Genesis STORM Quick start guide

GENESIS|STORM™
SPECIALIZEDTOPOFFANDREPLENISHMENTMODULE
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INSTALLATIONANDUSE
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheGENESIS|STORM™SpecializedTopOffandReplenishmentModule!Pleasetakeafew
momentstoreadandfollowtheseinstallationinstructionssoyoucanfullyenjoyyournewsystemrightoutofthebox.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsatall,pleasevisitusatwww.GenesisReefSystems.com,oremailusat[email protected].Weare
alwayshappytohearfromourcustomers!
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Thefollowingitemshavebeenshippedwithyoursystem:
(1)STORM™ControlModule
(1)LevelSensorHarnesswithTwoLevelSensors(2HarnessesincludedwithProSystem)
(2)LevelSensorVerticalMembers
(4)LevelSensorShrouds(6includedwithProSystem)
(4)SuctionCups
(2)MountingScrews
(1)ROCv™ReplenishmentModule(ProSystemonly)
(2)StandaloneLevelSensors(ProSystemonly)
(1)Pump(Optional)

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Installation
1. Findsuitablemountinglocation
TheControlModulemustbelocatedinaneasilyaccessible,drylocationprotectedfromaccidentalsplashes.
ThepowercordsandoptionalRENEW™communicationcableareapproximately6feetinlength,andlevel
sensorcablesareapproximately8feetinlength.EnsurethattheywillreachfromtheControlModuletotheir
respectivelocationsbeforepermanentlymountingthecomponents.
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2. MounttheControlModule
Ensurenoelectricalwiresorplumbingresidebehindorwithinthemountingarea.Beverycarefulwhen
drillingordrivingscrewsintoablindmountinglocation!
Usingthesuppliedtemplateasaguide,markanddrilltwopilotholesasindicated.
Insertwallanchorsifnecessary,followingalldirectionsprovidedwiththeanchors.
Drivethemountingscrewsintotheholesoranchors,leavingjustlessthan3/8”inchbetweenthescrewhead
andthemountingsurface.
SliptheControlModuleontothescrewsandgentlypulldownabout1/2"untilfullyseated.Thereshouldbe
no“play”betweentheControlModuleandthemountingsurfacewhenproperlysecured.
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3. MounttheLevelSensors
TheLevelSensorShroudsaredesignedsuchthattheycanbeusedinmanydifferentconfigurations.
oLevelSensorscanbeinstalledinside,above,orbelowtheshrouds
oTheShroudCovercanbeinsertedontotherearoftheShroudtocreateahangerthatis
adjustablefortanklipwidthsasnarrowas1/2"oraswideas2‐1/4”
oTheshroudscanbeleftopenorcanbeclosedtopreventcrittersorwaterturbulencefrom
affectingthesensors’performance
oTheshroudswillslideontoandsecurethemselvesonanystandard1/2"PVCpipe,allowingthem
tobepositionedatanyheight
oTheshroudscanbehungfromoneanotherusingtheT‐shapedtabsandslotsonthesides,
allowingmultiplesensorstobepositionedonasingleverticalmemberatslightlydifferent
heights.
oLevelSensorwirescanbedressedthroughtheverticalmemberorPVCpipetogiveacleanlook
toyourinstallation
InstallingtheOperationLevelSensorsintotheShrouds
oInstalloneShroudCoverontotherearofoneShroud
oInsertaverticalmemberor1/2"PVCpipethroughtheassembledShroudsuchthattheShroud
Coveractsasaliphanger
oInstalloneLevelSensorinsideasecondShroudbylooseningtheplasticnutonthesensorand
slidingthesensorintothewidenotchintheShroud
oInserttheotherendoftheverticalmemberor1/2"PVCpipeintotheShroudwiththesensor
suchthattheLevelSensor’scordwillcomeoutoftheTOPoftheShroudwhenhungonthetank.
oRemoveanypackingfoamortapefromtheLevelSensor
oPlacetheremainingShroudCoverontothelowerShroudtoprotecttheLevelSensorifdesired
oInstallSuctionCupsontothelowerShroudifdesired
InstallingtheFailsafeLevelSensors(ProSystem)
oUsingtheassemblyconstructedabove,installaLevelSensorintotheTopShroudbyloosening
theplasticnutonthesensorandslidingthesensorintothewidenotchintheShroudsuchthat
theLevelSensor’scordwillcomeoutoftheTOPoftheShroudwhenhungonthetank.
oRemoveanypackingfoamortapefromtheLevelSensor
oNocoverisnecessaryonthisShroudsinceitshouldneverbeunderwaterlongenoughtobe
affectedbyturbulenceormarineinvertebrates
PlacementoftheSensors
oHangtheassemblycontainingtheSensorlabeled“Aquarium/Sump”overthelipofthe
aquariumorsumpandgentlysqueezetoadjustthehangerwidth
oAdjusttheheightofthelowerShroud/Sensortotheminimumdesiredwaterlevel
oSecureSuctionCupstothetankwall
oHangtheassemblycontainingtheSensorlabeled“TopOffBin”overthelipofthereceptacle
holdingthetopoffwaterandgentlysqueezetoadjustthehangerwidth
oAdjusttheheightofthelowerShroud/Sensortotheminimumdesiredwaterlevel
oSecureSuctionCupstothetankwall
oIfpresent,installtheFailsafeLevelSensorsinsidethetopshroudsoneitherhanger,orifdesired
placeinadditionalshroudsmountedatthedesiredheight.
oIfusingyourSTORM™withtheoptionalROCv™module(includedwiththeSTORM™Pro
system),placethe“ROCv™Max”sensorinsideashroudandaffixittothesideofthetopshroud
onthetopoffbin,slightlybelowtheFailsafeLevelSensorifpresent.Thecordonthesensor
shouldcomeoutofthetopoftheshroud.

