O oz Member Market Messages 875 Reaction score 0 May 26, 2011 #1 If I leave my small external water change pump running for a long time (aka weeks) making new salt water, it ends up just stopping. Anyone else have this issue or is this pump now old and crappy?
If I leave my small external water change pump running for a long time (aka weeks) making new salt water, it ends up just stopping. Anyone else have this issue or is this pump now old and crappy?
J jennm Active Member Lifetime Messages 6,638 Reaction score 7 May 26, 2011 #2 What kind of pump is it? It could be caked with calcium - a vinegar soak might solve. OR check the impeller and volute. Jenn
What kind of pump is it? It could be caked with calcium - a vinegar soak might solve. OR check the impeller and volute. Jenn
O oz Member Market Messages 875 Reaction score 0 May 26, 2011 #3 It's a small blueline and yes it gets a buildup of crap (calcium) quickly and stops all together. There has to be a better solution.
It's a small blueline and yes it gets a buildup of crap (calcium) quickly and stops all together. There has to be a better solution.
G gmpolan Active Member Market Messages 1,241 Reaction score 0 May 26, 2011 #5 I actually have used a mag to recirc mine and it runs for days, never had to clean it but it does sit internally.
I actually have used a mag to recirc mine and it runs for days, never had to clean it but it does sit internally.
O oz Member Market Messages 875 Reaction score 0 May 26, 2011 #6 Mine is external, handles the recirc and pumps the water out to my first sump during WC's. Guess I should just get a new one. I've cleaned this one 3-4 times.
Mine is external, handles the recirc and pumps the water out to my first sump during WC's. Guess I should just get a new one. I've cleaned this one 3-4 times.
G gmpolan Active Member Market Messages 1,241 Reaction score 0 May 26, 2011 #7 i remember, hmm very odd, still under warranty? and what size is it again?
G grouper therapy Active Member Supporting Messages 5,121 Reaction score 7 May 26, 2011 #8 are you using salinity salt?
O oz Member Market Messages 875 Reaction score 0 May 26, 2011 #9 grouper therapy;648901 wrote: are you using salinity salt? Click to expand... (biting my tongue for sarcastic response......) No. IO is fine by me (and my coral).
grouper therapy;648901 wrote: are you using salinity salt? Click to expand... (biting my tongue for sarcastic response......) No. IO is fine by me (and my coral).
