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04-14-2009, 11:40 AM
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| Astrea Snail  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WARNER ROBINS, GA Age: 24
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   |  Help! Bio Wheel is dead! Ok so i was home for lunch and the fish eat before i do...anyway i feed the fish 1 cube of frozen tubiflex worms, 2 cubes of bloodworms, and one cube of spirulina brine shrimp. that stuff gets real messy so i turn off the 2 penguin 330's so the filter pads dont get foul. well i was turning them back on and only one came on.  i had this problem before but i can't remember what i did to fix it. i know i didn't have to buy any parts...i just cant remember what was wrong....i mean i dont even hear any buzzing from the motor...did i kill it?im not worried about oxygen levels b/c i have an eheim canister running on it also. can anyone help me fix it? i dont wanna have to buy another one. _________ 150 gal, freshwater, 2 baby Channel cats (Spot & Rocky), 2 red bellied pacus (Bonnie & Clyde), 1 red oscar (spaghetti), 1 tiger oscar (The Enforcer), 1 pleco (BJ), 1 green terror (Fido), rock, sand , 1 Eheim canister filter, 2 penguin 330 filters, 1 hydor theo 500 wt heater, One dual PC Odyssea Fixture......     75 gal, fw, gravel, volcanic lace rocks, quartz rocks, NO FISHIES YET  |
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04-14-2009, 11:42 AM
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| Giant Squid  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chesterfield, VA Age: 23
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i would take the filter apart and clean the magnetic pump wheel. and the siphon tube. edit: but thinks for reminding me i need to clean mine on my fresh tank. | |
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04-14-2009, 11:43 AM
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| Torch Coral  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Green N.Y.
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 | well you might have to take the impeller out and clean the motor casing alnog with the magnet, usually they get gunked up over time and need to be cleaned. _________ 55 gal reef tank/30 gal sump/ref /Sundial's 4x54 t-5s coralife 65 koralia1,koralia2, powersweep. My tank thread: http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...lon-60358.html |
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04-14-2009, 11:43 AM
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| Ritteri Anemone  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Age: 25
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  | oh and float your biowheel in the tank while you work so your bacteria doesnt die _________ 36 gallon corner tank. Started 1/08 1 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 B/W Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Zoa colony, 1 Green mushroom colony,1 Torch Coral, 1 Goniopora, 1 CoCo Worm, 2 Mexican Turbos, 12 Astraea Snails, 5 Hermits, 70 lbs LR,, 2x 65w PC, 1x10k, 1 Actinic, 10 gal sump/fuge combo, AquaC Urchin Pro Skimmer, 2 Powerheads |
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04-14-2009, 12:21 PM
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| Astrea Snail Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WARNER ROBINS, GA Age: 24
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| thanks! New question.... Why do canisters deplete O2 levels |
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04-14-2009, 12:25 PM
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| Giant Squid Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chesterfield, VA Age: 23
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unlike a wet/dry or a biowheel there arent periods where they are exposed to air. so they are forced to use the oxygen in the water to survive. | |
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04-14-2009, 12:33 PM
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| Astrea Snail Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WARNER ROBINS, GA Age: 24
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| Do you think i should turn off the canister until i can get the other penguin to work?? |
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04-14-2009, 12:34 PM
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| Torch Coral Join Date: May 2007 Location: Green N.Y.
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| do you have anykind of airstones running in the tank? |
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