oIfusingyourSTORM™withtheROCv™module,placethe“ROCv™Min”sensorinsideashroud
andaffixittothesideofthebottomshroud,slightlyabovethe“TopOffBin”sensor.Thecord
onthesensorshouldcomeoutofthetopoftheshroud.
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4. ConnecttheComponents
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NOTE:ALLWIRESSHOULDHAVEADRIPLOOPTOPREVENTWATERFROMENTERINGTHECONTROLMODULE
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PlugintotheControlModulethelevelsensorharnessthatcontainsthe“Aquarium/Sump”and“TopOffBin”
Sensors.Thisharnessplugsintothe6‐pinreceptacleonthelowerleft‐handside(asyouarelookingatthe
backoftheControlModule).
IfusingaROCvmodulewithyourSTORM™system,plugthelevelsensorharnessthatcontainsthe“ROCv
Max”and“ROCvMin”SensorsintotheControlModule.Thisharnessplugsintothe6‐pinreceptacleonthe
lowerright‐handside(asyouarelookingatthebackoftheControlModule).
Ifused,plugtheaquariumorsump’sFailsafeLevelSensorcableintothe2‐pinreceptacleonthelowerright‐
handside(asyouarelookingatthebackoftheControlModule).
Ifused,plugthetopoffwaterbin’sFailsafeLevelSensorintothe2‐pinreceptacleonthelowerleft‐handside
(asyouarelookingatthebackoftheControlModule).
IfcouplingyourSTORM™systemwithaRENEWautomaticwaterchangesystem(seeourwebsiteforwhyyou
wanttodothis!),plugthecommunicationharnesssuppliedwiththeRENEWsystemintothecenter6‐pin
receptacleonthebackoftheSTORM™ControlModule,andplugtheotherendintothecenter6‐pin
receptacleonthebackoftheRENEWControlModule.
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5. Attachasegmentofappropriatelysizednon‐toxictubingtoasubmersiblepumpandplacethepumpinthetopoffwater
bin.
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6. Routethetubingtotheaquariumorsump.Thetubingshouldbesecuredsuchthattheendofthetubingisjustabove
thehighestwaterlevelintheintheaquariumorsump,sothatthewaterwillrundownthesideofthetankasthewater
leveldrops.Doingsowillimprovewaterflow,reducenoise,andpreventwaterfromsiphoningbackintothetopoffbin.
Cutthetubingtolengthifnecessary.
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7. Plugthepump’spowercordintotheACreceptacleonthebottomrightoftheControlModule(whenviewingthefrontof
theControlModule).EnsurethatadriploopisformedtopreventwaterfromenteringtheControlModule!
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8. PlugtheControlModule’spowercordintoaGFCI‐protected110VACoutlet.Ensurethatadriploopisformedtoprevent
waterfromenteringtheControlModule!YouarenowreadytouseyourSTORM™System!

