Problems with Bubble Kings

[fishytime]

I wonder how often if at all the OP of the RC thread cleaned the pump.......I get it at work all the time...."my pump died"...."my vortech died".....you look at it and there is soooo much crud caked on it there is no wondering why it failed.....it doesnt take much build up to throw something that's spinning a million times per second out of balance.....

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by fishytime

I wonder how often if at all the OP of the RC thread cleaned the pump.......I get it at work all the time...."my pump died"...."my vortech died".....you look at it and there is soooo much crud caked on it there is no wondering why it failed.....it doesnt take much build up to throw something that's spinning a million times per second out of balance.....

Thanks Doug... Now I feel guilty, and now I have to go clean everything.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

Thanks Doug... Now I feel guilty, and now I have to go clean everything.

.....as well you should!!!!

[KevinK]

I have to say a mesh mod laguna - askol is not that bad, it is in fact working super for me, and in case it fails, I can buy several new once for the price of a new RD pump

I have my mesh mod running now, and found out that as I have a1/2 inch air feed when trimming it a bit with a valve, I get even more air, way, way more.

I now have the skimmer outlet 10 inches lower than the skimmer nek (before I had the water in the skimmer at the neck level)

meaning if you really are pump down on your BBK, it is something to consider (where I also have to agree that for a skimmer with this price tag, it should not have to be)

se link below for my mesh mod

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=70820

[Chin_Lee]

I just wanted to post an update to this. It was actually a friend of mine (whom I had set up his tank) who had the issue with the skimmer. He called and spoke to Proline and received exceptional service in dealing with the problem.

Hats off to Proline stepping up to the plate on this issue.
Thank you

[unclesalty]

There must be 2 different Proline's I'm thinking. The Proline company I am presently dealing with don't return calls and lie. Never again will I buy any product that Proline sells!

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by unclesalty

There must be 2 different Proline's I'm thinking. The Proline company I am presently dealing with don't return calls and lie. Never again will I buy any product that Proline sells!

If you're talking about Proline Aquatics in BC you'll have a hard time avoiding their products, they are the main Canadian distributor for the stuff we use. If you use good salt, it likely comes from them. They've always been good to deal with in my experience and I haven't heard of any problems but they are a distributor so you might have better luck working through your retailer.