Argh!
My return pump went out a week ago and my backup failed as well. The tank (90g) has a lot of flow from powerheads so I wasn't overly concerned about the short term and just threw the heater and thermometer (controlled by apex) into the display, shut down everything in the sump area and just topped off evaporation by hand.
The plan was to quickly overnight a new pump and just swap out the nonfunctional ones but due to some unforeseen delays it only arrived yesterday. Well, I'm guessing the original plan would be a poor idea at this point as the sump area, which needed cleaning anyways, has been lying fallow without circulation for 6 days, the pH has dropped to about 7.6 and it is smelling pretty ripe (lol).
Here is my new plan but I am definitely looking for advice from people:
1. Pump all water out of current sump (only 25g - no refugium).
2. Remove and discard all media
3. Clean thoroughly
4. Put in new media and install new pump (reef octopus varios 8)
5. Refill sump with fresh salt water.
6. Fire up the new pump at about the same rate the old one used (about 370g/hour) and adjust from there.
This sound about right? Any tips? Things to look out for? Other options?
My return pump went out a week ago and my backup failed as well. The tank (90g) has a lot of flow from powerheads so I wasn't overly concerned about the short term and just threw the heater and thermometer (controlled by apex) into the display, shut down everything in the sump area and just topped off evaporation by hand.
The plan was to quickly overnight a new pump and just swap out the nonfunctional ones but due to some unforeseen delays it only arrived yesterday. Well, I'm guessing the original plan would be a poor idea at this point as the sump area, which needed cleaning anyways, has been lying fallow without circulation for 6 days, the pH has dropped to about 7.6 and it is smelling pretty ripe (lol).
Here is my new plan but I am definitely looking for advice from people:
1. Pump all water out of current sump (only 25g - no refugium).
2. Remove and discard all media
3. Clean thoroughly
4. Put in new media and install new pump (reef octopus varios 8)
5. Refill sump with fresh salt water.
6. Fire up the new pump at about the same rate the old one used (about 370g/hour) and adjust from there.
This sound about right? Any tips? Things to look out for? Other options?