GettingtoknowyourSTORM™SpecializedTopOffandReplenishmentModule
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1. Afterinstallingyoursystem,pluggingitin,andpreparingyourtopoffwater,turnontheSTORM™systembyusingthe
powerswitchonthefrontfaceoftheControlModule.Whenpoweris“ON,”theswitchwillilluminate.SeveralLED
indicatorsandthedisplaywillilluminatewhenthepowerisonaswell.
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2. TherearefouruserinputbuttonsontheControlModule.Startingontheleftandmovingtowardtheright,thebuttons
areAUXILIARYMODE,PAUSE/RESET,andthenINCREASEandDECREASEontheright.Allarelabeledaccordingly.
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3. DepressingtheAUXILIARYMODE(AUX)buttontellsthesystemhowtooperatetheauxiliarypoweroutlet(theleft‐most
outlet).Momentarilypressingthebuttonwilltoggletheoutletonoroff.Ifthe“ON”indicatorisilluminated,theoutletis
energizedandaperipheraldevicewillreceivepower.Ifthe“OFF”indicatorisilluminated,noelectricityisbeingdelivered
throughtheoutlet,sothedevicewillbeturnedoff.PressingandholdingtheAUXbuttonforthreesecondswillchange
theauxiliaryoutlet’smodeto“ROCv™”toallowusewiththeoptionalROCv™module.WheninROCv™mode,thesystem
energizesandde‐energizestheauxiliaryoutletbasedtheROCv™module’sLevelSensors’input.PressingtheAUXbutton
againwhileinROCv™modewillchangetheauxiliarymodeto“OFF.”
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4. ThedefaultoperationoftheSTORM™moduleistomonitortheLevelSensorinputandturnthepumponandoff
accordingly.ThisoperationcanbesuspendedbypressingthePAUSE/RESETbuttononce.The“MONITORING”and
“TOPPINGOFF”indicatorswillblinktoacknowledgethatthesystemispaused.Pressingthebuttonagainwillresume
normaloperation.Pressingandholdingthebuttonforthreesecondsorlongerwillmanuallyturnthepumponandwill
keepthepumprunninguntilthebuttonisreleased.
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5. TheINCREASEandDECREASEbuttonsperformtwofunctionsdependinguponwhethertheyaredepressedindividuallyor
simultaneously.PressingeithertheINCREASEorDECREASEbuttonindividuallywillincrementordecrementthenumber
ofsecondsthatthepumpwillstayonduringatopoffcycle.PressingtheINCREASEandDECREASEbuttonsatthesame
timewillentertheSTORM’s™veryusefulMin‐to‐MaxSetupmode,allowingthepump’sdurationofoperationtobeset
basedontheminimumandmaximumdesiredwaterlevels.SeemoreintheOperationsectionthatfollows.
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6. ThepowerswitchcanbeusedatanytimetoshutoffyourSTORM™systemandisequippedwithathermalcircuit
breakerthatwillautomaticallyshutdownthesystemifitdrawstoomuchcurrent.
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Operation
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Onceyou’veinstalledandfamiliarizedyourselfwithyourSTORM™topoffsystem,it’stimetoputittowork.YourSTORM™hastwo
operatingmodestochoosefromtosuityourneeds.
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OperatingModeS1:
YourSTORM™isshippedtoyouinoperatingmodeS1.Wheninitiallypoweredon,theSTORM™beginsmonitoringthesumplevel
andaddswateraccordingly.Whenthe“Aquarium/Sump”LevelSensordetectsalowwaterlevelitwillturnthetopoffpumponfor
thespecifiednumberofseconds.IftheLevelSensorstilldetectsalowwaterlevelafterthenumberofsecondsspecified,itwill
beginanothercycle.However,ifafterthissecondattemptthewaterlevelisstillbelowtheLevelSensor,asasafetyfeaturethe
systemwillsuspendalltopofffunctions.OperatingModeS1allowslongerperiodsbetweentopoffcyclesandallowsyoutotailor
theamountofwateradded.
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OperatingModeS2:
OperatingModeS2monitorsthewaterlevelinyouraquariumorsumpandturnsthepumponuntilthe“Aquarium/Sump”Level
Sensordetectsthewaterlevelhasrisenbackuptotheoptimallevelthatyouhaveset.Insteadofusingthetimesetastheduration
