I Should Wear A Dunce Cap!!!!

[saltyair]

So most of you know I have been having issues with my skimmer - I've cleaned it a few times over the last two months and it would keep over flowing. Well today I decided I would clean it one last time and pull it all apart.
When I took off the air line I discovered that the air cover had some build up in it and seemed restricted. I put it in vinegar and let it sit. I ended up pulling a small calcium pebble out - it's now working better than ever - I just hope the new skimmer hasn't been shipped yet - wow I'm a dummy


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[mig]

Such is life.. Its like the saying.. 'that lost item we look for forever is always in the last place we look' ...why? because once we find it we stop looking!

 

[heath]

you are not dumb. Most of us have done the same thing but just won't admit to it.. Its always the simplest things that get us..tomorrow is testing and cleaning day so, when I clean my skimmer I think that I will have a look at the air line..

 

[saltyair]

you are not dumb. Most of us have done the same thing but just won't admit to it.. Its always the simplest things that get us..tomorrow is testing and cleaning day so, when I clean my skimmer I think that I will have a look at the air line..

Actually look at the connector to the air hose that's were it was


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[heath]

I recently had to add a new pump to my skimmer, on my old one(psk2500) the wires corroded right off. The new pump was a replacement and none of the connectors fit, either too big or too small..so mine got a really good cleaning to make the new pump work.

 

[reef keeper]

My air intake was clogged on my mrc 3. Why it wasn't skimming that day....,,

Hehe. It happens

 

[chrisstevens]

This happens to me every so often or at least it did this winter. Even slight build up in the air line will change how the skimmer performs.

 

[Jewel]

I know, it's usually the slight as thing with a skimmer. It's part of the maintenance routine.

 

[scubasteve]

every 6 months i fully clean all my pumps and skimmer every 3 i clean impellers..... i keep my cal levels a little higher than most people but i dont get calcium buildup on anything just damncoraline coating everything

 

[Jewel]

If I told you all the stupid stuff I've done, You'd think I was clue less. a lot of it is dumb stuff but still?

 

[Skim]

What Skimmer did you order.

 

[saltyair]

I ordered the reef octopus - I still might keep it and sell my new and improved vertex


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[Jewel]

HAHA, Always good to have options

 

[Skim]

I think we should do poll on whether salyair will prefer the Reef Octopus, prefer the Vertex or like them equally.

 

[Jewel]

Depending on what Reef Octopus, if it's the 3000 that's a nice skimmer, a little noisy again depending on the pump. if it's the Blaster. then I'd keep it if not keep the Vertex

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Love my Reef Octopus SRO 3000! Great skimmer.

 

[Jewel]

I'll bet, what did you do with the one I got you. Did it fail?

 

[saltyair]

Love my Reef Octopus SRO 3000! Great skimmer.

Yep that's the one - it should be here on Wednesday
I just not sure it will make that much of a difference for the $
The vertex is so much quitter now and keeping up
Poll should be spend the $ on skimmer or coral or a controller?
Or sell vertex and keep the octopus


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[heath]

I love my reef octopus..

 

[Jewel]

what pump is on the 3000?