Aquaclear filter, Pico, PROBLEM!

JeffreyLebowski · 10-18-2009, 07:05 PM

So I got a 5.5g pico from a local reefer on the cheap...and luckily since my biocube crashed about a month ago...all had been well and then when I woke up (on my birthday) Thursday...about 5 minutes later the pump on the filter stopped...and I couldn't get it back on...Apparently the filter is a modded aquaclear AC70...So I had an AC50 laying around from an older saltwater setup and tried swapping the power/pump thing...that worked like a charm for about 24hrs and then that one stopped. I am at my wits end over here

. I have a bubbler going on in the tank right now just to have some sort of aeration...I have taken everything apart and it all seems clean and fine...any ideas??

JeffreyLebowski · 10-18-2009, 10:07 PM

Looks like I have to seriously flush the impeller...maybe sand I can't see got caught in there.

BigAl07 · 10-18-2009, 10:32 PM

Wish I had some insight!
Soak it in a vinegar/water bath and then rinse clean

10-18-2009, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
JeffreyLebowski Sea Pen Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Big Y-O/NYC Posts: 304 View Gallery Karma Komment	Aquaclear filter, Pico, PROBLEM! So I got a 5.5g pico from a local reefer on the cheap...and luckily since my biocube crashed about a month ago...all had been well and then when I woke up (on my birthday) Thursday...about 5 minutes later the pump on the filter stopped...and I couldn't get it back on...Apparently the filter is a modded aquaclear AC70...So I had an AC50 laying around from an older saltwater setup and tried swapping the power/pump thing...that worked like a charm for about 24hrs and then that one stopped. I am at my wits end over here . I have a bubbler going on in the tank right now just to have some sort of aeration...I have taken everything apart and it all seems clean and fine...any ideas?? __________________ ********************************************** Hopefully you understand my name isn't Lebowski, and hopefully you get the joke. My Journey and Frustration in Reefing

10-18-2009, 10:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
JeffreyLebowski Sea Pen Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Big Y-O/NYC Posts: 304 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Aquaclear filter, Pico, PROBLEM! Looks like I have to seriously flush the impeller...maybe sand I can't see got caught in there.

10-18-2009, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Nerd :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 24,195 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aquaclear filter, Pico, PROBLEM! Wish I had some insight! Soak it in a vinegar/water bath and then rinse clean __________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2

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