forthepumptobeturnedon,itusesthetimeyousetasa“timeout”function.Thesystemwillturnthetopoffpumponuntilthe
optimalwaterlevelisachievedoruntilthepumphasbeenonforthedurationset,whichevercomesfirst.Ifthepumphasbeenon
forthelengthoftimespecifiedbuttheSensorhasnotdetectedthatthewaterhasreachedtheoptimallevel,theSTORM™willshut
thepumpoffasasafetyfeatureandalerttheuserthatthereisaproblem.OperatingModeS2usuallydecreasestheamountof
wateraddedwitheachcycleandthereforeincreasesthenumberoftimesthepumpisturnedoffinanygiventimeframe.
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Eitheroperatingmodecanbeusedandispurelyamatterofpersonalpreference.Regardlessoftheoperatingmodeyouchoose,
yourSTORM™alsomonitorsthewaterlevelinyourtopoffreservoir.Ifitdropsbelowthe“TopOffBin”LevelSensor,theSTORM™
willpausetopofffunctionstopreventyourpumpfromrunningdry.Itwillalsoletyouknowbyflashingthe“MONITORING”and
“BINLEVEL”indicators.
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YoucanmanuallyturnthetopoffpumponbysimplypressingandholdingthePAUSE/RESETbutton.Afterholdingforthree
secondsthepumpwillbeturnedonandwillremainonuntilyoureleasethePAUSE/RESETbutton.Thisisusefulifyourtopoff
reservoir’swaterlevelwasdepletedandasignificantamountofwaterevaporatedfromyoursumpwhilenewwaterwasbeing
prepared.
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IfyouhaveaProsystemoryou’veaddedaROCv™module,placetheSTORM™intheROCv™auxiliarymode.TheSTORM™will
beginmonitoringtheROCv’s™LevelSensorsandwillautomaticallystartandstopthewatersupplytoyourreverseosmosisfilter.
Otherwise,simplypresstheAUXbuttontotogglethepowertotheauxiliaryoutletonorofftocontrolanyperipheralsthatyouhave
pluggedin.
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OperatingModeSetup
Tochangeoperatingmodes,simultaneouslydepressandholdtheAUXILIARYMODEandPAUSE/RESETbuttonsforfiveseconds.
Thedisplaywillflash“S1”or“S2,”dependingonwhichmodeyouarecurrentlyusing.Tochangetheoperatingmode,releasethe
AUXandPAUSE/RESETbuttonsandpresstheINCREASEorDECREASEbuttonuntilthemodeyouchoosetouseisdisplayed.After
makingyourchoice,theselectedmodewillflashandOperationModeSetupisautomaticallycompleted.
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Min‐to‐MaxSetupmode
YoucanmanuallyadjusttheoperationofyourSTORM™toraisethewaterleveljusttherightamountinOperatingModeS1bytrial
anderror,butyourSTORM™makesthistaskeasierwithitsveryusefulMin‐to‐MaxSetupmode.Thismodeallowsyoutoeasilyset
themaximumdesiredwaterlevelthatyouwantyoursumptobeatafteryourSTORM™performsatop‐offcycle.Let’sassumethe
waterlevelinyoursumpisjustaboveorattheminimumdesiredlevel,andthe“Aquarium/Sump”LevelSensorisatthedesired
waterlevel:
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1. PressboththeINCREASEandDECREASEbuttonsimultaneouslyforthreeseconds.ThisenterstheMin‐to‐MaxSetup
mode,andthedisplaywillindicate“P1”
2. WhenthewaterlevelevaporatesenoughtodropandtripyourFloatSensor,thedisplaywillindicate“P2,”butitwillnot
automaticallytopoff.
a. IfyoursumplevelissignificantlyhigherthantheFloatSensor’striplevel,leaveandcheckbackperiodicallyto
seewhenthedisplayindicates“P2.”
b. Ifyoursumplevelisveryclosetoyourdesiredminimumlevel,youcanchoosetoadvancetothenextstep
immediatelybypressingtheFloatSensordownwarduntilitadvancesto“P2”
3. Whenthedisplayindicates“P2,”pressandreleasethePAUSE/RESETbutton.TheSTORM™willaddwaterbacktothe
sumpuntiltheLevelSensordetectsthatthesumpisattheminimumdesiredwaterlevel.
a. Thisaddsanywaterbackthathasevaporatedbelowyourminimumwaterlevelwhileyouwereaway.
b. IfitisalreadyattheminimumdesiredwaterlevelyourSTORM™willautomaticallyadvancetothenextstep.
4. Whenthedisplayreads“P3,”pressthePAUSE/RESETbuttonagain.Thiswillinitiateatopoffcycleandthedisplaywill
changeto“P4.”Keepaneyeonthewaterlevel!

