I just got this skimmer new. i can't get the thing to produce bubbles at all. i tried moving the thing up and down and adjust the screw back and forth with no result. i notice water coming thru the airline. on my sapphire aquatics skimmer when this happen it wouldn't work also. all i had to do to that one is rise it out of the wter while running and it would stop. i tried that with the tunze but water keeps running thru it. i even tried removing the tube and blowing thru it to make sure all the water was out of it. . did i get a bad one btw its not making any noise at all. also where can i buy the magnet mount for it. i tried searching premium aquatics and marine depot but didn't find it thanks
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I am having a similiar problem with my new Tunze 9002 but I am not sure if it is the exact problem. I just got my Tunze 9002 yesterday and it is running, but I am not producing bubbles and barely see water movement inside the skimmer. At first, I wasn't sure the pump was even running so I disassembled it and verify the pump is in fact working. I made sure there was no kinks in the the air line. I just can get this thing to move water, any other suggestions? I just bought this and it does have the magnet mount on it if that helps. I have my water level right on the marking of the skimmer. Any other ideas on what the problem may be? Also, I just installed it in my tank 24 hours ago and tank has been running since January. I am not expecting foam to collect in the cup right away but I do not see any water movement down in the skimmer, that is what concerns me. Thanks, Joe
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I'm Having the same problem
I'm Having the same problem
I plugged mine in last night and set it up accordingly.. I did notice then that there was no bubbles or turbulence inside the chamber when it is at the proper water level. I read this thread this morning and disassembled it hoping the hose was kinked. When I placed the pump and the venturi in the water by itself, the hose is just filling up with water... is there something I can do to fix the venturi myself?? Thanks
Jon
I'm Having the same problem
I plugged mine in last night and set it up accordingly.. I did notice then that there was no bubbles or turbulence inside the chamber when it is at the proper water level. I read this thread this morning and disassembled it hoping the hose was kinked. When I placed the pump and the venturi in the water by itself, the hose is just filling up with water... is there something I can do to fix the venturi myself?? Thanks
Jon
I just bought a Nano DOC Skimmer 9002 and installed it about 2 days ago... When I first put it in my tank, there wasn't a single bubble being produced by the skimmer. I tried playing with the water level a bit, adjusting the valve, etc... No effect. I just figured that I would have to wait a day or two for the skimmer to kick in.
Just now I disassembled the skimmer and made sure there weren't any kinks and that everything was connected. I tried it again... still not a single bubble being produced. It has been over 48 hours that the skimmer has been running and no foam is being produced, no bubbles, etc.
Do I need to wait longer? Get a replacement part for something?
Just now I disassembled the skimmer and made sure there weren't any kinks and that everything was connected. I tried it again... still not a single bubble being produced. It has been over 48 hours that the skimmer has been running and no foam is being produced, no bubbles, etc.
Do I need to wait longer? Get a replacement part for something?
jc9394, it is, we did have some bad venturis. But what you describe didn't sound like a bad venturi since you get bubbles but maybe I didn't understand your description. Venturis are extremely precise and if they even get a scratch on them they don't work or work poorly. If you PM me your address we will send one.
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