My return pump stopped and I need a new one but for now I have a power head in the water but I am not there my parents are divorced and im 15 and at my dads this week but my mom plugged a powerhead in but I forgot to tell her to plug in a heater and I can't to that until I get there after school and my moms at work will they be fine until then and what do I do? What pump should I get? I have a 110 gallon tank and the one I had was 1200 gph and it needs 3/4" intake and output... which pump.... sorry if I said something wrong I'm in school... please help!!!
PUMP STOPPED! PLEASE HELP!
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drawman
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Your temperature will drop some but water movement is the most important thing at this point. Do you have a LFS that can help you out? If you order online I would try to rig up the heater in the main tank for the time being.
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Soak the pump in vinegar and some rodi water after taking apart the pump. My pump went out recently as well I let the pump soak for 24 hours and just moved my heater from the sump to display. I rearranged the power head to provide more surface tension. After soaking the return pump it worked.
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Agree with @Xmoji ......before you toss your current pump, clean it. This is especially true if you've never cleaned it before. Take it apart and clean all the goop out of it.
