fasteddie99
07/02/2010, 09:33 AM
I went on vacation to Florida this past week and had someone watching over the tank while I was gone. I neglected to have them top off the water as well as feed the critters, I came home to a near disaster. The water level had gotten so low That my HOB Octo skimmer ran dry and melted the venturi/pinwheel housing. I also had my 500 watt heater in the output side of the skimmer and half of the heater was sticking out of the water. This in turn melted the acrylyc, warping the housing. I removed the sicce pump and took it all apart, the pump still works but the housing for the pinwheel is melted. If I can replace just the housing I should be ok and not have to buy the whole pump.
The skimmer should be ok and work fine if I can get this part. I certainly learned a valuable lesson from this...
Can you say ATO ????:hmm3:
The skimmer should be ok and work fine if I can get this part. I certainly learned a valuable lesson from this...
Can you say ATO ????:hmm3: