Dan H Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Just a friendly reminder to clean your pumps if it's been more than a few months. I had my Gyre's running at 100% for periods and noticed that the flow was really not that much... I think it had been somewhere between 2-3 months since they were last cleaned so I pulled them out and gave a good toothbrush scrubbing + butter knife scraping off the coraline. WOOHOO! Now they're pushing some water! Stirred up a bunch of detritus that had settled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasReef Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I agree. I cleaned my jaebos in the cube and the difference was remarkable. Good tip. [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Every 3 months should be a standard. I can't believe I haven't done that for most of the years I've been keeping tanks but I started that this year and what a difference it makes! I actually have 4 pumps since the Jaebo pumps are so cheap and I rotate out two clean ones and let the other two soak in vinegar to clean them and then store for the next swap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 That's not a bad idea... I could probably just have 2 sets of impellers for the Gyres. May have to invest in that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbaxter Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I have MP40QD's and I keep finding the wet sides in the sand every morning. Talked to Ecotech marine and they suggested putting some silicon grease on the ceramic shaft. Tried it, and still found one on the sand this morning. Not sure whats happening at night. Its as if them somehow become uncoupled and get thrown off the glass while I sleep. They look clean, and I put them in a bowl of vinegar last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Might just be the magnets aren't strong enough for your glass thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 To add to that... I had to get the extra magnet kits for my Gyre's because of the 1" acrylic. The could possibly hold with the default magnets, but it wouldn't be holding by much. A nice bump and they would jar loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbaxter Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Oddly they ran without issue for months since new up until a couple weeks ago and found them both in the sand one morning. One of the Dry sides is getting replaced for the second time. (Its loud) Since it usually happens at night when they're at 15% constant I bumped it up to 20% to see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Ahh perhaps the force of them pushing against the glass is low when they are running slow... Makes sense. Why so slow at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I run my pumps at 30% at night so my fish don't get tossed around while sleeping and I like to think the slower flow allows for plankton to swim around easier and for my hungry coral polyps to catch them better. All just theory though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 The ocean doesn't stop at night. I think strong flow at night is great for the corals... They have their polyps open nicely, and this way they get more water passing by with the potential of more food for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbaxter Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Bumped up to 40% at night, replaced the noisy Dry side and put a drop of Silicon grease on the ceramic shaft in the wetside. Hasn't fallen since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 magnet in my bubblemagus sp4000 needlewheel is cracking... boooooooooooooo! regular maint schedule isnt just for cleaning! ggrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Do you guys clean your return pumps regularly? At all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynxgirl Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Flow in my eheim return has noticeably slowed down... need to pick up some vinegar for a soothing bubble bath for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Do you guys clean your return pumps regularly? At all?A good vinegar soak every 6 months does it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Do you guys clean your return pumps regularly? At all?A good vinegar soak every 6 months does it for me.i use a toothbrush, if its got stubornness on it, vinegar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Dang...I feel like an unwashed heathen! The most I've done is pull the sponge off and squeeze/rinse it in the sink! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My skimmer and reactor pumps seem to suffer from slowing down much more than my return or in tank pumps, biopellet pump by far the worst resulting from film as the pellets are consumed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My skimmer and reactor pumps seem to suffer from slowing down much more than my return or in tank pumps, biopellet pump by far the worst resulting from film as the pellets are consumed.lower flow = more time to accumulate.... well, except the skimmer pump, that accumulated because of the air contact and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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