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rhythmicfire
07/31/2007, 01:46 PM
I have a SeaClone 100 on one of my tanks, and up until now I have been satisfied with its performance. I don't need people telling me how garbage quality it is, because I have it on a 10gal and it is skimming the bejebus out of the tank :)

Anhow. So this morning I noticed at the top of the bubble chamber there was not the thick froth of bubbles there usually is. There were still bubbles, but not nearly as thick as before. I thought at first that maybe the airline piece of the venturi was clogged with salt, but there was nothing in it. I can still see tons of bubbles traveling through the tube from the powerhead to the skimm

delsol650
07/31/2007, 02:39 PM
Maybe nothing to skim anymore... or have you tried to pour RO into the airline to clear it of any unseen debris.

bookfish
07/31/2007, 03:02 PM
Skimmers need cleaning weekly or bi-weekly at most.
Some oily foods will quash skimmate production for a while.

delsol650
07/31/2007, 03:06 PM
I clean my Deltec once a month and now will be using EZ clean. for my pumps and PH's

rhythmicfire
07/31/2007, 06:23 PM
I apologize for the double post, I had no idea it did that. Thanks for all your feedback everyone.