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biocubeboy
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Yeah now that I don’t have to listen to a whiny pump, and water not passing through the filter. If I didn’t fix it I would have had to quit. Sleep>The Tank. I’m just happy it worked.
Hugh Mann
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Glad to hear that you got it figured out and are willing to keep going.
Equipment doesn't go from quiet to noisy for no reason, typically indicates a problem of some sort. But that is what we are here for, to answer your questions and solve your problems if we can!
Equipment doesn't go from quiet to noisy for no reason, typically indicates a problem of some sort. But that is what we are here for, to answer your questions and solve your problems if we can!
MightyMO
"The Algae made me do it!!!"
Personally, I like the noise mine makes. (Which isn't a whole lot) relaxing to me. I wish you luck in all of your endeavors and if you change your mind and come back. Look us up, lots of people here willing to help to overcome obstacles associated with this hobby...
MightyMO
"The Algae made me do it!!!"
Cavitation in a hydraulic pump occurs when the pump loses its prime. Basically trapping air in the system. It can halfway work with air in the system, but it can tear up the internals of the pump. Mostly from overheating...
MightyMO
"The Algae made me do it!!!"
Some pumps are also designed to move a certain viscosity of liquid, you can cavitate those pumps by adding a fluid of a different viscosity...
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biocubeboy
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Yep exactly the power company did linework and turned the power on and off quickly 4-5 times it made my pump shut off and on quickly and messed it up.
MightyMO
"The Algae made me do it!!!"
I had a 24 nano cube back in the day that my return pump would become disconnected from the smaller hose they sent with it causing problems. If it's a submersible pump, it needs to stay submerged... check lines for leaks to make sure that you have a good prime on your pump... also, are you topping off your water loss due to evaporation??? This will cause your pump to draw air also...
I know what you mean, my sicce .5 has a quiet yet subtle sound that puts me to sleep. Same with the skimmer. When i was building my tank i was trying to get everything dead silent, but not breaking the bank. simple things like placing pumps on silicon mats can make a night day difference. making sure your wires aren't vibrating against anything, and using soft tubing when connecting to hard plumbing on the return.
MightyMO
"The Algae made me do it!!!"
On larger pumps, they usually "burp" themselves.. Some pumps, they have bleed screws. "Brake calipers on your car"...
so in my case with an aio, all I can do to prime is make sure the water lvl stays above the return outlet nozzle? apart from that I’m guessing the prime takes care of itself as I can not reach a screw on the pump once it’s in place even if it had such a thing...have I got this right?
