall! Hope you get it all working again soon. I'm sure a couple of cold ones will help the process along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hey Miles take a hair dryer to that Teklight and I bet it works! I dropped that light in my tank (Yours now!) 2 weeks after I bought. Cross your fingers!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 yuck. You tried the reset button on the DC8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 That is horrible. Sorry you had a series of unfortunate events there Miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sorry to hear about your bad luck, Miles! I hope you can revive the light and the powerbar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sorry brother! I wish the best for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Worst water change ever Did anyone else invision a fat comic book dealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hope you get all your equips to work again. Have you guys ever get things to work again by putting those silicate packets around the electrical parts to suck in the moisture? I heard people do that with cell phones and stuff (just stick it in a jar filled with that stuff)...worth a shot if you have some lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sorry to hear about your bad luck today Miles. I hope your day only gets better. If you have any diapers around (or from a neighbor), tear them open and there is a powder in there that absorbs moisture. You can use that to soak up any traces of water. Then use a shop vac to suck up the powder. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Well I lucked out. After sitting in the sun both the DC8 and light work again. Phew i was fretting getting the light going. The DC8 i could work around but no light is tough. I'll be taking more precautionary measures like crossmembers over the tank when i move the light again. Thanks for all the comments. You guys are my good luck charm!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sorry about this Miles. Do you need to borrow a light? I have something if you need it to get by for a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Glad to hear nothing was actually damaged now we can trade zoa's.(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 a good thing to have on hand is the chemical dryer that they have at home depot. i have a half gallon jug of it, i think its called DampRid. If you have any issues with equipment like that you can put it in a 5 gallon bucket with the part. of course the sun works too, but it tends to get some of the areas, and some stay wet, with DampRid it super dries everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 It seems i'm good for now Joel, thanks for the offer. Eric you bet! Just need to get back up that way. Curtis good to know, i'll check that stuff out next time i'm at HD. Everything was running normally this morning. DC8 seems to have worked throughout the night, temp steady etc. I'll know for sure tonight, but it seems i dodged a bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 That's good to hear, man. My blood pressure went up just reading your first post. That could have been one expensive water change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Good for you! I'm glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 It seems i'm good for now Joel, thanks for the offer. Eric you bet! Just need to get back up that way. Curtis good to know, i'll check that stuff out next time i'm at HD. Everything was running normally this morning. DC8 seems to have worked throughout the night, temp steady etc. I'll know for sure tonight, but it seems i dodged a bullet. Good to hear Miles... that had the potential to be a really bad day! Nothing like a tank disaster (or potential one) to get the blood pressure ramped up :eek: Hope things are still working right. I will have to try and remember all the excellent drying suggestions on this thread for the next time some of my equipment takes a dive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Damp rid just happens to be anhydrous calcium chloride... If you are in a pinch and run low on calcium, use the damp rid instead. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Everything was running normal last night. I even installed a small fan since my temp was up to 81.2 and its running as programmed. Lights were plugged into the wrong plugs on the DC8 so around 9pm last night I noticed the tank looked like all the bulbs were still on. I was like great what now. Just had to swap plugins (laugh) Thanks for all the comments everyone. It amazing what we can learn from some of these issues we run into. Damp rid can save you 2 ways!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 man that sucks you should just stay at home in the closet the rest of the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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