My bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer hasn't been working for a while. I decided to take the whole thing apart, clean it and soak the pump in vinegar. I just put it all back together and the bubbles aren't even overflowing into the collection cup. What am I doing wrong? Should I post a picture? The skimmer is 10 inches in the water.
Skimmer Not working
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Here are the things which generally go wrong in skimmers:
- precipitates at the air hole where the air vent goes in the pump
- bad power adapter
- bad pump
Everything else is just mechanical and generally nothing to really go wrong if there are no obstructions. Hope that helps...
Sam
- precipitates at the air hole where the air vent goes in the pump
- bad power adapter
- bad pump
Everything else is just mechanical and generally nothing to really go wrong if there are no obstructions. Hope that helps...
Sam
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Have you tried running the pump outside the skimmer to see if you have good flow? I recently had the same problem, and after the third time taking it apart I found a snail in the air inlet that I hadn't thought to check. Works like new now.
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