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BJ0416 
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 Topic: Protein Skimmer, can it be repaired??
Posted: December 20 2009 at 2:20pm |
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Hi all, Thanks in advance for your help. Anyway, i have a protein skimmer that seems to stop working. The pump still works but I'm not seeing any bubbles and my tank doesn't seem to be as clean. Is there a way to fix it?? LMK, thanks
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Nick801
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Posted: December 20 2009 at 3:15pm |
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Have you taken apart the area where air is sucked into your pump? sometimes salt build up and other things get stuck right there... I've had to do it to my skimmer before and right after it worked 10x better
what type of skimmer do you have anyway? (mine was on an asm g3)
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Posted: December 20 2009 at 3:52pm |
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I agree take the venturi apart and make sure its clean had this happen to me also worked like a charm when I was done.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: December 20 2009 at 4:14pm |
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Calcium clogs the ventri where the air enters the water flow. The simplest way to clean the venturi on many skimmers, GSM Skimmers for example, is to leave everything in place but remove the air hose. Find a small diameter screw like a 1-1.25" Grabber screw and ream the hole out with it. Do that regularly and you will never have a lack of air.
Edited by Mark Peterson - December 20 2009 at 4:17pm
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Posted: December 20 2009 at 9:40pm |
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I drilled a hole in my skimmer lid and ran the airline into it many months ago. Skimmer is now silent, and the venturi never clogs.
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