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07-23-2012, 10:14 PM
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Bubble King Supermarin 250
My Bubble King doesn't seem to be performing at it's best these days and I'm wondering if anyone else can help me with their experience. It works great for a few days and then stops producing foam at a good rate down to almost nothing. Eventually it ends up overflowing after about a week to two weeks. I got a Vertex skimmer head cleaner and still nothing. I thought that would increase production but its almost seemed to slow it. I noticed that the lid for the collection cup doesn't give much clearance for foam to overflow, maybe 3/8 of an inch at best but that still doesn't seem to account for why it consistently overflows after a couple weeks. Any suggestions?
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07-23-2012, 10:17 PM
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Have you tried to clean out the silencer on the air intake I usually run water through mine then blow it out. I have 2 bubbleking supermarine 200's and when ours do this cleaning it will usually help.
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank
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07-23-2012, 10:52 PM
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I usually run hot water through the air intake once a week. That usually stops it from overflowing but I don't really understand why it seems to struggle with skimming after the first few days. I wouldn't think you should have to clean the air intake once every three days?
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07-23-2012, 11:10 PM
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Yeah that seems funny, the intake on the pump flute is clean also.
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank
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07-25-2012, 08:35 PM
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I have removed the top of the silencer from the tube and ran the extension silicone hose that came with it originally to the outside of the sump. This way you won't get salt creep in the silencer and it has never acted up since.
I can take some pictures for you if you need. I have owned a couple of different bbk skimmer and it seem to have the same issue with the silencer clogging up with dried salt water and it start to slowly sucking in water into the pump until it cloggs competely. Let me know how it goes.
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07-25-2012, 09:17 PM
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Pull the impeller out and check if the head or shaft twist from the magnet. They shouldn't.
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