Genesis STORM Installation and Use Manual

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.

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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.

o LevelSensorscanbeinstalledinside,above,orbelowtheshrouds

o The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”

Theshroudscanbeleftopenorcanbeclosedtopreventcrittersorwaterturbulencefrom

affectingthesensors’performance

o Theshroudswillslideontoandsecurethemselvesonanystandard1/2"PVCpipe,allowingthem

tobepositionedatanyheight

o The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.

o LevelSensorwirescanbedressedthroughtheverticalmemberorPVCpipetogiveacleanlook

toyourinstallation

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InstallingtheOperationLevelSensorsintotheShrouds

o InstalloneShroudCoverontotherearofoneShroud

o Insertaverticalmemberor1/2"PVCpipethroughtheassembledShroudsuchthattheShroud

Coveractsasaliphanger

o Install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

o Insert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.

o RemoveanypackingfoamortapefromtheLevelSensor

o PlacetheremainingShroudCoverontothelowerShroudtoprotecttheLevelSensorifdesired

o InstallSuctionCupsontothelowerShroudifdesired

 InstallingtheFailsafe

LevelSensors(ProSystem)

o Using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.

o RemoveanypackingfoamortapefromtheLevelSensor

o No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

o Hangthe

assemblycontainingtheSensorlabeled“Aquarium/Sump”overthelipofthe

aquariumorsumpandgentlysqueezetoadjustthehangerwidth

o AdjusttheheightofthelowerShroud/Sensortotheminimumdesiredwaterlevel

o SecureSuctionCupstothetankwall

o Hang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

o AdjusttheheightofthelowerShroud/Sensortotheminimumdesiredwaterlevel

o SecureSuctionCupstothetank

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o If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.

o If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.

o If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).

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 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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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moni tor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maximu mdesiredwaterlevels. SeemoreintheOperationsectionthat

follows.



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.



Operation



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



IfyouhaveaProsystemoryou’veaddedaROCv™module,placetheSTORM™intheROCv™auxiliarymode.TheSTO RM™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.



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.



Min‐to‐MaxSetupmode

YoucanmanuallyadjusttheoperationofyourSTORM ™toraisethewaterleveljusttherightamount inOper atingModeS1bytrial

anderror,butyourSTO RM™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:



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!



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.



InterruptingandResumingtheTopOffandAuxiliaryFunctions



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.



InteractionwiththeGenesisRENEW™AutomaticWaterChangeSystem



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.



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].Plea se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.



Symptom PossibleReason Solution

NoindicatorsareilluminatedonControl

Moduleandpushinganybuttonproduces

noresult

1.NoPower



2.UnitisnotturnedON



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



2.Sumplevelistoohigh(onlydetectedif

Failsafeswitchesarepresent)



2.LevelSensorsarenotpluggedin



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conne ctionson

ControlModule



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Senso r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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