Is your skimmer clean?

[lou dog420]

Just gave my skimmer its first deep cleaning after about 20 months of service, because it was acting funky .pretty safe to say this was the problem!! Lol

 

[GoVols]

Lou Dog,
That would do it.

I keep a check on my skimmer's intake venturi all the time. Crystallizes and hardens up like that real quick.

If I start to need to adjust the down pipe. I check the air intake first thing :)

 

[slowngreen]

Mines been running about 10 months now and just about an hour ago starting overflowing the cup. Guess its time to give it a cleaning and start checking hoses and intake more often.

 

[lou dog420]

Lou Dog,
That would do it.

I keep a check on my skimmer's intake venturi all the time. Crystallizes and hardens up like that real quick.

If I start to need to adjust the down pipe. I check the air intake first thing :)

Thanks for the advice, my first tank so I'm still learning.

 

[ncaldwell]

I have to clean my air intake weekly. Definitely keep an eye on that

 

[lou dog420]

Mines been running about 10 months now and just about an hour ago starting overflowing the cup. Guess its time to give it a cleaning and start checking hoses and intake more often.

I was kinda relieved when I saw it cause then I knew exactly what the problem was. I removed it yesterday and ran it for about 30 hours in straight vinegar, still didn't clear that blockage.

 

[4FordFamily]

Yeah I clean mine once a year at best, or whenever it starts to mess up. Not real on top of that!

 

[lou dog420]

Yeah I clean mine once a year at best, or whenever it starts to mess up. Not real on top of that!

Yeah, it was acting really weird. Glad I decided to clean it .

 

[GoVols]

Yeah, it was acting really weird. Glad I decided to clean it .

Good thread and thanks for starting the conversation.

 

[slowngreen]

So I got time to take mine out and clean it real good. Mine had what looked like a little spider web built up in the top of the silencer.