Meshwheel friggin rocks on Gen-X 4100!!!!!

[RandyStacyE]

Originally posted by Baalz
Went to pull out my impeller on my Sedra 9000 and the white shaft snapped on me. Am I reading that I don't need that or will I need to make me an order for a new impeller

You should be able to buy just the shaft, it may come with the little rubber plugs. I would use a shaft, just in case.

How are these shafts breaking? I think I've read where 4 people have broke the shafts.

[ridetheducati]

I have an idea.

Since we, the hobbyist, are handling the impeller much more than normal, the shafts are getting abused. The magnet is very strong. When I remove and replace the impeller I always use pliers. Without pliers, the magnet can pull the impeller out of your hands and break the shaft.

I treat all impellers with kit gloves, especially those on Mag pumps.

[Baalz]

Where can you just buy the shaft and can it be used at all until I get one?
Yeah i pulled it with my fingers and it twisted on me and "snap"

[ridetheducati]

Always use pliers with any impeller.

You should be able to get "the shaft", no pun intended, from ASMskimmer.com, H2otropicals, or ER.

[Baalz]

ridetheducati
Any vendors on east coast? Im sort of stuck with out a much needed skimmer now

[smjtkj]

Originally posted by Baalz
ridetheducati
Any vendors on east coast? Im sort of stuck with out a much needed skimmer now

You can always go to a local hobby shop and get a comparable size stainless or carbon fiber rod to get you by.
Mike

[prance1520]

This place has Sch 80 Unions for about 4 times less than savko. Are these legit. Says they are spears Sch 80 unions.

http://uscorp.thomasnet.com/viewitem...ket?&forward=1

[mavgi]

Baalz

if you pump good you can run meantime without the shaft .

i run the gen x without for week no problem , and i run my sicce pumps till now without the shaft . BTW the sicce pump run better and smoother without the shaft .

[RandyStacyE]

Originally posted by prance1520
This place has Sch 80 Unions for about 4 times less than savko. Are these legit. Says they are spears Sch 80 unions.

http://uscorp.thomasnet.com/viewitem...ket?&forward=1

NICE link! That's the cheapest I've seen. I wonder if they nail you with the shipping.

[kentrob11]

RTD- Looks like you just scored some better than average pumps man....Hold on to them! A buddy of mine has the same skimmer you have so I'm gonna run over and test his to see what it's pulling....

Big Baalz- Hey! It's been a while since I've seen you around...Remember the old screwing with people on chat days? Anyway, you should be able to go to a well equipped hobby store and pick up a carbon Fiber shaft to replace it.

Prance- Those unions are frikin cheap! I almost want to buy the 8" just for the hell of it...Maybe I'll use it for a salad bowl or something :-P

[mavgi]

some link to order shaft :

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/carbonfiber.htm
http://www.airdyn.com/superior/carbon-rods.htm
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...rod&FVPROFIL=++

[Baalz]

Yeah I got the pump going without shaft. Took a little turning off and on to get it spinning. I believe I read that you had to mess with it too mavgi. One thing I noticed is the mesh kinda doesnt lay flat on impeller base but parts of it may stand "up" sort of. Is that normal?

[kentrob11]

Yeah that's normal....Actually it's better if it does that...

[Baalz]

Originally posted by kentrob11
RTD- Looks like you just scored some better than average pumps man....Hold on to them! A buddy of mine has the same skimmer you have so I'm gonna run over and test his to see what it's pulling....

Big Baalz- Hey! It's been a while since I've seen you around...Remember the old screwing with people on chat days? Anyway, you should be able to go to a well equipped hobby store and pick up a carbon Fiber shaft to replace it.

Prance- Those unions are frikin cheap! I almost want to buy the 8" just for the hell of it...Maybe I'll use it for a salad bowl or something :-P

kentrob11
That was a long time ago. At least two years. It was fun while it lasted hence my signature...

[kentrob11]

Heh- yeah...That was more than two years ago though- More like 4?

[ridetheducati]

kentrob11 RTD- Looks like you just scored some better than average pumps man....Hold on to them! A buddy of mine has the same skimmer you have so I'm gonna run over and test his to see what it's pulling....

Let me know how it works out. I think you will be impressed with its performance. Especially, if he is gravity feeding it.

[kentrob11]

I was impressed with the performance before I even started DIYing this stuff- The H@S/Deltecs set the mark for all of us DIYers to shoot for without a doubt! While I think the bubblekings are nice, there seems to be a lot of pump problems so I tend to leave them out.

[melev]

After 60 hours with the skimmer off (I was treating for cyano), I restarted it. It was completely cleaned of all coralline growth and looked brand new.

Fired it up, and with the gate valve wide open I can't get the collection cup to stop overflowing. I've thrown away 5g of water so far. I know the meds & the dead cyano byproducts are causing this.

My skimmer is white from top to bottom with microbubbles, and at least one of the Sedra pumps is leaking a fine mist of microbubbles from two spots around the impellar cover. A uniseal in the body of the skimmer is leaking them as well. Crazy mod!!!

I've got to go to work, so I might turn off the skimmer if it won't settle down in the next 30 minutes.

[ridetheducati]

Turn the air down (close the taps) until things settle down, but keep running the skimmer.

[melev]

I don't have air valves on my skimmer. I've removed almost 10g of watery skimmate but it is now settling down. I've had to dump in quite a bit of saltwater to keep up. I'm going to work now - and hoping for the best.

If it overflows, it'll go back in the sump anyway.

[mavgi]

Originally posted by melev
I don't have air valves on my skimmer. I've removed almost 10g of watery skimmate but it is now settling down. I've had to dump in quite a bit of saltwater to keep up. I'm going to work now - and hoping for the best.

If it overflows, it'll go back in the sump anyway.

Hi Marc

is the pump are sit on air or in a corner ? the bubble in the skimmer look very milky , when it's start to work steady i want to see result in the collection cup

how you treat the ciano , i put some chemiclean in my tank and i try also the red slime remover .....nada .

thanks
michael

[RGibson]

Mavgi what is the best Dwyer flowmeter to buy?

[ridetheducati]

RMA-22, 2-25 LPM or RMA-23, 5-50 LPM.

[mavgi]

Originally posted by RGibson
Mavgi what is the best Dwyer flowmeter to buy?

you can buy the rma22 or 23 they read lpm and you can buy the

RMB-53D 10-100 scfh/5-50 l/min Air read both .

here is the direct link :

http://www.dwyer-inst.com/htdocs/flow/SeriesRMPrice.cfm

[nanonano]

this is amazing keep us posted everyone.