Eclipse 6 pump went out

[jlinsey]

We have an Eclipse System 6, 6 gallon aquarium and have had it for about 5 years. The pump often goes off with power outages and usually I can get it going again by rapping on the top of the housing, but not today - it seems to be dead. Local places do not have the part so I will order it.
Anything else I should try to revive it?
Any recommendations as to what to do to keep the fish alive in the few days it will take to get a replacement?
There are some tight cracks in the acrylic - would it be best to just get a whole new Eclipse 6 since the part is ~1/3 the price of the whole aquarium?
TIA

 

[BigJim]

Did it go out or is it just dirty? Take it apart and clean the impeller and the pump very well. My Eclipse 5 Hex got hung up after the last PWC. A little tap got it going, but I'm betting my impeller is dirty.

If the motor is indeed dead, your fish may be ok for a few days in the tank. When I dropped and shattered my AC70, my fish stayed in the tank without a filter for about four days without issue. I guess my bacteria populations are good because the water parameters were still good when I got the new filter. I kept the biomedia in the tank, which probably helped.

Are they actual cracks or just a little crazing? If it's cracks, now's the perfect time to upgrade to a bigger tank.

 

[jlinsey]

Got it working - thanks!

Opened it up and cleaned the impeller and it started right up when I plugged it back in.
Never realized you could open up and clean in there...

 

[BigJim]

It took me a little while to figure out how to open it up. The packaging of the equipment on the Eclipse stuff is pretty impressive, but it's not the most user friendly.

 

[Jimbo7]

My koralias stop all the time, I run them in a bucket of vinegar water to clean em out. Sometimes they have to be kick started too, stick something in there to start it spinning. Glad it worked out.