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Is my pump dead?


DaveS

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I decided to clean my skimmer as it's been over a year since I inherited it and have never cleaned it. Put it in a small bucket of vinegar and let it run. Everyone says to let it run overnight so I thought nothing about it. Well I guess it overheated cause after a couple of hours the pump was not running and the water was very warm. Did I fry it?

 

Anyone got a Sedra 5000 pump to sell? :cry:

 

Oh yea, how long can I run things without a skimmer before my corals hate me? Yes, going to feed lightly in the meantime...

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You don't have lots of fishes like most people do in a mixed reef tank (well, not yet) :). Just do 10% water change every 3 days and less feeding as you plan to, should be fine until get a new replacement pump.

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Ok nevermind. Pump came back after cooling off. Whew. :clap:

 

Mods, feel free to delete this thread as freak out moment is over.

 

Thanks.

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