Is a Refugium REALLY needed? - Page 2

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 07:30 AM

There could be a few things. Have you primed the pump? I know with my BH1000 I used on my 30g I needed to prime that sucker hard core for it to start working. I primed by putting my thumb over the airline, wait for there to be NO bubbles, then release and repeat until I was getting the correct amount of bubbles going in the chamber.

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 07:32 AM

Come to think of it my sister in law has a coralife 65g skimmer and hers had absolutely NO bubbles in it. I had to go over her house 4th of July to fix it. I took apart the pump assembly and put it back together and primed it and it started working and hasn't stopped yet.

CKI · 07/11/2013, 07:50 AM

yeah i just tried to prime it ... still the same thing .. this part of the break in period?

Dapg8gt · 07/11/2013, 07:57 AM

From the looks of the video is not getting enough air.. Try blowing into the tube and see if it's restricted at all.. Also seems like the level is fine for breaking but Def not getting enough air.. Is there a valve to control the air? It should have rolling waves of bubbles inside it.. I would check out YouTube to see a video of one in action that can't be right.. That's not going to remove any solids like that..

Could be as stated above pump maybe not fully primed but that seems kinda impossible with the pump submerged IMO.. You can get a foam head during break in with some skimmers but it's best to just let them break in (slime coat on body) by running them wide open to function correctly and stop producing micro bubbles..

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 07:58 AM

Do you have the skimmer wide open or closed? Should be a tube with a dot to adjust bubble production. This should be wide open during the break in period.

CKI · 07/11/2013, 08:08 AM

when i run wide open, the water level dont really change in the chamber, stays nearly level

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 08:10 AM

Does the amount of bubbles change though? You should get more wide open. That adjustment isn't for water it is for air intake.

CKI · 07/11/2013, 08:28 AM

i just called my LFS, he told me to let it run today, and see what happens .... if still nothing, ill take it back tomorrow and get a new one

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 08:30 AM

Sounds like the LFS is nice and wants business. Thats a good way to keep customers coming back.

CKI · 07/11/2013, 08:32 AM

My LFS is great, i couldnt ask for a better group of people

CKI · 07/11/2013, 10:11 AM

Figured out my problem, i called Eshopps, its the Venturi, they are sending out another one ... the lady i spoke with told me to pull the venturi out about 1/8-1/4" and its working ... they are sending out another to me.

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 10:50 AM

NICE! Good to hear you figured it out!

CKI · 07/11/2013, 11:04 AM

Corals might be coming sooner than i thought ... now that im done spending money on equipment

BlindZide · 07/11/2013, 11:08 AM

Thats awesome! I know when I got my corals and put them in the tank I loved watching them over the fish. Now to see that they are growing new heads and getting larger I am even more happy about it.

CKI · 07/11/2013, 11:12 AM

so many to chose from ... will have to figure out what is going to be the easiest to start with, but something that looks good!

07/11/2013, 07:30 AM	#26
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	There could be a few things. Have you primed the pump? I know with my BH1000 I used on my 30g I needed to prime that sucker hard core for it to start working. I primed by putting my thumb over the airline, wait for there to be NO bubbles, then release and repeat until I was getting the correct amount of bubbles going in the chamber. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 07:32 AM	#27
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Come to think of it my sister in law has a coralife 65g skimmer and hers had absolutely NO bubbles in it. I had to go over her house 4th of July to fix it. I took apart the pump assembly and put it back together and primed it and it started working and hasn't stopped yet. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 07:50 AM	#28
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	yeah i just tried to prime it ... still the same thing .. this part of the break in period? __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/11/2013, 07:57 AM	#29
Dapg8gt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pacifica Posts: 3,741	From the looks of the video is not getting enough air.. Try blowing into the tube and see if it's restricted at all.. Also seems like the level is fine for breaking but Def not getting enough air.. Is there a valve to control the air? It should have rolling waves of bubbles inside it.. I would check out YouTube to see a video of one in action that can't be right.. That's not going to remove any solids like that.. Could be as stated above pump maybe not fully primed but that seems kinda impossible with the pump submerged IMO.. You can get a foam head during break in with some skimmers but it's best to just let them break in (slime coat on body) by running them wide open to function correctly and stop producing micro bubbles.. __________________ 15 years in the hobby yet still learning every day. 280g radium lit sps flat living in my garage rent free. Current Tank Info: 105g SPS dominant euro braced powered by 4 ecotech pumps and lit by an ATI powermodule controlled by a reef angel =).

07/11/2013, 07:58 AM	#30
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Do you have the skimmer wide open or closed? Should be a tube with a dot to adjust bubble production. This should be wide open during the break in period. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 08:08 AM	#31
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	when i run wide open, the water level dont really change in the chamber, stays nearly level __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/11/2013, 08:10 AM	#32
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Does the amount of bubbles change though? You should get more wide open. That adjustment isn't for water it is for air intake. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 08:28 AM	#33
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	i just called my LFS, he told me to let it run today, and see what happens .... if still nothing, ill take it back tomorrow and get a new one __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/11/2013, 08:30 AM	#34
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Sounds like the LFS is nice and wants business. Thats a good way to keep customers coming back. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 08:32 AM	#35
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	My LFS is great, i couldnt ask for a better group of people __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/11/2013, 10:11 AM	#36
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	Figured out my problem, i called Eshopps, its the Venturi, they are sending out another one ... the lady i spoke with told me to pull the venturi out about 1/8-1/4" and its working ... they are sending out another to me. __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/11/2013, 10:50 AM	#37
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	NICE! Good to hear you figured it out! __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 11:04 AM	#38
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	Corals might be coming sooner than i thought ... now that im done spending money on equipment __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/11/2013, 11:08 AM	#39
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Thats awesome! I know when I got my corals and put them in the tank I loved watching them over the fish. Now to see that they are growing new heads and getting larger I am even more happy about it. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/11/2013, 11:12 AM	#40
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	so many to chose from ... will have to figure out what is going to be the easiest to start with, but something that looks good! __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue