Is my pump dead?

[DaveS]

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?

 

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

Edited January 27, 2008 by DaveS

[vaironman]

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.

[DaveS]

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

 

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

 

Thanks.