So I left town for just under 2 days.... and came back to a crazy situation. Rest assured, it was a good ending.
Sometime during the weekend, my return pump failed, after years of use and never failing.
Because of this, my sump filled up all the way to the final 1-2mm of the edge... but didn’t overflow and flood anything.
And my display tank temperature dropped down to 73 degrees. But fortunately, it seems that no corals, anemones, inverts, nor fish were affected over the short timeframe. My controller isn’t online either, so I had no idea of any of this.
I arrived home at 1am, and spent an hour diagnosing and attempting to repair the pump, and deciding to swap on one of my backup return pumps and go to bed. Everything is now running smoothly, and all seems well with the tank.
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Many years ago, I’ve left my tank unattended (and without a controller) for a month, without any losses or negative events. And have done smaller stints hundreds of times. But this time, I had a bit of bad luck, and then a bit of good luck. The success here wouldn’t have happened without prudent planning. Bad stuff will always happen eventually. I previously measured my sump volume so it wouldn’t overflow. And I had a backup return pump on hand. And if needed, I had plenty of other equipment and preparations necessary.
Sometime during the weekend, my return pump failed, after years of use and never failing.
Because of this, my sump filled up all the way to the final 1-2mm of the edge... but didn’t overflow and flood anything.
And my display tank temperature dropped down to 73 degrees. But fortunately, it seems that no corals, anemones, inverts, nor fish were affected over the short timeframe. My controller isn’t online either, so I had no idea of any of this.
I arrived home at 1am, and spent an hour diagnosing and attempting to repair the pump, and deciding to swap on one of my backup return pumps and go to bed. Everything is now running smoothly, and all seems well with the tank.
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Many years ago, I’ve left my tank unattended (and without a controller) for a month, without any losses or negative events. And have done smaller stints hundreds of times. But this time, I had a bit of bad luck, and then a bit of good luck. The success here wouldn’t have happened without prudent planning. Bad stuff will always happen eventually. I previously measured my sump volume so it wouldn’t overflow. And I had a backup return pump on hand. And if needed, I had plenty of other equipment and preparations necessary.
