Is my skimmer pump out?

[betiuminside]

Hello,

while making changes in my sump, I decided to clean my skimmer. I soaked it in water with vinegar, and I also put the pump in there and let it ran for 24 hrs.
Right now and I am cleaning the skimmer and dumping the other water out and basically cleaning the skimmer and let it dry over night, and then........my pump IS NOT WORKING! :( , Very small amounts of water coming out.
Can you guys please check the link with the video I made and tell me if it's out? or is it the magnet or the needle wheel? or what is it?
It's a skimmer I bought used and I don't know how old is it. :(

http://youtu.be/Fqu7X4xh8oU

[Gseclipse02]

its a needle wheel pump ... .. well it should be if its the original pump for that skimmer sounds like a propeller issue open the pump and see if the shaft is broke ( be careful when doing this very easy to break... i personally dont do it i let the owner of the pump do it since i have broke a few on accident :( )

[FireWater]

Did you take the pump apart to clean it? Did everything go back together correctly or did you end up with left over parts? LOL

I would take the pump off the skimmer and remove the impeller to clean it. After that try it again. Sometimes in the older pumps and maxi jets I have had they tend to "stick" after being left off for a while.

[cowboy572]

Can't tell what brand of skimmer it is, but the pump apprears to be some style and size of a Maxi Jet powerhead. Most skimmer on the market are needle wheel skimmers. The only other style I have seen is from Precision Marine with there Bullet series that use a Becket valve. When you are refering to magnets, that is refering to the type of pump. Most aquatic pumps are a magnetic drive. If memory serves me correctly the bottom half is removalable to access the propeller inside. Sometimes if that cover is not on correctly it will affect the propeller and the out flow of the pump. If after adjusting that look at the propeller and see if it's missing any pieces. Ifs its not then it may be the pump.

[betiuminside]

The shaft is not broken, the white stick right? If yes, then it's not broken.
LOL, Everything went back together correctly. I did clean the impeller, everything is super clean! Almost new looking.
I did noticed that lately the bubbles are not the same... The pump would do those sounds like for 10-15 seconds and then it will go away, but not this time. It's just not kicking in... :(
I just checked and the pump is $75 bummer...

[betiuminside]

@ cowboy572: The skimmer is a Coralife 125 Gallon Super Skimmer. And yes it's magnetic drive and I was able to pull the propeller out and back in and place the shaft correctly in the middle. I will take it apart and try again...

[Gseclipse02]

did u ever run it dry ? be honest lol ...

[Big_Pun]

I had that same skimmer and it would
do the same thing and then just start working. unplug and plug it in, couple time.

[Gseclipse02]

I had that same skimmer and it would .


how did yall like the skimmer

[betiuminside]

@ Gseclipse02 - I didn't run it without water, but I can't speak for the previous owner!
@Big_Pun - I will try to plu/unplug trick... :(...
@ Gseclipse02 - I had one before and it was a very nice skimmer! But now after this pump problem and after seeing videos right now on how the super reef octopus 1000 performs... well... This one is a banano.... bad yuyu... This one makes like 1/4 of the bobbles that the octopus does... sigh...

[Big_Pun]

what model Octo are you looking at. I had the nwb-110 on a 70g heavy stocked tank and it was great. my buddy now owns it and it still kicking butt.

[betiuminside]

Reef Octopus Super Reef 1000 Internal Skimmer
http://www.saltysupply.com/Reef-Octopus-Super-Reef-1000-Intern-p/oc9155.htm
I have a 90 gal tank + 20 gal sump.
The videos on youtube are amazing! Would you consider them the best at this moment? Everybody has one! LOL

[Big_Pun]

it is one of the best.I run a sea side aquatics cs-1. love the pump sicce syncra psk-600. if you look through my threads it's under "it's finally here" title.

[randomfish]

i like my super reefoctopus xp3000 and i had one of the nw 150 reef octopus makes a great skimmer but now i have to look into that sea side like you have big pun looks nice and i like the pump under the skimmer

[Big_Pun]

it's really a bubble magus nac-7 body with a ATB cup, and obviously a diff pump. I got mine from socaltropicalfishoutlet.com great customer service.

[FireWater]

I run the reef octopus super space saver 1000 that I beat Chris to. I like it as it works great and has a smaller footprint than most.

[Big_Pun]

I run the reef octopus super space saver 1000 that I beat Chris to. I like it as it works great and has a smaller footprint than most.


its true he did, i tried for 3 months trying to get that dang skimmer and then this feel in my lap. so thanks john for taking the octo lol

[betiuminside]

Based on Big_Pun and Louis recommendation I ordered Bubble Magus NAC6 from Louis! Because my pump is not cutting it... So... Thank you for your advice!
It will be here on Monday! :)

[Big_Pun]

good buy, you will be happy with it