pledosophy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 So I have no bubbles.... The tank seems full and when I went to take the regulator off it shot out a ton of C02 (I assumed it was empty). The pressure gauge from the tank to the regulator shows it is in the green. But even with the needlevalve fully open no bubbles in the chamber. I checked and the C02 line is not kinked. I burped the reactor to see, that is not it. The Apex says everything is powered. I am thinking my solenoid went bad? Does that happen? Can't think of anything else it could be. I don't have much experience with reactors. Been running this one about a year and have replaced the C02 tank and refilled it, but that is about it. Any help is apprecaited. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) The solenoid more than likely is bad. Leave it powered by the apex and manually plug and unplug it. If you can't hear it clicking then it's definitely toast. Not an uncommon problem. Edited March 9, 2016 by Arsonmfg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 If it is the solenoid can I replace just that or do I have to replace the whole regulator? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Agree your solenoid is most likely toast and yes you can replace just that unit, around 20-25 dollars if I recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Check with wannareef I'm sure he has spares laying around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 The solenoid more than likely is bad. Leave it powered by the apex and manually plug and unplug it. If you can't hear it clicking then it's definitely toast. Not an uncommon problem. Did that and it clicks on and off. I guess I'll take the tank in tomorrow to make sure it's full. No idea what else to do/try. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 So I pulled all of it out and it seems that the solenoid is working and when hooked to the C02 tank and not the reactor it emits gas. So I took the reactor all apart (recirc pump and hoses) put it back together and it seems to be working fine now. I have no idea why. Guess i wasted my money buying 2 part today (needed something to keep that alk up), but it is nice to have around I suppose. So weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Glad op it's working again Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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