Coraline and skimmer

Could coraline particles in the water column damage the skimmer impeller?

 

I wanna say no. All the yrs of cleaning the pumps, I have never seen any coraline deposits inside the pump. Remember that coraline needs light to grow.

 

Coralline will not harm the skimmer heck you have so much sand and Carbonates to pass it will eventually wear out all impellers and moving parts .. Thats why the rotating water current pumps and all just never work like when people use Check valves they will prevent a flood LOL Nope they won't work as advertised when needed. But the skimmer is fine/ Just always keep new pump impellers and seals on hand all the time..

 

Thanks boys!

Gotta get scrapin' ...... this coraline is taking over the tank. Check this out :





I'm going to leave this side alone as it acts like a sun screen on this side of the tank. I have a window on that wall and sunlight peaks through for about 30 mins.

 

Cut the main pumps off to allow the scrapings to settle out into the tanks rocks and on the bottom while scraping ..

 

Yup.... I also thought about that. Thanks

 

Deposits will build up on the magnets of impellers. When needed, I filled the impeller cavity of the pump with vinegar and put the impeller back in to soak for an hour. After that, I would wipe the deposits off and it was like new.

 

Cool....thanks Matt.

 

No prob.

 

I do the same thing, I keep the right glass and front glass scraped but the left glass and back are totally encrusted. I do the same thing, Roger...I turn the powerheads off and let the scrapings settle