Hey guys
Bit of a sad story. I (like many other reefers on this forum) have noticed that occasionally my SunSun powerheads run in reverse, which is quite annoying but nothing major... or so I thought.
Normally when feeding I pause the internal flow, which turns back on automatically after 10 mins. Now since noticing this pump reversal phenomenon, I ensure that I don't leave the flow to turn on by itself, I always put it back on manually.
On saturday morning I was in a rush, and so fed as normal, but got distracted by something and then left the house. Now my foxface (who I have only had a week) loves to graze on the algae on the pumps, especially when they're off. Well you can imagine what happened... I got home later that afternoon and noticed the pump was running in reverse :nono: Sorted that out, and then noticed something stuck in the housing... :(
The foxface was obviously having a nibble at the front of the pump when it turned back on, sucking him in... :( what a horrible way to die. I know this is due to my own stupidity which makes it even worse. I had gottednn quite attaced to the little guy, even in the one week.
Anyway just thought I'd share my experience - we live and we learn hey! Needless to say there is now a grill on the front of the powerheads, and as soon as I've got some spare cash I'll be upgrading to something more reliable!
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Sun Sun Pumps Reversing - Danger!!
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 12:32pm CDT by danimal