Aqua C

cabot · 06/28/2006, 07:21 PM

It's just not working. The pump is fine. Any ideas why? There is very little flow and no skim mate.

PiNaPLeX · 06/28/2006, 07:37 PM

check the injection nozzle, it might be clogged with debris. clean it out with a pipe cleaner.

LBCBJ · 06/28/2006, 08:14 PM

That's how AquaC's are, very finnicky. Just putting your hands in the tank can cause the foam to collapse for days

Ti · 06/28/2006, 09:26 PM

is it new?

Yinger · 06/28/2006, 09:31 PM

what model is it?

mg426 · 06/29/2006, 01:27 AM

I had a snail get caught in my pump intake once, had the same syptoms you are having.

cabot · 06/29/2006, 10:17 AM

It's not new. It is the hang on the back type. I set up a new tank so, I really didn't pay much attention to it. However by now, 8 weeks, it should be working hard. Upon investigation, I found that it was not circulating much water. I figured it needed cleaning, so, I ran some vinegar and water through it for a couple of hours. I changed the pump. However, both pumps seem to be working fine. I changed the tube that connects the skimmer to the pump in desperation. I'm going to find the injector and clean it with a pipe cleaner.

cabot · 06/29/2006, 12:37 PM

Blew the thing out with the air compressor. I has until tomorrow to start producing before I chunk it.

JeRmZ · 06/29/2006, 12:44 PM

Chunk it my way if you decide to do that .... I'll gladly take it off your hands!!!! I GOT FIRST DIBS!!!!!!!!!!!

LBCBJ · 06/29/2006, 01:46 PM

As I said, they are finicky, the foam will collapse very easily. Mine did the same thing a week or two ago to the point where I'd started looking at Deltecs. After a day or two it started working fine again.

cabot · 06/29/2006, 02:47 PM

ok 2 days then..........

JeRmZ · 06/29/2006, 02:50 PM

I say you chunk it and chunk it my way!!!! hahaha

No seriously good luck on getting it back up to speed.

cabot · 06/29/2006, 03:54 PM

You will be the first to know.

wds21921 · 06/29/2006, 10:25 PM

"That's how AquaC's are, very finnicky. Just putting your hands in the tank can cause the foam to collapse for days"

Funny I've had mine for two years and it's never done anything even close to what was quoted above.

Even with water changes and or adding chems it's never acted like that.

danthemanj · 07/03/2006, 09:16 PM

If its not producing foam, there are 3 possibilities:

1. Not enough flow from the pump (Clean the nozzle)
2. Not enough air getting into the skimmer (Clean the air intake)
3. Not enough protein in the water (Highly unlikely)

Good Luck,

Dan

06/28/2006, 07:21 PM	#1
cabot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 47	Aqua C It's just not working. The pump is fine. Any ideas why? There is very little flow and no skim mate.

06/28/2006, 07:37 PM	#2
PiNaPLeX Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 439	check the injection nozzle, it might be clogged with debris. clean it out with a pipe cleaner. __________________ 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)

06/28/2006, 08:14 PM	#3
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	That's how AquaC's are, very finnicky. Just putting your hands in the tank can cause the foam to collapse for days __________________ Brent

06/28/2006, 09:26 PM	#4
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	is it new? __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

06/29/2006, 01:27 AM	#6
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I had a snail get caught in my pump intake once, had the same syptoms you are having. __________________ 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

06/28/2006, 09:31 PM	#5
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	what model is it?

06/29/2006, 10:17 AM	#7
cabot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 47	It's not new. It is the hang on the back type. I set up a new tank so, I really didn't pay much attention to it. However by now, 8 weeks, it should be working hard. Upon investigation, I found that it was not circulating much water. I figured it needed cleaning, so, I ran some vinegar and water through it for a couple of hours. I changed the pump. However, both pumps seem to be working fine. I changed the tube that connects the skimmer to the pump in desperation. I'm going to find the injector and clean it with a pipe cleaner.

06/29/2006, 12:37 PM	#8
cabot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 47	Blew the thing out with the air compressor. I has until tomorrow to start producing before I chunk it.

06/29/2006, 12:44 PM	#9
JeRmZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tha Hill, FL. Posts: 281	Chunk it my way if you decide to do that .... I'll gladly take it off your hands!!!! I GOT FIRST DIBS!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Why does deoderant smell so good, but taste so bad? Current Tank Info: 29gal Reef

06/29/2006, 01:46 PM	#10
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	As I said, they are finicky, the foam will collapse very easily. Mine did the same thing a week or two ago to the point where I'd started looking at Deltecs. After a day or two it started working fine again. __________________ Brent

06/29/2006, 02:47 PM	#11
cabot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 47	ok 2 days then..........

06/29/2006, 02:50 PM	#12
JeRmZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tha Hill, FL. Posts: 281	I say you chunk it and chunk it my way!!!! hahaha No seriously good luck on getting it back up to speed. __________________ Why does deoderant smell so good, but taste so bad? Current Tank Info: 29gal Reef

06/29/2006, 03:54 PM	#13
cabot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 47	You will be the first to know.

06/29/2006, 10:25 PM	#14
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	"That's how AquaC's are, very finnicky. Just putting your hands in the tank can cause the foam to collapse for days" Funny I've had mine for two years and it's never done anything even close to what was quoted above. Even with water changes and or adding chems it's never acted like that.

07/03/2006, 09:16 PM	#15
danthemanj Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 460	If its not producing foam, there are 3 possibilities: 1. Not enough flow from the pump (Clean the nozzle) 2. Not enough air getting into the skimmer (Clean the air intake) 3. Not enough protein in the water (Highly unlikely) Good Luck, Dan