canister going slow - Aquarium Advice

Phoenixphire55 · 06-22-2008, 11:11 AM

I have a Hydor Prime 10 canister filter and its been running pretty slow recently. I've cleaned it out twice in the past week and there wasn't much gunk in it that could be plugging it up. I'm not sure whats wrong with it. I can see it sucking in small particles but when I put my hand near the output I can barely feel the water coming out. It also doesn't seem to be keeping the water in my tank as clean as I hoped a canister filter would. The filter is supposed to be for 20-40 gallon tanks and its in a 30. Any suggestions? Could I rig a powerhead up to it to make it go faster? Idk

rich311k · 06-22-2008, 01:01 PM

Any kinks in the hoses? Is the strainer clear on the input side? Did you clean the impeller assembly?

neilanh · 06-22-2008, 01:25 PM

I would check the impellor as well. What media do you have in the canister?

Phoenixphire55 · 06-23-2008, 09:50 AM

The impeller is all clean, there are no kinks in the hose but one of them is in a loop, and the input strainer thing is pretty clean. The media is two of the white polishing pads, a bag of carbon, some polyfil, and a big coarse media sponge thing at the bottom.

**melosu58** · 06-23-2008, 09:52 AM

Moved to General Hardware and equipment discussion.

06-22-2008, 11:11 AM	#1
Phoenixphire55 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 380	canister going slow I have a Hydor Prime 10 canister filter and its been running pretty slow recently. I've cleaned it out twice in the past week and there wasn't much gunk in it that could be plugging it up. I'm not sure whats wrong with it. I can see it sucking in small particles but when I put my hand near the output I can barely feel the water coming out. It also doesn't seem to be keeping the water in my tank as clean as I hoped a canister filter would. The filter is supposed to be for 20-40 gallon tanks and its in a 30. Any suggestions? Could I rig a powerhead up to it to make it go faster? Idk __________________ 20 gallon: 5 African clawed frogs 10 gallon: fb toads and fb newts 25 gallon: 8 Mollies, 4Corys, betta, guppy

06-23-2008, 09:50 AM	#4
Phoenixphire55 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 380	The impeller is all clean, there are no kinks in the hose but one of them is in a loop, and the input strainer thing is pretty clean. The media is two of the white polishing pads, a bag of carbon, some polyfil, and a big coarse media sponge thing at the bottom. __________________ 20 gallon: 5 African clawed frogs 10 gallon: fb toads and fb newts 25 gallon: 8 Mollies, 4Corys, betta, guppy

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06-22-2008, 01:01 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Any kinks in the hoses? Is the strainer clear on the input side? Did you clean the impeller assembly?