Clean those pumps!

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Having lost a couple of acro frags and the colours were fading on others I wondered what was going on
Waters spot on , lighting unchanged in 6 months so it could only have been flow so I set about cleaning the 2 power heads , the return and the gyre
Well, not it’s a wash machine in there

This was overlooked because I suppose they get clogged very slowly and you don’t notice until you clean them

So, tip of the day…. Clean them pumps regularly or suffer the consequences
 
Did you just scrub or soak in citric? How did you clean :)
 

WHAT IS THE LOUDEST PART OF YOUR REEF SYSTEM?

  • Return pump

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 5 7.0%
  • Protein skimmer

    Votes: 14 19.7%
  • Overflow or drain

    Votes: 21 29.6%
  • Sump vibration or plumbing

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • Cooling fans

    Votes: 9 12.7%
  • Dosing, ATO, or other equipment

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • Nothing. My reef is surprisingly quiet

    Votes: 8 11.3%
  • Other (Tell us what makes the noise)

    Votes: 6 8.5%
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