Help needed, pump broke, and it leached some kind of chemical in my tank!

[Rico87]

Pump broke down, and it leached some kind of chemical in my tank… really bad smell… I was at home and heard some noise… checked the living room and the corals where all retracted and a really bad smell… in found the pump removed it immediately… there was some kind of oily substance on the water surface… I replaced my carbon… and did a 15% water change… must be not longer than 10-15 minutes leaking… Preparing more water… but it takes like 2 hours for a 15% water change for me… any advice? Iam scared of losing all my corals and anemones… got quite some worth of corals and stuff in there… what I also noticed was that the starfish was trying to get out of the water… one instantly died… Please help!

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

Do you have any poly filters? I keep some on hand for emergencies like this.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/poly-filter-aquarium-filter-poly-bio-marine-inc.html

Carbon and water changes are definitely the right path. Hoping things go well!

 

[Rico87]

Do you have any poly filters? I keep some on hand for emergencies like this.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/poly-filter-aquarium-filter-poly-bio-marine-inc.html

Carbon and water changes are definitely the right path. Hoping things go well!

Thanks, did like 45% waterchange now… I don’t have the filters I live in the Netherlands… looking if I can find them here… Still preparing more water doing the rest of the water today…

 

[Rico87]

Do you have any poly filters? I keep some on hand for emergencies like this.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/poly-filter-aquarium-filter-poly-bio-marine-inc.html

Carbon and water changes are definitely the right path. Hoping things go well!

Just order the filters luckily I found them online. Thanks a lot!