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BreadmanMike
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Anyone know what changes Andy is making to his kalk stirrers or when they will be available? I will be in the market for a new one soon and would like any info anyone has. Thanks!
Maro. Yes, clean the O-ring in warm water and replace wet. Also try tightening opposite thumbscrews at the same time. Just snug them down then move the the next set of opposite thumbscrews. When all are snugged down in that manner, go back and fully tighten in the same sequence. Works for me. Good Luck
jjmatti
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Maro,
2x check to make sure the quick-disconnect is not cross threaded. The threads are spaced pretty far apart and it is really easy to screw the top back on lop-sided. I have found that spinning the quick-connect in the opposite direction until you feel it drop into place usually helps.
I have also found that when screwing the disconnect down you can pull up on it at the same time and that will reduce the chance of cross threading it and get the snuggest fit.
Also make sure you look closely at how it is lined up. If the flanges are not lined up properly it will cause a leak as well ( But once again the threads are placed so far apart you would still be able to tighten it down.)
2x check to make sure the quick-disconnect is not cross threaded. The threads are spaced pretty far apart and it is really easy to screw the top back on lop-sided. I have found that spinning the quick-connect in the opposite direction until you feel it drop into place usually helps.
I have also found that when screwing the disconnect down you can pull up on it at the same time and that will reduce the chance of cross threading it and get the snuggest fit.
Also make sure you look closely at how it is lined up. If the flanges are not lined up properly it will cause a leak as well ( But once again the threads are placed so far apart you would still be able to tighten it down.)
maro1
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Another question. This week I moved my MR-2 out of the sump on a shelf just above the sump. It is powered by a Mag pump. I am buying a blueline 55 to power it expecting increased performance, but just moving it out of the sump has caused it to skim better than it ever has. WHY is That?
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I have a quick question on pumps. I currently run two MR-2 in sump driven by mag pumps, but will be removing them to hook up a MR-3 out of sump. My question is what is a good pump to run it with that will be quiet. This will be in my living room so I need quiet. I currently have a Gen-X PXC55, a Gen-x PCX70 and a Sequence dart that I could use, but I have never run any of these so I am not familiar with them.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
If you have one beckett the 55 will work great on the MR2 or 3, I have run both. General thinking is if you have 2 becketts the 70 will be a better choice .I have not tried this but got this response from several knowledgable people when I was researching. The pcx55 is not particularly quiet but it isn't real loud either. It depends on your perspective. I would put it on some sort of pad to reduce vibration and keep it in a well ventilated cabinet to cut down on noise. From what I have heard the 70's are a bit louder but I could be wrong.
hth, Chris
hth, Chris
I will only be running 1 beckett for now, although I could take one off of one of my MR-2s and run dual becketts. I have the whole bottom of the stand lined with some stryrofoam insulation that has helped. I currently have 2 mag 18s and 4 Rio HF20 running under the tank along with several ice cap fans, so I am use to some hum, I just want to be sure that these Gen-X pumps won't drive the wife nuts.
As long as you dampen the vibration so it's not carried through the stand you shouldn't hear much over the other stuff.
If it was me on a 375 I would run 2 becketts and the pcx70 but one beckett with a pcx55 will work very nice. That's what I am using now and it is overkill on my tank but I only have a 120.
Chris
If it was me on a 375 I would run 2 becketts and the pcx70 but one beckett with a pcx55 will work very nice. That's what I am using now and it is overkill on my tank but I only have a 120.
Chris
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