Broken cord underwater

[Quasar child]

My wife told me she seen sparks from my sump under water and it smelled like burnt plastic,I've so far taken out my skimmer cuz where the cord meets the pump got real thin and I guess blew up I guess some junk made the pump work a lil harder and blew the line not sure but went to do emergency 50 % and I didnt have the color changing matt that they told me about so I had to go with presentation im guessing worked no corals are dead but still to early most acros lost a lot of color and months but everything else is fine i had a ride in there jst incase this happened

 

[Hemmbone20]

What are you asking?

 

[me & my baby]

My wife told me she seen sparks from my sump under water and it smelled like burnt plastic,I've so far taken out my skimmer cuz where the cord meets the pump got real thin and I guess blew up I guess some junk made the pump work a lil harder and blew the line not sure but went to do emergency 50 % and I didnt have the color changing matt that they told me about so I had to go with presentation im guessing worked no corals are dead but still to early most acros lost a lot of color and months but everything else is fine i had a ride in there jst incase this happened

What skimmer is that

 

[UncommonSense]

Any time an electrical conductor is leaking current into saltwater, you’re essentially performing an anodizing process…

Copper (usually) is rapidly dissolved from the electrical conductors, into the system…

I’d recommend doing a copper test, after further large water changes… it is possible that an appreciable amount of copper has already been bound to the live rock, too…

 

[Quasar child]

Any time an electrical conductor is leaking current into saltwater, you’re essentially performing an anodizing process…

Copper (usually) is rapidly dissolved from the electrical conductors, into the system…

I’d recommend doing a copper test, after further large water changes… it is possible that an appreciable amount of copper has already been bound to the live rock, too…

So far nothing is dead it looks like the majority of the current was caught by the rod,im worried of the copper levels I've done a huge water change already have a new pump for skimmer i guess my question is how to get any and all impurities outta my system now

 

[Hemmbone20]

So far nothing is dead it looks like the majority of the current was caught by the rod,im worried of the copper levels I've done a huge water change already have a new pump for skimmer i guess my question is how to get any and all impurities outta my system now

I would say just increase water change schedule over the next few weeks, maybe run some carbon in case any pollutants got into the water.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Could use a metal binder if anything looks amiss.

Definitely toss the device.

 

[Quasar child]

I would say just increase water change schedule over the next few weeks, maybe run some carbon in case any pollutants got into the water.

Will do thnx a million. Funny thing is I was dealing with a dino outbreak this last week and now all gone lol still fill bad for my corals tho some like the montis went white almost fully and one acro lost a good amount of color

 

[Quasar child]

What skimmer is that

C-120 eshopps

 

[me & my baby]

What skimmer is that

C-120 eshopps

How long have you had it

 

[Quasar child]

How long have you had it

Sry 2 years worked amazing jst where the wire meets the plastice in back jst file the sides down so it dosnt cut into cord i had too cuz the new one started to get cut luckily i noticed before it broke the wire