Rust leaking in aquarium

[Brent Allan Ward]

 

[Crabs McJones]

Is that an air pump?

 

[Brent Allan Ward]

yes, it is from an air pump.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I'm not aware of any air pump that was submersible. Whose pump is it?

 

[Troylee]

Shouldn’t hurt anything! Run some carbon if you want but I’ve had plenty of pumps over the years leak rust into my tank! Never caused any harm or algae like people say, lol.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

What exactly is the scenario?

Any electrical device (meaning it has copper wires inside) not intended to be in water that was in the water is a substantial concern, even if it looked perfect on the outside.

 

[Brent Allan Ward]

it was setting on top of the tank. Not in the tank!!!LOL

 

[Reef Puncher]

if you run an icp and it shows high levels of tin, throw in a bag of cuprisorb. carbon wont pull out tin. but if that wasnt in the aquarium, i bet very little flakes fell in, but who knows without icp.