Maxi-jet problem

[Joe Fish]

I just hooked up my maxi-jet to my bakpak2, but there is water coming out of the air tube. What's going on?

 

[Panther28]

Thats strange! Do you have any pics of the setup. Does the air tube have a valve at the other end? Try keeping the tube end pointed up. I never had that problem? Did you solve the problem?

 

[CoolWaters]

I just hooked up my maxi-jet to my bakpak2, but there is water coming out of the air tube. What's going on?

the out put of water is sealed a little. when i made a deflector for my MJ it really lowered the out put so water is being pushed back into the prop and through the air tube.

 

[Joe Fish]

I tried it a couple times and couldn't get it to work. I ended up hooking up my old rio pump. I had a hard getting the maxi-jet to connect to the intake of the bakpak2. How can I do this? The attachment pieces were either too big or too small.

 

[Panther28]

I tried it a couple times and couldn't get it to work. I ended up hooking up my old rio pump. I had a hard getting the maxi-jet to connect to the intake of the bakpak2. How can I do this? The attachment pieces were either too big or too small.

Go to the link below and see how i have it hooked up. later I can post a few pics to make it clear. Mine fit perfectly!

http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/nano-saltwater-discussion/41534-finally-20-gallon-setup-30.html

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks. That's a little different than I tried. I used the extension with the air hole in it and that's the piece that didn't line up to good. What is that thing you have hooked on the intake side of the maxi? Where do I get one of those? Is that what you use to get the air?

What size maxi-jet is that?

 

[Panther28]

Thanks. That's a little different than I tried. I used the extension with the air hole in it and that's the piece that didn't line up to good. What is that thing you have hooked on the intake side of the maxi? Where do I get one of those? Is that what you use to get the air?

What size maxi-jet is that?

i have a Maxi jet 1200 connected.

The thing hooked on the intake is known as a venturi kit. You have to get it to hook up the maxi jet to the skimmer. All the intakes on the maxi jets are the same size so you can basically fit any maxi jet to the venturi kit. Link below.


Maxijet Turbo Venturi Kit: Premium Aquatics



Hope this helps.

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks. That is definitely the part I need. I wish it would have just came with the maxi-jet.