Just when everything is going great...disaster strikes...

[Anonymous]

I come home on Saturday to find the return pump on my sump/refugium burnt out to a point where it smelled horrid. Because the heater was in the sump, the tank was 60 degrees. I hooked up a mechanical filter to the back to dose some carbon after a water change, and that, in turn, burnt out.

I did not have a good weekend, and am not sure what will survive. The fish look fine, but other than that, I don't know.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

Total Suck. I am sorry to hear about the problems and I hope everything is ok.

RR

 

[MIKE NY1]

Chip sorry to hear that. What type of pump was it?
Slowly raise the temp and you maybe surprised of how hardy some animals really are.

Good Luck
Mike

 

[danmhippo]

Sorry to hear that! Since you are able to pull out the old pump, you might want to think about redundancy this time......2 return pumps!

(That will be my next project)

 

[XXX]

How do your corals look? Give them some time...it is amazing the abuse many of these animals can take. Good luck.

 

[SPC]

Sorry to hear that Chip, I think Dan has a good idea with the two pumps.
Steve

 

[Buck]

Has anyone noticed how much "character" and patience reef keeping builds in us?? Good things happen soooo very slowly but bad things -- so damn fast!! Really sorry to hear the failure but do concur that you should being things back slowly.