I am officially a dingbat....

[nospeed411]

Did ya know that if you unplug the airline from the pump you get a really big puddle on your floor. (somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 gallons)

I was trying to take some pics of my fish and needed to lose the damn bubbles for a min. I figured heck I will just unplug the airline. Well in the rush to get the new 90 set up we forgot to put the check valve in the airline After spending the last hour sopping up water with every towel in the house I don't think I will ever forget this one..LOL

 

[jerzyperson]

ha thats funny and sad... more funny. i have had this happen during water changes or something when i need to remove it or something. gets kinda messy, and frustrating

 

[Thalan]

Ouch
Did you still manage to get some pics of your fish? lol

 

[siebertn]

It has happend to me to. lol

 

[nospeed411]

Pics turned out crappy and I spent the night with fans on trying to dry my second floor out...LOL Oh well lesson learned. Stopped at LFS on way home from work and picked up a new gang valve and a check valve. Installed them the second I walked in the door. On a good note the water has cleared up a good bit today from the change over...I can actually see all the fish LOL

 

[warby]

hahaha I almost made a similar mistake with a DIY CO2 setup... didn't have a check valve on the line from the bottle to the hose, and without thinking I gave the bottle a squeeze in an attempt to check for air leaks...

guess what: that little squeeze was enough to start a siphon from the tank into the 2L bottle .... it doesn't take long to fill a 2L bottle lol... turned out there were no leaks though

 

[Warborg]

Strange, I've unplugged them lots of times with no water leaks. I wonder if it's the type of air pump?

 

[jcardona1]

gravity. it works. everytime

 

[nospeed411]

Strange, I've unplugged them lots of times with no water leaks. I wonder if it's the type of air pump?

Not unplugged electrically...I unplugged the airline from the pump...whole siphon effect thingy.

 

[Warborg]

yea, that's what I mean too... the airline