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08-08-2003, 10:59 AM
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Little Fish in Big Pond
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Peachtree City, GA
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Whew! That was close!!!
My hubby woke me up very early this a.m. because the tank was making some "bad noises"(never a good thing). "Oh my gosh! My perc is in the overflow! Time to PANIC!" How in the world did that happen, you ask? Well, you know those GIANT Turbo snails....the bulldozers of the tank? One decided it would be a good idea to push a powerhead pipe out of the way into the overflow. And since that just happens to be where my perc sleeps.....he got sucked down! Then Mr. Turbo decided to join him. And you know how smart turbos are....he lodged his big fat self in the pvc intake pipe....hence the noise. What a way to start your day......
"The best part of waking up, is turbo in your pump."
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08-08-2003, 11:13 AM
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Summer's Daddy
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga in a van down by the river
Posts: 2,675
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Just Think Nicole, now you know why I have my tanks drilled. I have woken up from a cat howling because my tank was dumping water on the floor. I don''t Have that issue no more...LOL...not will filters on the overflows. One way to avoid it is Lisa put in a small guard rail on hers.
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08-08-2003, 11:54 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 585
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OMG....good think your hubby woke up !! Is your perc OK? Hows the big bully?
OH..didn't get you a bubble, its a crystal bubble LOL I put it up for you to see. www.underwatercreations.com/wuswyg.htm
Let me know if you don't want it OK?
Last edited by squid; 08-08-2003 at 12:16 PM.
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08-08-2003, 11:56 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,815
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Glad everything turned out ok!  And how is the clown? |
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08-08-2003, 12:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Minnetonka, MN
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similar thing happened to me, only when my bulldozing turbo hit the powerhead he redirected water out of the tank which proceeded to dump about 40 g of water onto the floor  Those Turbos and powerheads are a dangerous combination, you may want to to consider a permanent separation or an extremely secure powerhead. |
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08-08-2003, 01:39 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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"The best part of waking up, is turbo in your pump."
Hehehehe , Nichole, that is way to funny 
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08-08-2003, 04:20 PM
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Little Fish in Big Pond
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Peachtree City, GA
Posts: 418
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Deff have to secure the pipe in place.
That way Turbo cant push it up and out again. Perc. is great. He's a trooper. Stunned at first but now back to ole clown ways
Happy ending to an otherwise disaster!
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08-08-2003, 05:23 PM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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Re: Whew! That was close!!!
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Originally posted by 9fishers
"The best part of waking up, is turbo in your pump."
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Now that's funny. 
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08-08-2003, 06:57 PM
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Birthday tracker
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Spartanburg, SC USA
Posts: 14,633
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Brahahaha! that's hysterical, Nicole
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