return pump burst and electrocuted the fish

[Reef257]

Hi all
Urgent

My return pump had burst .and I hard loud noice . And rushed to the tank .

Quickly turned off power sockets.

All my fish in shock .not swimming but heavy breathing.

Is there any way to .save them

Will They survive

Thank you

 

[blaxsun]

Do you have a replacement return pump? What about existing wavemakers to ensure adequate flow/oxygenation?
#fishmedic

 

[Reef257]

Do you have a replacement return pump? What about existing wavemakers to ensure adequate flow/oxygenation?
#fishmedic

Thank you for the quick response.
In turned off all the equipment. And placed the wavemake .I checked if there was any shortage. Now the wavemaker is on .

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Was the tank not on a GFCI circuit?
The fish should not have been affected by the electricity as they are not grounded. However, current going through seawater causes electrolysis and can change the composition of the water - does the water look gray/cloudy?
Be sure that you are very careful for your own safety working with this issue as you are grounded….
Jay

 

[Reef257]

Was the tank not on a GFCI circuit?
The fish should not have been affected by the electricity as they are not grounded. However, current going through seawater causes electrolysis and can change the composition of the water - does the water look gray/cloudy?
Be sure that you are very careful for your own safety working with this issue as you are grounded….
Jay

Thanks for the quick reply .the water doesn't hasn't changed.
My 3 of my fish died. The rest not swmikng but breathing .I have put a extra air pump and a wavemaker to oxygenated the tank .

Nor sure if the pump would have reeled some chemical. There was a foul smell once it burst

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks for the quick reply .the water doesn't hasn't changed.
My 3 of my fish died. The rest not swmikng but breathing .I have put a extra air pump and a wavemaker to oxygenated the tank .

Nor sure if the pump would have reeled some chemical. There was a foul smell once it burst

Yes, some motors are oil filled. Can you move the fish or change the water?
Jay

 

[Reef257]

IQUOTE="Jay Hemdal, post: 10806794, member: 156390"]
Yes, some motors are oil filled. Can you move the fish or change the water?
Jay
[/QUOTE]

Thank you I planned of Moving them to a new mix water .

Let hope for the best

 

[Reef257]

Its 120 gallong tank. Hard to do a wahter change .I moved them

 

[Reef257]

This how the sump.looks like with contaminants. Carbon kinda things floating.

I think this would have gone to the main display and caused the issue

 

[a.t.t.r]

What was the pump model.

 

[Reef257]

What was the pump model.

It was a chinese atmon 106 ac pump .there was less wanted in the sump it got over heated and caused the bust

 

[a.t.t.r]

It was a chinese atmon 106 ac pump .there was less wanted in the sump it got over heated and caused the bust

Lots of Chinese ones especially if based on the rio pumps were oil filled and or had really bad epoxy. Run carbon asap and water changes

 

[Reef257]

Lots of Chinese ones especially if based on the rio pumps were oil filled and or had really bad epoxy. Run carbon asap and water changes

I notied the oil .I have attached pic of the sump .
Mine is 120 gallon tank ddint know how much water I needed to change.so I moved the fish .no fish of them swimming.
Only notice heavily breathing .