Skimmer problem
- Thread starter PeeJ
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bubbles in the skimmer...i plug it in and the bubbles spraying out of the output inside the skimmer are huge and very few...its pumping plenty of water, but not doin its job. i see photos of skimmers with big tornados of bubbles inside....this looks like my fish are farting inside the skimmer and its spirally slowly to the top
On my first tank I had a small skimmer that was powered by a RIO 600. It would slowly start performing worse and worse. The problem was simple to correct with regular maintenance -- The Rio for skimmer use has two black rubber air hoses. One is the long one that hangs outside the tank/sump to suck the air into the pump. The other is a very short little section of hose on the bottom of the pump. Both of these hoses, but especially the small section get two problems:
(1) they slowly fill with crystalized salt - simply removing both hoses, soaking in hot water and cleaning them out does wonders every month;
(2) they dry out and become hard (again, especially the small underwater section) and restrict air flow - you must replace the hoses. Costs about a buck for new hosing.
I hope this helps solve your problems.
(1) they slowly fill with crystalized salt - simply removing both hoses, soaking in hot water and cleaning them out does wonders every month;
(2) they dry out and become hard (again, especially the small underwater section) and restrict air flow - you must replace the hoses. Costs about a buck for new hosing.
I hope this helps solve your problems.
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