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View Poll Results: Ever had a pump jam? | |
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10-02-2006, 10:38 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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The only thing that makes mere mad than the pump jam is a PH coming off of its suction cups :-)
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | 
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10-02-2006, 10:43 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,324
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Originally Posted by jtReef The only thing that makes mere mad than the pump jam is a PH coming off of its suction cups :-) | Ha. I'm with you on that.  | |
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10-02-2006, 11:05 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
Posts: 3,492
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I have had pumps to jam more times then I care to recount LOL I as a rule try to take them down and service them at least once a yr. Just did them last weekend. At the Ca. and DK levels we run it takes toll on them and the seals and impeller's .. I have a skimmer now that I need to replace the venturi cone in water is so hard it wore it to large to create any pressure increase to allow the air to be drawn in to make bubbles.. | |
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10-07-2006, 06:06 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
Posts: 3,848
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Yup, I have had the powerheads suction breakdown and of course the powerhead has to land on a coral and blow other corals off of the rock they were situated on. I have also had my pump for my skimmer jam... _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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10-14-2006, 05:29 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC Age: 24
Posts: 68
Karma: 22
 
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funniest thing is it happened yesterday.....friday the 13th is wierd
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24gal nano, xenia, green plate, orange zoos, orange spot gobie, 4 turbos, 4 scarlets
New tank 150 gal show tank, hippo tang, yellow tang, snowflake eel, 2 clarks, cardnial, toby puffer, dwarf loin, anemone, starry blenny, 4 blue chromis....im sure i left someone out.... | |
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10-14-2006, 05:49 AM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 1,013
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So far I've never had a pump jam but regarding power head suction cups letting go from the glass Marc (m_lacom99) "hit the nail on the head" with this little DIY device.
You can find it here: DIY Magnetic PH holder
So cool ..... way 'ta go Marc.  | |
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10-27-2006, 04:46 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone |
the only pumps i've ever bought are maxijets (400,600,1200) and a quiet one 1200 (recently for a closed loop). i've never had a problem with any of them... _________  | |
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10-28-2006, 08:13 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
Posts: 874
Karma: 137
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Lots of Rio internals. No externals, although I fried a MD40 clone running it dry.
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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10-31-2006, 06:28 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
Posts: 401
Karma: 26
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My Quiet One return pump jams all the darned time due to calcium build-up.
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120 gal, 40 gal sump/refugium, 2x250w 10,000K Reeflux MH, 54w T5 actinic, ASM G4+ | |
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