the CSS 65...

da1jewfish · 06/06/2007, 09:32 AM

I have been reading about it and cannot solve my problem.
There are many microbubbles but that isn't my concern at this point.
In order to dump the collection cup you have to shut down the skimmer, great design.... and when I turned it back on the skimmer wasn't producing nearly thr amount of bubbles it was before. I cleaned the pump, which didn't need to be cleaned but I still have the problem. It seems that the more water in the sump the less bubbles the skimmer produces, it never did that before.
BTW I hvae only had the skimmer about 3 weeks.
any ideas much appreciated
Bobby

da1jewfish · 06/06/2007, 10:13 AM

check this out. I just shut it off and plugged it back in, now there are NO bubbles at all!
then I did that again and now there is about the same amount of bubbles as before
there seems to intermidant amounts of bubbles... it pulses the bubbles.
what the hell is happening?

mg426 · 06/06/2007, 10:16 AM

Sounds like the venturi is plugged with salt.

Bobby417919 · 06/06/2007, 10:18 AM

It sounds like the Silencer, air hose or the nipple that connects the air hose to the pump is clogged. If it is only 3 weeks old then I would say it is probably the silencer is clogged with salt. Take the silencer off and see if you see an improvement in bubbles. If so soak the silencer in some hot water for a few minutes,making sue the water gets into the silencer. Try that and let us know.

Bobby

da1jewfish · 06/06/2007, 10:22 AM

where is the venturi?
where is the silencer?

cristhiam · 06/06/2007, 10:26 AM

It sounds like the pump is too deep, raise it to about 2" from the water level

Bobby417919 · 06/06/2007, 10:30 AM

Cristhiam has a good point, how far under the water it the pump?

The silencer is the round thing that the air hose connects to.

da1jewfish · 06/06/2007, 11:06 AM

Thanks all, completely better, 100%
I think it was mainly the silencer b/c after cleaning it, the silencer made noise and thats what happened when I first got it... it wasn't making any noise prior to cleaning it. and I did take off about 2" from the pump tubing making it about 3" from the surface.

yall are good... maybe you could help me get rid of the micro-bubbles in the tank

06/06/2007, 09:32 AM	#1
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	the CSS 65... I have been reading about it and cannot solve my problem. There are many microbubbles but that isn't my concern at this point. In order to dump the collection cup you have to shut down the skimmer, great design.... and when I turned it back on the skimmer wasn't producing nearly thr amount of bubbles it was before. I cleaned the pump, which didn't need to be cleaned but I still have the problem. It seems that the more water in the sump the less bubbles the skimmer produces, it never did that before. BTW I hvae only had the skimmer about 3 weeks. any ideas much appreciated Bobby

06/06/2007, 10:16 AM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Sounds like the venturi is plugged with salt. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

06/06/2007, 10:18 AM	#4
Bobby417919 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 28025 Posts: 261	It sounds like the Silencer, air hose or the nipple that connects the air hose to the pump is clogged. If it is only 3 weeks old then I would say it is probably the silencer is clogged with salt. Take the silencer off and see if you see an improvement in bubbles. If so soak the silencer in some hot water for a few minutes,making sue the water gets into the silencer. Try that and let us know. Bobby __________________ Started December 1, 2005 29 Gallon Display 29 Gallon Sump 250SE MH Mag 7 Sump Return CSS 125 Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Display/29 Gallon Sump

06/06/2007, 10:26 AM	#6
cristhiam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Groveland, FL Posts: 3,099	It sounds like the pump is too deep, raise it to about 2" from the water level __________________ 2 yellows tail damsels, yellow watchman goby, tail spot blennie, purple pseudocromis, starry blennie, 2 clowns, 1 black clown, mandarine & Yellow tang Current Tank Info: 125 AGA, 3 40W 6500K, 3 110W URI Actinics, running on 2 IceCaps 660, CSS125

06/06/2007, 10:30 AM	#7
Bobby417919 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 28025 Posts: 261	Cristhiam has a good point, how far under the water it the pump? The silencer is the round thing that the air hose connects to. __________________ Started December 1, 2005 29 Gallon Display 29 Gallon Sump 250SE MH Mag 7 Sump Return CSS 125 Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Display/29 Gallon Sump

06/06/2007, 10:13 AM	#2
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	check this out. I just shut it off and plugged it back in, now there are NO bubbles at all! then I did that again and now there is about the same amount of bubbles as before there seems to intermidant amounts of bubbles... it pulses the bubbles. what the hell is happening?

06/06/2007, 10:22 AM	#5
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	where is the venturi? where is the silencer?

06/06/2007, 11:06 AM	#8
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	Thanks all, completely better, 100% I think it was mainly the silencer b/c after cleaning it, the silencer made noise and thats what happened when I first got it... it wasn't making any noise prior to cleaning it. and I did take off about 2" from the pump tubing making it about 3" from the surface. yall are good... maybe you could help me get rid of the micro-bubbles in the tank