Turboflotor Multi bubble problems

Tat2demon · 12/12/2010, 03:12 PM

Thursday night I bought a used Aqua Medic Turboflotor 1000 Multi from a local club member. I saw it in operation at his house with zero problems.

Now that its running in my system its dumping a stupid amount of bubbles into my sump.

Ive tried all different lengths of tubing between the pump and the inlet on the skimmer with no change and adjusted the two water level knobs. Ive tried in and out of sump. I pulled the pump apart three times to make sure everything was clean.

Any ideas?

djgoodbody · 07/21/2011, 10:11 AM

im having the same problem mate, mine just overfills no matter where the pump is situated, what the valves are doing, or how long/wide the tubing is, load of pants, not worth there weight in saltwater!

djgoodbody · 08/04/2011, 10:08 AM

sorted the bubble problem, added a 3 inch spacer between cup and skimmer body...problem solved!!

Spar · 12/19/2011, 08:03 PM

What did you use as the spacer? Appears to be the same problem I am having.

ostrow · 12/19/2011, 11:19 PM

I'd bet the venturi is clogged. Check the stem where the air intake connects to the pump. Make sure ther is no obstruction, debris, etc. you can heat up a cup of RO in a microwave and then put the tube into the hot water to suck the wate through the venturi and pump, obviously with it all connected and running. Bet that solves it for you.

suphew · 12/20/2011, 01:21 AM

I drilled out the air fed pipe on mine, also replaced the air tubing with a larger diameter. Mesh modding the pump on these also makes a big difference.

Also check you dirty water feed pump isn't too large I was gravity feeding mine but had a tap on it so I could control the water going into the skimmer. I also removed the two black water level taps, they are more hassle than they are worth, so long as you are feeding the water in at the correct rate (from memory about 600lph) you don't need them.

HTH

Spar · 12/22/2011, 05:38 PM

I got an email back from Aqua Medic. They said that the unit comes with 2 sizes of intake reducers; the wider opening one is blue and the reduced opening one is black. I had the blue one in. I switched it out with the black one and it has helped the issue quite a bit. Will give it 24 hours with periodic emtpying of the cup to see if it solves it.

12/12/2010, 03:12 PM	#1
Tat2demon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 833	Turboflotor Multi bubble problems Thursday night I bought a used Aqua Medic Turboflotor 1000 Multi from a local club member. I saw it in operation at his house with zero problems. Now that its running in my system its dumping a stupid amount of bubbles into my sump. Ive tried all different lengths of tubing between the pump and the inlet on the skimmer with no change and adjusted the two water level knobs. Ive tried in and out of sump. I pulled the pump apart three times to make sure everything was clean. Any ideas? __________________ Nate cham - "Taste it, if it tastes like poop.....it is." Current Tank Info: 400 gallon in progress. 8x3x2.5

12/19/2011, 08:03 PM	#4
Spar Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,517	What did you use as the spacer? Appears to be the same problem I am having. __________________ 450g Mixed SPS/LPS Reef (MH/T5/VHO)

12/19/2011, 11:19 PM	#5
ostrow It's Dr. Goodluck Himself Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 11,654	I'd bet the venturi is clogged. Check the stem where the air intake connects to the pump. Make sure ther is no obstruction, debris, etc. you can heat up a cup of RO in a microwave and then put the tube into the hot water to suck the wate through the venturi and pump, obviously with it all connected and running. Bet that solves it for you. __________________ It's the return of Dr. Goodluck Himself. fml! Current Tank Info: 156G "brick", 150 sump and 75 fuge replaces Fire, Destruction, Sad :(

12/22/2011, 05:38 PM	#7
Spar Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,517	I got an email back from Aqua Medic. They said that the unit comes with 2 sizes of intake reducers; the wider opening one is blue and the reduced opening one is black. I had the blue one in. I switched it out with the black one and it has helped the issue quite a bit. Will give it 24 hours with periodic emtpying of the cup to see if it solves it. __________________ 450g Mixed SPS/LPS Reef (MH/T5/VHO)

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07/21/2011, 10:11 AM	#2
djgoodbody Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Posts: 52	im having the same problem mate, mine just overfills no matter where the pump is situated, what the valves are doing, or how long/wide the tubing is, load of pants, not worth there weight in saltwater!

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djgoodbody Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Posts: 52	sorted the bubble problem, added a 3 inch spacer between cup and skimmer body...problem solved!!

12/20/2011, 01:21 AM	#6
suphew Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 106	I drilled out the air fed pipe on mine, also replaced the air tubing with a larger diameter. Mesh modding the pump on these also makes a big difference. Also check you dirty water feed pump isn't too large I was gravity feeding mine but had a tap on it so I could control the water going into the skimmer. I also removed the two black water level taps, they are more hassle than they are worth, so long as you are feeding the water in at the correct rate (from memory about 600lph) you don't need them. HTH