5. Whenthemaximumdesiredwaterlevelisachieved,simplypressthePAUSE/RESETbuttonforalasttime.You’redone!
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Thenumberofsecondsittooktoraisethewaterlevelfromtheminimumdesiredleveltoyouridealwaterlevelis
automaticallystored.ThenexttimethewaterleveldropstotheLevelSensor,thepumpwillbeturnedonandwillrun
forthesameamountoftime,therebyaddingthesameamountofwatertoyouraquariumorsump.Ifthereisevera
needtoadjustthenumberofsecondsmanually,simplypresstheINCREASEorDECREASEbuttonsindividuallytoaddor
removeafewsecondsfromthecycle.
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InterruptingandResumingtheTopOffandAuxiliaryFunctions
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IfyoueverneedtosuspendthetopofffunctionofyourSTORM™system,simplypressandreleasethePAUSE/RESETbutton.The
“MONITORING”and“TOPPINGOFF”indicatorswillblinktoindicatethatthetopofffunctionispaused.Toresume,simplypressand
releasethebuttonagain.NotethatpausingthetopofffunctionwillNOTaffecttheauxiliarymode.Inordertosuspendtheauxiliary
functions,simplydepresstheAUXbuttonuntilthe“OFF”indicatorisilluminated.
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InteractionwiththeGenesisRENEW™AutomaticWaterChangeSystem
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YourSTORM™canbeconnectedtoaGenesisRENEW™AutomaticWaterChangeSystemtoallowbothunitstobeinstalledinan
aquariumsystemandworktogetherwithoutmanuallydisablingtheSTORM™.TheSTORM™willnotattempttotopoffthesumpor
aquariumanytimetheRENEW™unitisactivelyperformingawaterchangecycle.ThispreventstheSTORM™fromattemptingto
replacethewastesaltwaterremovedbytheRENEW™systemwithfreshwater.Doingsowouldadverselyaffectsalinityina
saltwateraquariumandcouldeventuallyresultinoverflowingthesumpineitherafreshwaterorsaltwateraquarium.Whenthetop
offfunctionshavebeendisabledbytheRENEW™system,theLEDindicatoronthelowerrightoftheSTORM’s™ControlModulewill
illuminatetoindicatethattheyhavebeensuspended,andthe“MONITORING”indicatorwillnotbeilluminated.
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Troubleshooting
YourSTORM™SpecializedTopOffandReplenishmentModuleisdesignedtoprovideyearsofreliableservice.Thefollowingtable
describessometypicalsymptoms,reasons,andsolutionstosituationsthatyoumayencounter.Ifyoustillhavedifficultyor
questionsaboutyourSTORM™system,pleasecallourcustomerservicelineoremailourcustomercarerepresentativesforfurther
assistanceat[email protected].Pleasehaveyoursystem’sserialnumberavailablewhenyoucallandprovideit
withanycorrespondencesowemaybetterhelpyou.TheserialnumbercanbefoundonthebackoftheControlModule.
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SymptomPossibleReason Solution
NoindicatorsareilluminatedonControl
Moduleandpushinganybuttonproduces
noresult
1.NoPower

