need new pump for 24g cube
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Topic: need new pump for 24g cube
Posted By: AcroNem
Subject: need new pump for 24g cube
Date Posted: June 09 2013 at 7:53pm
Hey everyone, I have a small 24 gallon nano cube that was the first saltwater reef aquarium I had as a kid. It's been empty for about a year while I worked on the 55 and 125 reefs. Not to mention the two 100 gallon growout tanks I'm trying to finish. Anyway i got it all full of water and the pump isn't wanting to work any more. does anybody have a pump or know of one that would work for it?
Thanks, 801-850-7577. Justin.
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Posted By: jaschall
Date Posted: June 09 2013 at 7:59pm
Did you try taking it apart and cleaning it. They sometimes seize up if they haven't been used in awhile. If that gets it working I would then soak it in some vinager while its running for a hour or so.
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125 gallon reef
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Posted By: jaschall
Date Posted: June 09 2013 at 8:02pm
Forgot to add, I use about a cup of vinegar the one gallon water.
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125 gallon reef
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Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: June 09 2013 at 8:21pm
I wasn't hearing Any noise from it, but hey it's worth a shot it wasn't cleaned well when I emptied it last. I'll clean it and see how it goes I'll be back.
Thanks for fast advice! ,
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Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: June 09 2013 at 8:33pm
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Well that took about five seconds to get working Haha. I guess I forgot the little tricks when I started with bigger tanks. Thanks for your help! It's really cool to have my childhood tank up and running in the same room as my new ones.
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