I"m A Big Fool ! Siphon Out 20gals On Floor

[newfishliny]

WAS CLEANING OUT MY TANK, AND WAS USEING A SIPHON TUBE AND SCRUBING THE ALAGE OF THE TANK WALLS . 90GAL REEF,
I CLIPED THE TUBE TO THE SIDE OF THE TANK FOR A MOMENT WHILE CLEANING THE GLASS, NOT KNOWING THE TUBE SLIPED OFF " I FELT MY FEET GETTING WET . WELL ALEAST 20 GALS WENT ON THE FLOOR THAT FAST. I WAS SO PISSED OFF I ALMOST DUMPED THE WHOLE TANK$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
WELL AN ANGEL SAID ITS ONLY WATER LOL
NEW FISH
DON

 

[escape2thewater]

WoW! I get pissed when my siphon line splashes on the floor for a second! Good luck cleaning it up. BTW good job in not "dumping your whole tank!" You would have been REALLY pissed then!
Kyle

 

[karajay]

I've used the "BEWARE WET CARPET" sign a few times, too

 

[junbug1970]

i know is not funny, but been ther done that. boy, is not fun cleaning wet carpet. That's why i invested wet/dry vacumm.

 

[cyslyde]

hehe did that on my newly refinished wood floors, guess who ended up re-refinishing the wood floors OOPS!

 

[smokinstarfish]

I make sure the floor where the tank stands is water-proof. My tank is on linoleum. The only drawback I have to water on the floor, (and believe me, I've had spillage), is the legs of my fish shelf rusting and staining the floor.
I hate spilt water. The wet/dry vacuum is a great idea. I also hate dried salt on my kitchen floors. It makes the skin on my feet all dry.

 

[smokinstarfish]

Yup, that nominates anybody for the Dumbest of the Day Award, but certainly not the Dumbest of the Week, Month or Year Award... there's plenty of dumb-asses out there for that.
Just kidding.

 

[gatorcsm]

waterfaller,
i've done that... almost, but fortunately remembered after about 20 minutes in bed and went to stop the overflow at about 4 gallons. I don't have carpet downstairs fortunately.
I've since got a trashcan and equipped it with a float valve.

 

[dreeves]

You should take advantage of your store ownership status and invest into a good wet/dry...with the amount of water we have in our tanks...they are almost a must have piece of equipment...