Pump Stopped Up Problem Solved

Laura and Jim will be hosting the May meeting this Saturday the 12th and it will be the usual of food, drinks, raffle and fun.
 
Doors will be open at 6:00 pm for social talk and the meeting will start at 7:00.  Parking gets a little tight and the city says you can't park on 4th but there is a parking lot a block away.   Meeting is usually held in the backyard so feel free to bring your favorite lawn chair, weather permitting of course.

If you need address/directions, contact a club member.

Best if you park at Mini Mall (where the spaghetti establishment use to be)
 
You will get to see his new frag tank set up in the making.
 
Hope to see you there!

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[Les]

I recently had a bad experience; I woke up around 5:30 one morning last week and found my aquarium pump had stopped sometime during the night. After over an hour of mucking around with it, I had to leave for work so I dropped in a power head. What I found after much pulling of hair was the pump had vapor locked. (This means that no water gets pumped) I have a large piece of egg crate in the sump situated to prevent large items from entering the impeller. This egg crate had grown hair algae so thick that it blocked the water. This blockage caused so much suction from the pump that it was sucking little whirl pools down into the suction pipe of my pump. I suspect that after a fair amount of run time the pump finally vapor locked.
I post this as a lesson for all of you out there that use remote located pumps that draw all their suction from a single source.  It seems to be prudent to inspect the piping system more often then every six months or so.

[Ed]

Hello Les,
     Good to see you.    You are teaching me that a filter trap on the intake to external pump is a good idea.    I am glad your pump is Ok.  Thanks for the Lesson.  
Your seal and My seal for our pumps are at my house.
I also have some Nori from Matt at home for you too.

I was wondering if you were alive?
joking..
 :shock:
Ed

always good to see ya Buddy!

[Les]

Ed,
I just talked with you on Friday, so yes I'm still alive.
I can stop by one afternoon this week to get the nori if you'll be home at a reasonable hour. Let me know.

LP

[Ed]

Les,
    I am so confused I do not know which way is up.    I remember talking to you.   I just do not remember which day it was. :oops:   You are always welcome over at my house.

Give me a call or just stop by.
My cell number is 948-4013 if I am playing taxi for kids
Ed