CLEAN YOUR PUMPS

[lastlight]

Just a friendly reminder =)

Went to crank and kill flow on my gfo reactor a few times since I like to agitate the whole mixture every day. When I killed flow to the unit entirely for a second my return pump (which also feeds the reactor) ceased and would not restart.

It's a speedwave 2640 and has only been running 6 months. Seems a bit soon for that to happen but I'm reminding everyone all the same. After only 5 min in a vinegar soak it was restarting every time. I hope to have it back on the system in an hour.

[The Grizz]

Monthly routine here to clean all my pumps regardless, a little TLC goes a long way.

[sphelps]

Was it the actual pump or controller? Two of my three controllers have been replaced within the same time period.

[Wheelman76]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Monthly routine here to clean all my pumps regardless, a little TLC goes a long way.

You clean all your pumps once a month? Now thats dedication !!!

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Was it the actual pump or controller? Two of my three controllers have been replaced within the same time period.

never mind, read your post better to see you got it working again

[lastlight]

Yeah thankfully it just needed a cleaning. So far so good!

[sphelps]

It's surprising other pump manufacturers haven't adopted the cooling bypass idea. Such a simple idea to keep the motor block cooler preventing calcium-carbonate build up.

[lastlight]

Recently my magnesium dropped to 1200 so I'm wondering if this caused more precipitation inside the block? I was upping my 2-part dosing assuming my mag was ok.

[Coralgurl]

Speaking of cleaning equipment, how often do you do a thorough clean of your skimmer?

[kien]

yikes.. I haven't cleaned my return pump in two years

Should probably clean my skimmer too..

... hey look, here's a squirrel in my back yard! BRB.