Help my skimmer not working

[batt600]

what kind of skimmer your getting

 

[Awibrandy]

God willing I'll be picking up a ATI Bubble Master 250.

 

[duke62]

might be cheaper to get a new impellar or a new sedra

 

[Awibrandy]

might be cheaper to get a new impellar or a new sedra

True! But the the euro-reef RS80 is way under rated for my size tank.:catsmiley The ATI BM 250 is over rated so hopefully my reef will do even better with it.:tub:

 

[bizarrecorals]

even the tinyiest chip on the impellar can causer this, double check the impellar.

 

[Awibrandy]

Wooohooooooo

This was the culprit!

I'm not sure how the heck I missed this, and to tell the truth I am pretty certain it was not there when I cleaned the pump earlier as I had taken the darn thing apart, and there is no way I missed it.
Only thing I can think that happened is that after I cleaned the pump, and put it back in the sump it must have sucked it in. Reasoning here is that: Once I had cleaned, and put the skimmer back together I went on to put one of my TLF reactors online, which I always have problems with it spilling some of the media back into my sump.:fight2:
What ever it was I am just happy that the skimmer is back on doing it's job.:meow:

 

[duke62]

very good.hey if i were u i would mod that durso pipe.takes $10 and 10 min to do.it makes a hell of a difference in the performance.i ahve the same skimmer and i absolutly recommend it.you can dial that puppy in perfectly.best thing i have ever done

 

[anthony27]

I am glad that you blew the nose of your skimmer and that is what came out

 

[Awibrandy]

Thanks for the suggestion James!

Yeah Anthony, some nice black & brown snot. Just like the kind you get when you live outside of NYC, and you come down for a visit.LOL
My dad always knew when I ditched school, and came down to NYC from Conn., just by looking at my nose.

 

[anthony27]

lmao good one that was some nasty stff looks like you had a bristel worm in there

 

[Awibrandy]

lmao good one that was some nasty stff looks like you had a bristel worm in there

nah, it looks like a bundle of GFO & Activated carbon.

 

[Awibrandy]

Two days later:thrash:

Somewhere inbetween of wet/dry skimming.:starfish: Second pic taken with flash.

 

[KathyC]

Yucky! - Sweet!