Well yesterday the oceansmotions started making a 'click-thunk' sound. I called oceans motions and as always, the support was great even though Paul is down in florida playing in a golf tournament.

He had me remove the drum as he thought it was having problems because of my having plumbing hoses of a different length. When I got the drum out though, it was all torn up. it obviously got some aragonite grit in it somehow and that acted like sandpaper. the problem is, that the material the oceans motions is made out of actually holds the grit, so the aragonite is still in the drum.

I polished the hosings inside out, mase sure it wasn't to roughted up, and then sealed it back up w/out the drum (OceansMotions is sending me a new one at no cost.) unfortunately, my infinte strength and intelligence caused me to overtighten one of the nylon screws and it snapped. now it won't maintain a seal and I am up a creek w/ a very small paddle.

When I get home tonight i will try to cut a notch into the remains of the nylon screw and back it out with a flathead screwdriver. fi that doesn't work i will have to take it out to the ranch and tap the screw out. that would be a major pain in the butt.

so as of now, closed loop is down. :(

Clowns are back home and seem to love the little cave under the rocks though.

lesson of the month. 'let your aragonite storm settle before turning on your closed loop.' ;|