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02-08-2007, 06:16 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Is this normal??
I have water shooting out the top side of my beckett, is this normal? see attached photo with the red circle is where the water is shooting out.
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90g RR w/30g custom sump,30# Kaelini,30# Marshall,20# Uaniva,20# Tonga Branch,2 6045s,1 Seio 820,Milwaukee pH monitor,Milwaukee ORP monitor,(2) 150w Ebo Jager heaters,PanWorld 50px return pump, 2x54w T5 w/individual SLR IC reflectors,2x250w XM 10k w/ARO 250w electronic ballast,Reef Octopus NW200 skimmer
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02-08-2007, 06:17 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Yep, mine does that after I clean it.
Whiskey
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02-08-2007, 06:19 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Originally Posted by Wiskey
Yep, mine does that after I clean it.
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Whew.. thanks. I did not there is a gap where the seams are on the beckett. Is this made to be taken apart into 2 halfs? or did my seam split?
How long will it shoot water out on the top like that for??
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90g RR w/30g custom sump,30# Kaelini,30# Marshall,20# Uaniva,20# Tonga Branch,2 6045s,1 Seio 820,Milwaukee pH monitor,Milwaukee ORP monitor,(2) 150w Ebo Jager heaters,PanWorld 50px return pump, 2x54w T5 w/individual SLR IC reflectors,2x250w XM 10k w/ARO 250w electronic ballast,Reef Octopus NW200 skimmer
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02-08-2007, 06:26 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Oh, no, it comes apart in two halfs for cleaning. How have you been cleaning it?
Whiskey
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02-08-2007, 06:26 PM
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moddin aint easy
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seems like its cracking, mine has never done that, before or after cleaning. but i have noticed a seam on it and always wondered. did you screw it back on too tight? or maybe some teflon tape might help?
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02-08-2007, 06:27 PM
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moddin aint easy
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Originally Posted by Wiskey
Oh, no, it comes apart in two halfs for cleaning. How have you been cleaning it?
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how do you get them apart? ive just been using bottle brushed and tooth picks to clean mine.
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02-08-2007, 06:34 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiskey
Oh, no, it comes apart in two halfs for cleaning. How have you been cleaning it?
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I just have been running water thru the inside, and taking a toothbrush to the outside.
I did notice 2 o rings on both ends.
Mine has been shooting water like this for almost 4 days now. I think i maybe losing skimmer production because of it also
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still a work in progress, but getting ever so close
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02-08-2007, 06:48 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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You take the beckett bit out, remove the o-rings from the top and bottom, and the 2 halfs seperate.
I'm thinking that yours has something stuck in it DevilBoy, that's probably why it just started doing that.
Whiskey
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02-08-2007, 06:53 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiskey
You take the beckett bit out, remove the o-rings from the top and bottom, and the 2 halfs seperate.
I'm thinking that yours has something stuck in it DevilBoy, that's probably why it just started doing that.
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Ok i will take it apart and see if anything is inside of the beckett... and i will report back
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90g RR w/30g custom sump,30# Kaelini,30# Marshall,20# Uaniva,20# Tonga Branch,2 6045s,1 Seio 820,Milwaukee pH monitor,Milwaukee ORP monitor,(2) 150w Ebo Jager heaters,PanWorld 50px return pump, 2x54w T5 w/individual SLR IC reflectors,2x250w XM 10k w/ARO 250w electronic ballast,Reef Octopus NW200 skimmer
still a work in progress, but getting ever so close
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02-08-2007, 07:03 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilBoy
I did notice 2 o rings on both ends.
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Next time you're at the hardware store, pick up two slightly larger and thicker 0-rings. Put the ones you have on first, then put the bigger ones on next.
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02-08-2007, 07:06 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spanky
Next time you're at the hardware store, pick up two slightly larger and thicker 0-rings. Put the ones you have on first, then put the bigger ones on next.
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Ok. i will try that.
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90g RR w/30g custom sump,30# Kaelini,30# Marshall,20# Uaniva,20# Tonga Branch,2 6045s,1 Seio 820,Milwaukee pH monitor,Milwaukee ORP monitor,(2) 150w Ebo Jager heaters,PanWorld 50px return pump, 2x54w T5 w/individual SLR IC reflectors,2x250w XM 10k w/ARO 250w electronic ballast,Reef Octopus NW200 skimmer
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02-08-2007, 07:09 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Whiskey,
I took it apart and there was nothing stuck inside of the beckett.
The only thing i did different when i cleaned out over the weekend was i unscrewed the acyrlic housing out of the base of the sump. Cleaned out the housing real well. Then replaced the teflon tape on the threads and screwed it back into the base of the skimmer. I unscrewed the air injector valve on the side and cleaned that, and replaced the cotton silencer. But i did not put the teflon tape back on threads for injector. Could this be the problem?
Did i break my skimmer?
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90g RR w/30g custom sump,30# Kaelini,30# Marshall,20# Uaniva,20# Tonga Branch,2 6045s,1 Seio 820,Milwaukee pH monitor,Milwaukee ORP monitor,(2) 150w Ebo Jager heaters,PanWorld 50px return pump, 2x54w T5 w/individual SLR IC reflectors,2x250w XM 10k w/ARO 250w electronic ballast,Reef Octopus NW200 skimmer
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02-08-2007, 07:12 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Right after I clean mine it always sprayed water around inside the housing, after a little gunk built up in there it always stopped. I wouldn't worry about it.
Whiskey
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02-09-2007, 01:35 PM
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Little Fishy
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I have noticed that even small rubble can get in there and disrupt the skimmer. I have taken it apart to try to fix it and notice small pieces of carbon or shell and sometimes I think I missed the rubble altogether, and when reinstalled....IT WORKS AGAIN!?
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02-09-2007, 01:41 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Ya, I used to get small snails jammed in mine. I'd see the water level drop in the skimmer, and know I had something stuck in there.
Whiskey
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