esacjack Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Woke up in the middle of the night to the smell of ozone. I knew instantly what was happening. Float was stuck :/ Even though I had a loop in the cabling, the water ran down the edge of the stand and found an imperfection to follow. I had it mounted upside down under the stand cabinet shelf. I thought, surely water couldnt get here.... Nope...I was wrong. Note to self, new float switch, new reefkeeper pc4, new gfci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Now that's a great thing to wake up to! Glad it didn't do more serious damage!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I found a reasonable work around for a float switch thats completely failsafe (unless your reef controller gets stuck). I caculated how much water evaporates daily and prorated that on a thirty minute basis. I then programmed a BRS dosing pump (the higher volume one to be used for ATO) to run a certain time every 30 minutes. This keeps the water level very very close to the same level. I check the level every day or sao while I'm checking everything else and if it ever starts to get above a certain level (I marked a line on the side of the sump as a guide) I can back it off a second or two it will slowly reverse direction over a few days. No floats to get stuck and no floods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I did something similar after I had two float switch failures... I don't use a reef controller though. I bought a low flow sprinkler timer from Lowes and put adapters on it to go from garden hose threads to 1/4 push connectors. Right now my timer allows water to flow for 5 minutes every 8 hours. The level stays fairly good, once a month I might have to run it manually for an extra 5 minutes, but that's two buttons. I usually have to adjust the timing as the weather turns twice a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Did you have a second float:? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 If the question was to me...yes, I had a wet float fail and a dry backup fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 unfortunately this was in my super stable nano tank.. only room for 1 float in there :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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