Reefmat troubleshoot

[Jaybeastin]

My reefmat500 has not advanced in a while. I notice water was not coming out from the sides. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong ? I tried turning up the water drain but it still will not rise up

 

[ryanjohn1]

Do you have a d c return pump?

 

[ryanjohn1]

Or adjustable baffles in your sump?

 

[ChrisQ0904]

Did you check for a possibly rip in the fleece?

 

[Jaybeastin]

Do you have a d c return pump?

i have a dc return pump. its cranked up to 80%

 

[Jaybeastin]

Did you check for a possibly rip in the fleece?

I rechecked everything and it looks good. Probably my 4th roll and I've used and this time its rarely advancing. Normally a roll would last me 2 months and at this rate it might last me a year

 

[flfrosty]

Tough to tell from the photo but water is flowing into the reef mat chamber? The water looks a little dirty like it is stagnating?

 

[Jaybeastin]

Tough to tell from the photo but water is flowing into the reef mat chamber? The water looks a little dirty like it is stagnating?

yeah its flowing and yes it looks stagnant. Probably the reason why the fleece isnt advancing as much.

 

[flfrosty]

Hmmm, where is the sensor installed? On the other side? Have you tried pressing the advance button to make sure the gears are working, etc?

 

[Jaybeastin]

Hmmm, where is the sensor installed? On the other side? Have you tried pressing the advance button to make sure the gears are working, etc?

Yeah the gears are working . I should’ve took a video. Can’t get out of bed right now , might wake up the beast next to me.

 

[ChrisQ0904]

I rechecked everything and it looks good. Probably my 4th roll and I've used and this time its rarely advancing. Normally a roll would last me 2 months and at this rate it might last me a year

Ok, I had a similar issue and I made a silly mistake and ran the fleece under the bottom piece instead of sandwiching it. Caused it to tear and allow water to flow right through. Unfortunately yours isn't that simple I guess. I'll keep scratching the noggin.... only other thing I could think of right now is a flow problem which you said you have good flow through it.

 

[Jaybeastin]

Ok, I had a similar issue and I made a silly mistake and ran the fleece under the bottom piece instead of sandwiching it. Caused it to tear and allow water to flow right through. Unfortunately yours isn't that simple I guess. I'll keep scratching the noggin.... only other thing I could think of right now is a flow problem which you said you have good flow through it.

This made me double check the fleece I’m such a dummy and I also found a penny in there because of my son . I put the fleece under the bottom piece like you did. Hopefully this will fix the issue. Thank you !

 

[ChrisQ0904]

Well worst case we were able to prevent copper from leaching. Hopefully the correct installation get you back to normal! It was definitely a dumb moment for me too.