My disasterous day {almost}

 Hi well i thought i would put this on about my day to show it can happen to the best of us

Right i am having know end of probs with my four footer! the tank is a 48x12x18 tank filtered by two externals a eheim 2224 and a fluval 205! the tanks stocking is 8 B/Ns,3 geo jurapis,1 datnoide microlepis,1 rocket gar and a small tyre track eel {so hardly overstocked!}

The problems = the externals are blocking up and need cleaning out weekly{my other externals only need cleaning every three months}

So being clever ,i thought i'd put a 'spare'fluval 405 on the tank yeah that'll sort it so now the fun begins take of the eheim 2224 and pipe work{minimal water spilt} put in the fluval 405 and pipework,get the syphon going waaahaaay pipe off oh dear ,oh well only in me shed so thats ok! right thats sorted now to get the filter going Right better hold the pipe as its not quite long enough{yeah i know} turn it on and yep nothing coming out um why are my feet getting AAARRRGGGHHHHHHHH pipe off again water being pumped out at an alarming rate my god its everywhere QUICK switch off pump switch of tap on the filter oh my gawd there's water everywhere! So get my cleanest towel{ok second cleanest towel}and start moping it up! I now have one very wet carpet and one VERY wet towel {know wonder i've been banned from the house}

All going ok now and the fish are getting used to the extra current!

Footnote:- if this had been my only tank i would have been tempted to have given up fishkeeping-its been that bad!

Nasty!  Sounds similar to when Matthew opened the filter and flooded the lounge a few weeks ago.  It is surprising how quickly an external filter can siphon the water from a tank!!  

Take care,

Wayne

 Hi Wayne yes quite scarytrouble is i hadn't realised the four footer is higher than the six footer where the filter had come from - teach me to pull too hard {but feel the pipe came off a little to easy,such as in your case?}

Oh dear, must be a day for externals and wet floors

Done water change/filter clean on 1 tank, fine :)

Waterchange and filter clean on 4footer, took lid off external, picked the body up to empty and rug slipped on laminate floor, about 1/3rd of the water flew out on the rug and laminate. Quick fly about with towels to mop up

3rd tank, waterchange and ext filter clean no probs THEN I had the bright idea of setting the wet/dry 2229 filter on it as 2nd filter

Set it all up, , it filled then drained and stopped, didnt refil again so mucked about with pipe heights etc. Started it off again, didnt drain but it should and after afew mins i heard a kind of "pressure/strain" noise. I thought, hmm, ooohh don't sound right then i noticed it was leaking from the float valve coupling in the middle PANIC AGAIN !!!!!!! Run about with another towl mopping up and i tried to nip the coupling but more water came out so switched off and still leaked!!!!!! I closed the valves (so i thought) and clicked the release and took pipe head out, forgot i'd just turned 1 tap off, not both, more water on floor

I've just dumped the filter in the bath and not even touching it until tomorrow or I might just smash it!! going to have to pop into the barbers below in the morning to see if any water has went through the ceiling

I want a ground floor flat with concrete floors lol

 All been there if it's any consolation lads!

I once came home to about 200 litres of a 500 litre tank slowly soaking into my carpet where a pipe had come away from the spray bar fitting!!! Missus was not happy - soloution - glue the pipe to the fittings - you can always buy another lenght of pipe and fitting (much cheaper than a new carpet)!!!

 Yes indeed we have all been there

Once or twice the filter hasn't primed properly and I have had disconnect the tubing to get rid of airlocks or use a syphon thing to start the water off down the tubes. If I'm not quick enough getting the tubes back on amidst the fast flow..... soaked carpet, soaked me, soaked Nick, wet wall . How fast and far a bit of water can go round.  

Bet your mum was well pleased with you James

Hope Mr Sweeney Todd's shop wasn't wet Richy. Or was it a close shave. Sorry I'll get me coat

 Hi we now have a carpeted patio,the carpet stank after its unschedule cleaning?? so anyone know where i can get some cheap carpet?

WOW Richy you had more 'fun' than me,its funny how some days just seem to go wrong?

I once went to clean my eheim 2080 and sat there took off the 'pump head' and wahhaaaaay water everywhere pity i hadn't turned the taps off

Good advice there bluedave why haven't i ever thought off that - may i ask which glue do you use?

Hi Lilac_froggy my tanks are all in the shed so not quite such a problem with spillage-but now i know why i am not allowed any indoors now! { i used to have 5 tanks in the house - 2 in the dinning room,1 in the lounge and 2 in my bedroom}

oh and 2 in the garage

Jan, the ceiling was fine thankfully, good job i noticed it quickish lol

Stingy, I wouldn't exactly call it "fun"

 Stingrays,

I just use normal super glue (locktite to be precise) push the tube onto the fitting and then run a small bead around where the tube meets the fitting - this way it's just enough to hold it without coming into contact with the water. When it's dry ( i give it 24 hours) then you can use it.

People will probably go on about using aquarium safe stuff etc - but i've had no probs. 

I've used superglue in a reef before, glued some fragged sea fans onto live rock and it was fine I think it was a certain kind though, possibly from maplins.

 superglue gel is the one.

ordinary super glue leaches into corals and poisons the nervous system.

 yeah, i wouldn't use the same stuff INSIDE the aquarium!!!!!!

It was the Gel Sye, been a while since i done the fragging, cheers

Dave, it was applied outside the tank then after a few mins to dry placed into the tank Perfectly fine mate

edit* I agree dave, the stuff you used should be external use only.

Reading this is making me a little nervous about doing a filter clean tomorrow....

 So how did it go Adam?

Dry floor and walls we hope