Rusty Powerhead

[onyx]

Rusty Powerhead. Deadly or not?

[treesprite]

I would not use it. How on earth does a pwerhead get rusy?

[onyx]

I am definitely not going to use it.. I just wanted to know how deadly rust was to a SW setup. I've never had this problem before.

 

What happened was a razor blade somehow fell into my brute trash can and rusted the powerhead, heater, and turned the water a strange color. It's possible I did a water change prior to catching this in the early stages.. meaning there may have been a small amount of rust forming already on Monday when I did my water change.

 

Today when I opened it up, the water was colored funny which is how I knew something had gone wrong. I have thrown it all away and am getting a new Brute tomorrow, but I'm kinda worried about adding a small amount of rust to my system on Monday. I don't know either way if I did or didn't, but it has me concerned.

 

I can't for the life of me figure out how the razor blade got in the trash can, or for how long it was there.

[zygote2k]

Rust = Iron Oxide. Might have an algae bloom. Might be the new trace element your reef lacks. Could be bad or good.

[flowerseller]

Sounds more like your heater was cracked if it discolored the water like that.

That could add copper to the water

[guppychao]

contact the manufacturer, they should replace it.

i had a seio that did the same thing and they sent me a new one