Korallin 1502 trouble

[ettin]

Anyone here facing same problem. I am running corallin 1502 but often find that the attach ehiem pump would stop stirring the calcium media from time to time. I am not using a dedicated pump to run the CR, just a tee off from my chiller pump. Could this be the problem? Any help would be much appreciated....

[sugi]

Anyone here facing same problem. I am running corallin 1502 but often find that the attach ehiem pump would stop stirring the calcium media from time to time. I am not using a dedicated pump to run the CR, just a tee off from my chiller pump. Could this be the problem? Any help would be much appreciated....

What do you mean the eheim pump stop stiring ?

Does it mean the pump is not working ?

More details would be helpful.

Anyway teeing off from chiller is not an issue.

[ettin]

The pump is still working but the stirring of the media seem to stop.... Had to open up the outlet valve so that the increase flow of the effluent will restart the stirring. Any ideas?

[sugi]

The pump is still working but the stirring of the media seem to stop.... Had to open up the outlet valve so that the increase flow of the effluent will restart the stirring. Any ideas?

Is the water level in the chamber drop to certain level ?

Which cause the pump unable to sucks water to circulate the water ?

[ettin]

water level is always at the top.... have also done the co2 re-circulation mod via a y-junction as shown by cookie. Am really lost???

[ettin]

could the sponge at the bottom of the CR be the problem?

[sugi]

water level is always at the top.... have also done the co2 re-circulation mod via a y-junction as shown by cookie. Am really lost???

Hmm........

I am also rather confused of your problems.

Probably get someone to come and take alook at it.

He will have a better understanding of the probems.

Rgds

[lightningstrike]

water level is always at the top.... have also done the co2 re-circulation mod via a y-junction as shown by cookie. Am really lost???

check ur CR, is there air lock within the CR?

[ettin]

Erm.... where and what would it look like?

[lightningstrike]

Erm.... where and what would it look like?

air lock: caused by influx of excessive CO2 to ur CR. CO2 input rate too fast. look out for CO2 on the top of the CR, recirculation pump is not able to draw any water from the top.

[sugi]

air lock: caused by influx of excessive CO2 to ur CR. CO2 input rate too fast. look out for CO2 on the top of the CR, recirculation pump is not able to draw any water from the top.

This is what i suspect in the begining,

but he claims the water level in the chamber always full.

Which is unlikely to be airlock.