Tunze 9002 - still not skimming..

[jtbadco]

I had some issues with my Tunze as well after about 6 mnths. I had to take the whole thing apart and clean out the airline and the connecting elbow as well as the motor and impeller really well. After that it worked fine again.

[Nano]

Yeah i just did that 2 weeks ago, when I put the new pump in last night i inspected it, and its still clean

[Nano]

heres a video showing what its doing.. er.. rather not doing
you can see the bubbles not even reaching to the bottom of the cup (which is a bit dirty on the inside, but the neck is clean)
usually after cleaning the skimmer, its working or at least starting to within a few hours. so again, the neck of the skimmer is clean, the cup is dirty on the inside though. I doubt that would be the cause. I have opened up the air a bit more since filming this, so we'll see if it helps.

[Nano]

Any ideas?
Since opening the airline a bit the bubbles are just below the cup and look a bit finer. But I don't know if with a new motor I'm going to see an extended break in period or if something isnt right?
Again any help is appreciated..

[windcoast reefs]

I would say the pump isn't broken it. I would wait a bit and see what happens before doing anything else.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

I would say the pump isn't broken it. I would wait a bit and see what happens before doing anything else.

Yeah I'm thinking so too.. there's still no change. It's a bit of a let down, I've been reading 9002 threads and reviews today, and at least 90% are reporting skimmate with in the first 5+/- hours. Mines over 24 now.

[Nano]

ok.. facepalm...

I might be completely brain dead but here goes,

after reading around and finding people having similar problems, I`ve discovered maybe the pump is in backwards so to speak but cant find a good diagram on how it should go so I`m sketching up how I received it and have run it for the past year, as well as how I just read its supposed to be run, anyone who knows please let me know ASAP
thanks

so this is how I`ve run it cause thats how it came


This is what I`m reading its supposed to be set up like... is this correct or am i reading it wrong??




Thanks in advance I feel like a dummy :P