ok this is just frustrating me...

JmLee · 03/30/2006, 02:06 PM

ok well the other day i reinstalled my UV sterlizer. After that my skimmer stoped skimming. So i thought to my self ( this is a aquaC Remora by the way ) maybe it needs cleaning, because i havent cleaned it for 3 months, so i take it out and run a water and white vinegar mix through it for about 30 minutes. I do some scrubbing and put it back on the tank. Well its been 24 hours now and still... no skimmate. That water level remains the same with no foam, NOTHING!?. Do you guys think i really should be concerned for my live stock?. Do you guys have ANY idea whats going on here?.

PiNaPLeX · 03/30/2006, 02:15 PM

AquaC's are really sensitive, I have one also, and sometimes it takes a while to start skimming after i've changed something in my tank. give it a week or so. your nitrates shouldn't increase to a point that your livestock would be at risk in a week.

JmLee · 03/30/2006, 02:18 PM

pinaplex thanks.... i was going to head to sanjose today to pic up a few acro pieces. I currently have a few SPS pieces in my tank, do you guys think they will be ok?.

JmLee · 03/30/2006, 03:47 PM

uh anybody else?.

PiNaPLeX · 03/30/2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by JmLee
pinaplex thanks.... i was going to head to sanjose today to pic up a few acro pieces. I currently have a few SPS pieces in my tank, do you guys think they will be ok?.

I think depending on what your nitrate levels are at right now. If your water condtions are good, then they should survive fine until your skimmer starts again. If you're unsure, then maybe you should try and reschedule your trip to sanjose if you can. No use in making a trip if you can't sustain the acros.

JmLee · 03/30/2006, 04:04 PM

yeah that was what i was thinking

nepuck · 03/30/2006, 04:20 PM

Is the skimmer pump running at 100%? I know that sometimes a water/vineagr solution isn't enough to thoroughly clean bearings, etc. I disassemble the pump and clean all high tolerance areas w/ a q-tip dipped in muratic acid, rinse well, reassemble and boy do my pumps run better.

03/30/2006, 02:06 PM	#1
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	ok this is just frustrating me... ok well the other day i reinstalled my UV sterlizer. After that my skimmer stoped skimming. So i thought to my self ( this is a aquaC Remora by the way ) maybe it needs cleaning, because i havent cleaned it for 3 months, so i take it out and run a water and white vinegar mix through it for about 30 minutes. I do some scrubbing and put it back on the tank. Well its been 24 hours now and still... no skimmate. That water level remains the same with no foam, NOTHING!?. Do you guys think i really should be concerned for my live stock?. Do you guys have ANY idea whats going on here?.

03/30/2006, 02:15 PM	#2
PiNaPLeX Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 439	AquaC's are really sensitive, I have one also, and sometimes it takes a while to start skimming after i've changed something in my tank. give it a week or so. your nitrates shouldn't increase to a point that your livestock would be at risk in a week. __________________ PiNaPLe X - If fate really exsists, then it HATES my guts! Current Tank Info: 29g glass tank, Penguin 330 filter, AquaC Remora Skimmer, 2x65w PowerCompacts (10k & actinic), 90g RR AGA tank /w Megaflow(in progress), 40g Sump/Fuge, 2 x Seio 1500, Dolphin 800, 2x250W MH (XM 10k), 2x54W T5 (Actinic Plus + True Actinic)

03/30/2006, 02:18 PM	#3
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	pinaplex thanks.... i was going to head to sanjose today to pic up a few acro pieces. I currently have a few SPS pieces in my tank, do you guys think they will be ok?.

03/30/2006, 03:47 PM	#4
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	uh anybody else?.

03/30/2006, 04:04 PM	#6
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	yeah that was what i was thinking

03/30/2006, 04:20 PM	#7
nepuck Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nich., Ky. Posts: 626	Is the skimmer pump running at 100%? I know that sometimes a water/vineagr solution isn't enough to thoroughly clean bearings, etc. I disassemble the pump and clean all high tolerance areas w/ a q-tip dipped in muratic acid, rinse well, reassemble and boy do my pumps run better.