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Unread 02/07/2015, 10:41 PM   #1
pbft_90
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Bubble Mag 3.5 problem

So I've had this bubble mag skimmer in my sump and I cleaned it on Monday.... Got it going back to normal, fed PE mysis which always kills my foam head and it never came back. Fairly typical when I feed this or something with a heavy selcon coat I have to clean my skimmer to get it going again but it always comes back. And here it is saturday and I still can't figure out what I need to do to get it going. It will basicly look like im boiling water and if I make any adjustment to the pipe one way it never creates a foam head and the other way it just floods the skimmer cup. Any ideas?


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Unread 02/08/2015, 07:42 AM   #2
springfield
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have you checked the air intake? If you haven't cleaned it in awhile, the air tube can become calcified where it meets the pump.


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Unread 02/08/2015, 08:33 PM   #3
pbft_90
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I cleaned it a second time and the intake was clear as was the Venturi and set it to the old "usual setting" of 3 and this morning it's back in action. No clue what finally did it but alls well that ends well I suppose.


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