Need help, water in airline of skimmer
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Topic: Need help, water in airline of skimmer
Posted By: wbtt
Subject: Need help, water in airline of skimmer
Date Posted: March 05 2013 at 9:16am
I bought a used 34g nano come with the external skimmer and it does not work right. The airline filled with water and there are no bubles in the skimmer. I'm not sure the airline is missing something or not. The airline is connected directly to the air outlet on the pump. Does anyone no how the kimmer work? Your help is appreciated.
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Posted By: jdskidawg
Date Posted: March 05 2013 at 10:11am
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sometimes i have to blow into the airline to get things going ------------- 150 in the works 8g Biocube,minijet 606,par38 led and Intank media tower,koralia nano |
Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 05 2013 at 11:11am
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jdskidawg wrote:Posted By: jdskidawg
Date Posted: March 05 2013 at 11:34am
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does the water flow through the skimmer? maybe something is wrong with the impeller
what type of pump is on it? ------------- 150 in the works 8g Biocube,minijet 606,par38 led and Intank media tower,koralia nano |
Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 05 2013 at 11:42am
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Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 06 2013 at 8:46am
Pump is "Odyssea EX250", pump could be weak but not sure, any suggestion.
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Posted By: jdskidawg
Date Posted: March 06 2013 at 11:16am
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If the water is flowing through I could only think that the air line was plugged somehow. Stupid question! You are running salt water though the skimmer Right? The only reason I ask this is because I myself tested a skimmer with Fresh water once and it didn’t seem to work right
------------- 150 in the works 8g Biocube,minijet 606,par38 led and Intank media tower,koralia nano |
Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 1:17am
| I use it in salt water. I am ordering a new pump. |
Posted By: ReefOn
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 3:18am
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Usually the airline is connected to the intake or feed of the pump, not the output of the pump. You are probably getting water shooting out of the airline with the way it is hooked up in the picture. ------------- http://www.reefon.com/" rel="nofollow">  ReefOn 7563 S Main St (700W) Midvale, Uta |
Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 4:02am
| +1 sharp eye Jerry! Rotate the pump 90 degrees and hook the infeed of the pump to the pipe . |
Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 3:52pm
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I will try to reconnect the pump when I get home to night.
According to the picture above, if I connect the intake to the pipe than the pump will not pump the water into the skimmer. I may not know how it connect correctly.
BTW: the air intake and the output of the pump are one piece. I don't think I can alter it any other way.
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Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 4:03pm
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Posted By: Jacknugget
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 4:09pm
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Your pump is correctly hooked up to the skimmer body. The problem is those odysea pumps require a venturi intake. You're connecting the airline in the wrong place. Plug that hole and get yourself the venturi. I've got an extra venturi attachment that I'd just give you.
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Posted By: ReefOn
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 4:22pm
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Often times when people have a used skimmer, the pump drys and the magnet swells. Then they just grab a random pump that "looks" the same. This is my guess as to what happened. ------------- http://www.reefon.com/" rel="nofollow"> ReefOn 7563 S Main St (700W) Midvale, Uta |
Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 11:19pm
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Posted By: wbtt
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 11:20pm
| Thank you very much for everyone help. |