Need help with dosing pump

kmacartney · 06/20/2011, 02:10 PM

I have an Aqua Medic dosing pump and the rollers keep forcing the hose out of the housing. Does any have advice for dealing with this?

kmacartney · 06/20/2011, 09:40 PM

bump

disc1 · 06/20/2011, 10:37 PM

rolling it out or forcing it out the front? Is there a cover on it? I'm not too familiar with that pump.

kmacartney · 06/20/2011, 10:50 PM

Every time the roller goes around the hose slides further out at the top. It forces the cover off.

jcolletteiii · 06/21/2011, 01:44 AM

Get rid of it and get a Bubble Magus. I had one of their pumps for an ato - nothing but trouble. The motors are so underpowered they can barely turn the spindle even when lubed to the hilt.

Sounds like your hose could be flat - how old is the santoprene tube? You can try taking the tube out, reversing it 180 degrees, re lubing it, putting it back in, and putting the cover back on. Might have some effect, but if the tube is older than a year or two, it might be so flattened out that you have to replace it.

James404 · 06/21/2011, 06:25 AM

Make sure you have an air hole in the top of your container, this was happening on my bubble magus because it was basically air tight, every time the pump ran it created suction and made the motor come apart.

kmacartney · 06/21/2011, 06:30 AM

The tube is brand new. This problem happens even without the cover.

jcolletteiii · 06/21/2011, 09:53 AM

Is the tube lubed up good?

kmacartney · 06/21/2011, 06:45 PM

Can you have too much?

jcolletteiii · 06/21/2011, 09:21 PM

Lol. Have you taken a look at the spindle head? Mine broke from constant the constant rapid back-and-forth of the motor when it would get stuck. If the roller head is cracked/broken, it might push the tube out. Other than that, you might have to replace the tube.

tkeracer619 · 06/21/2011, 09:24 PM

IME its one of the worst products aquamedic sells. I have seen them a week old do this.

I had one. Threw it away. Absolute junk.

06/20/2011, 02:10 PM	#1
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	Need help with dosing pump I have an Aqua Medic dosing pump and the rollers keep forcing the hose out of the housing. Does any have advice for dealing with this? __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/20/2011, 09:40 PM	#2
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	bump __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/20/2011, 10:37 PM	#3
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	rolling it out or forcing it out the front? Is there a cover on it? I'm not too familiar with that pump. __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

06/20/2011, 10:50 PM	#4
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	Every time the roller goes around the hose slides further out at the top. It forces the cover off. __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/21/2011, 01:44 AM	#5
jcolletteiii Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 58703 Posts: 1,265	Get rid of it and get a Bubble Magus. I had one of their pumps for an ato - nothing but trouble. The motors are so underpowered they can barely turn the spindle even when lubed to the hilt. Sounds like your hose could be flat - how old is the santoprene tube? You can try taking the tube out, reversing it 180 degrees, re lubing it, putting it back in, and putting the cover back on. Might have some effect, but if the tube is older than a year or two, it might be so flattened out that you have to replace it. __________________ T5-powered (ex-LED club member) SPS-dominant 50g. Cadlights CUBE. Current Tank Info: 16g biocube

06/21/2011, 06:25 AM	#6
James404 I <3 Acros Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,523	Make sure you have an air hole in the top of your container, this was happening on my bubble magus because it was basically air tight, every time the pump ran it created suction and made the motor come apart. __________________ 80g Deep Blue Rimless - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651295 225g Reef Savvy SPS Dominant - Retired http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1945361

06/21/2011, 06:30 AM	#7
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	The tube is brand new. This problem happens even without the cover. __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/21/2011, 09:53 AM	#8
jcolletteiii Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 58703 Posts: 1,265	Is the tube lubed up good? __________________ T5-powered (ex-LED club member) SPS-dominant 50g. Cadlights CUBE. Current Tank Info: 16g biocube

06/21/2011, 06:45 PM	#9
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	Can you have too much? __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/21/2011, 09:21 PM	#10
jcolletteiii Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 58703 Posts: 1,265	Lol. Have you taken a look at the spindle head? Mine broke from constant the constant rapid back-and-forth of the motor when it would get stuck. If the roller head is cracked/broken, it might push the tube out. Other than that, you might have to replace the tube. __________________ T5-powered (ex-LED club member) SPS-dominant 50g. Cadlights CUBE. Current Tank Info: 16g biocube

06/21/2011, 09:24 PM	#11
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	IME its one of the worst products aquamedic sells. I have seen them a week old do this. I had one. Threw it away. Absolute junk. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

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