Recent content by dempseyjosh

did you buy another of the same pump? or a different brand?

there is quite a difference in price between the pump and the impeller. if a new impeller is the problem and would fix it, why should i replace the whole thing?

The pump on my ASM g2 skimmer doesn't always start right up. I have taken it out and made sure it's clean in there, but sometimes I have to mess with it to get it to start. I don't want to waste money on the impeller if it is the pump that's bad.

I'd prefer not running an extra pump. my electric bill is already 50% more than if I didn't have the tanks.

My scrubber was working great. It greatly reduced the amount of algae in the tanks, but then I had a malfunction in the pump and I haven't fixed it yet. The algae quickly returned. I'm bad at testing my levels, I just try to keep up with regular water changes. and would test if stuff wasn't...

I do have sponges after the scrubber if thats what you mean. I know there isn't alot of flow in my tank downstairs, but I do notice it settling on rocks upstairs where there is plenty of flow more so than i did previously. Is this the stuff that the skimmer would be taking out? I did notice...

ok, So i've had my scrubber running for some time now, the growth on it is great, and i see a reduction in the amount of algae in the DT( not all, but it's still going away slowly). the issue i have is I'm seeing alot of stuff settling in my tank( i can notice it on the bare bottom tank i have...

how close do they need to be, and why do they need to be so close? I moved them and they are now like .5 inches from the box, about 3" total from the screen. They were probably only 7" away. I'll probably take the screen out and rough it up one night this week after work

oh yeah, I ended up sticking to using a supply pump instead of supplying it the the water from the overflow.

well i got it rebuilt and its been running for almost a week. I'm starting to get a little color on the screen, but then I realized I never roughed up this screen. Should I take it out and rough it up, or let it go since it's already a week into it. Here is a picture of it. I built the box...

well i've been having some issues with this splashing water out so i'm redoing it. I'm starting with an acrylic box around the screen to help with the splashing that occurs. The box is going to be removable for easy cleaning. otherwise i'm pretty much sticking to the same design, but I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 look closer. still a bad angle... I take it that it's just going right into the other side of the frame? cause with that picture, a solid piece of pvc is blocking the connection that I wish to see

where is this thing being supplied with the water??? all i see is a frame

ok, so i'm done... here are some pictures. I had some hair algae in my basement tank that I took the liberty of attaching to the screen... hopefully this jump starts the process. how long before you think I'll notice a difference in the amount of algae growing in the display tanks?

So i want to make sure this is right before i make it. The blue lines is where the water will be coming out, is that fine? or should I just be feeding it from one side so water can come out the whole length of the tube over the whole mesh screen evenly. i'm thinking i misunderstood when i was...