Powerhead fire

niger12

niger12

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I had a powerhead burn up and catch fire in the tank on Saturday. Did water change and have been running chemi-sorb since. Everything looks OK except the my Orange Monti Cap and my green/purple Monti Cap. They seem to have bleeched out a lot since the problem. Do you think it was the higher temp or possibly the electric shock. Any input would be great. My digita looks like it may have had a grawth spirt because of the problem. It grows fast but I have never notice growth from morning to night.
 
niger12

niger12

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Yes it was a Rio 800, but I already owned them and planned on using them untill they got noisy. I have also had good luck with the little Rio powerheads in the past. THe Impeler was not jammed so I don't know what caused it. I do have some polyp extension but they are very pale today. No lighter than yesterday though.
 
fishman830

fishman830

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i must be the only one who's ever had any luck with a rio.. i've had a rio that does 500pgh for about 2 years.. and it still works
...knock on wood
 
niger12

niger12

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Fisherman, If you look I did say I have had pretty good luck with the little ones. I have had a 2100 and a 2500 a few years ago and with in months they stopped working and made a lot of noise. But these little 800's have been going strong for a while know and like I said it gave me no advance warning.
 
reef_magic

reef_magic

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wait....it caught fire in the tank:notsure:
or when u did a water change, the water level was low enough for the powerhead to be out of the water?:notsure:
lol, sry im confused:D
 
niger12

niger12

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It caught fire under water. There were flashes of flame and spark coming out of the pump along with smoke rising out of the water. I was not doing a water change. Does anyone have any input on the coral question.
 
zanemoseley

zanemoseley

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Honestly, I can't think of much more you can do besides run carbon, chemipure, and do a water change. Sounds like your SPS's just reacted differently to the leached chemicals.
 
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