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2.UnitisnotturnedON
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1.EnsureControlModuleisfirmly
pluggedinto110VACreceptacle.
Checkelectricalsupply’sbreakeror
fuse
2.MakesurePowerButtonisintheON
position
The“Monitoring,”“SumpLevel,”and/or
“BinLevel”LEDindicatorsblinkand
systemhaltsnormalfunction
1.Topoffsupplywater level istoolow
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2.Sumplevelistoohigh(onlydetectedif
Failsafeswitchesarepresent)
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2.LevelSensorsarenotpluggedin

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4.FaultyLevelSensor
1.Refillsupplywaterbin.

2.Decreaselengthoftimethatthepump
staysonduringatopoffcycle

2.CheckLevelSensorconnectionson
ControlModule
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4.Manuallyslidefloatalongsensorshaft;
ifnochangeafterpressingthePAUSE
/RESETbutton,replaceLevelSensor
The“Monitoring”LEDindicatorblinksand
systemdoesnottopoffsump
1.Thesystemispaused


1.PressthePAUSE/RESETbutton


The“ToppingOff”LEDindicatorblinks
andthesystemwillnottopoff
1.TheSTORM™performedtwo
consecutivetopoffcyclesanddidnot
detectalevelincreaseintheaquarium
orsump
1.Ensurethewatertransfertubeisstill
attachedtothepumpandthatthe
endofthetubinghasnotfallenoutof
theaquariumorsump.PressPAUSE/
RESETtoresume
TheRENEW™“Detected”and
“Suspending”indicatorsareilluminated
andthesystemwillnottopoff
1.TheRENEW™AutomaticWaterChange
Systemisperformingawaterchange
cycle.

1.TheSTORM™systemwilltopoffthe
aquariumorsumpifnecessaryafter
theRENEW’s™cycleiscomplete.

TheAUXILIARYMODE“OFF”indicatoris
flashingandAUXILIARYMODEcannotbe
setto“ON”
1.The“ROCv™Max”LevelSensordetects
thatthewaterlevelinthetopoffbin
isatorexceedingthemaximumset
volume
2.Thisisnormaloperation.The
STORM™monitorsthe“ROCv™Max”
sensorregardlessofwhatauxiliary
modetheSTORM™issetto.This
preventsapotentialoverflowifthe
auxiliarymodeisinadvertentlyleftin
the“ON”state.
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