Return pump just went out....any suggestions?

[ovrmyhdagn]

Just completed a water change and when I went to restart everything, my return pump isn't working.
THe local fish stor isn't open this late, but will reopen tomorrow. If I needed to I can go to a ***** before they close, assuming they will have a pump that will work. What am I looking for anyway? 75 gallon fish only with overflow.
Will my fish survive until tomorrow?
Any suggestions?

 

[davidmwj]

Is it still making noise, maybe it just needs to prime. I just had this happend to me last night when I drained water from my sump to try to clean it up a little. I had to hold the pump with the intake facing up to get it to prime. It normally faces down.

 

[ovrmyhdagn]

No noise at all.

 

[reefnut]

Try giving it a good cleaning before buying a new one. Soak the parts in vinigar...
What type of pump is it??

 

[ovrmyhdagn]

cap 1800

 

[reefnut]

Chances are it's just dirty unless it's old. Take it apart and clean it up real good and see if it works.

 

[unleashed]

until you can get a new one just run a powerhead or 2 in the tank for circulation they should be ok if you give enough flow.

 

[ovrmyhdagn]

Thank for the suggestions.
I removed my pump from the skimmer and ran it in the tank for circulation and everyone survived.
Going to get another pump this morning as the other one is old.

 

[ovrmyhdagn]

I took it to the LFS, they took it apart and found that the impeller was broken because the shaft broke. He replaced it and it was all fine. Since I didn't have to get a new pump, I bought a new powerhead instead.
THanks for the ideas.