I cannot catch a break!!!!!!!!

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

The fact you were home is pretty much as good a break as you'll get in this hobby

Its like I am playing with fire. I was taking some photographs of my new coral and BAM the pump starts throwing smoke. Good that nothing got into the display. I am not afraid of every pump I put in my tank :S

Originally Posted by monkE

do you have filter socks on your sump?? maybe some sand or other small particles are getting in your sump and causing issues with your pumps??

I am not sure but if that can be an issue, there would be lots of burnt pumps since many people out there run pumps without any sort of filter sock/sponge. But I do have filter floss at the corner of the drain to grab floating particles.

[i have crabs]

Was the mj1200 in the water or ran as an external? I've had dozens of mj's and never had one fry like that

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

Was the mj1200 in the water or ran as an external? I've had dozens of mj's and never had one fry like that

Internal like they should be.

[Borderjumper]

How old were the pumps? Warranty maybe?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

How old were the pumps? Warranty maybe?

It was a 2nd hand skimmer. Dont know the age. MJ was 2nd hand too.

[mrhasan]

Anyone has any insight on why this might be happening?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Anyone has any insight on why this might be happening?

Ya, they're used pumps that you have no idea how old they are. They do eventually break.

[daplatapus]

If I may be so bold as to borrow from another thread:

Originally Posted by mrhasan

I think 99.99% reason for crash is owning a saltwater tank (0.01% is putting a plastic bag in the ocean which in turn chokes a whale)

You were obviously looking at your tank, that's a no-no.

Sorry, I had to