Help! Catastrophic return pump failure!

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by konadiver, Mar 27, 2012.

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  1. konadiver

    konadiver Astrea Snail

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    A snail somehow made it into the return pump for my 110 gallon..I got the snail out but it destroyed the impeller! LFS does not open until noon. What do I do?!?!?!?!??!?!
     
    konadiver, Mar 27, 2012
    konadiver, Mar 27, 2012
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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    is it your only source for flow? If not its not a big deal, just put the heater in the DT until you can get the sump running again.
     
    ingtar_shinowa, Mar 27, 2012
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  3. TheMightyMac

    TheMightyMac Bristle Worm

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    Wait for the LFS to open and buy a new pump.
     
    TheMightyMac, Mar 27, 2012
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  4. konadiver

    konadiver Astrea Snail

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    I put my mixing/transfer pump(submursible) in the sump and jerry rigged it in. Everything is running...skimmer and all...I guess that is as good as it gets... :/
     
    konadiver, Mar 27, 2012
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  5. konadiver

    konadiver Astrea Snail

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    Thanks for the help everybody! I really appreciate it, even as moral support! As a coincidence, I just cleaned out my seio M1000 and it is up in running as well!
     
    konadiver, Mar 27, 2012
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  6. tom.n.day

    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    Maybe that trigger doesn't seem like such a bad purchase now!
     
    tom.n.day, Mar 28, 2012
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