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I took apart my filter and cleaned out everything. Checked the impeller and it's housing and nothing seemed to be blocking it. I cleaned my tank and refilled. Turned on the filter and it seems to be working fine again. But this has happened before. It works fine and then starts trickling again...

I have tried this. It seems to be working just fine. Today is my Water Change day so before I clean out the tank I'm going to break down the entire filter and clean as much as I can around the impeller. I'll check it again to see if anything is caught in the housing. I'll report my results when...

I love detailing my truck often. Guess you could call it a hobby because there is a lot of research involved. Recently got into vaping so there is a lot of building to do with it. Guess you could also call it a hobby. And Xbox.

Yes. A lot of detritus in the gravel. The flow used to be like a waterfall, great flow would push around everything efficiently. It is now just dripping out of the outflow. I've been using this filter for about a year now.

I know I can just get a new filter. But what I'm asking is what's wrong with my filter and how to fix it. If I can fix it, no use in spending more money and getting a new one.

My filter has been slowly reducing in flow recently. I noticed that the flow out of the filter was beginning to get slow. The filter is a Tetra Whisper EX 45. I took it apart and cleaned out the filter pad, the "Bio-Scrubber", and the intake tube. I even took out the impeller and cleaned it to...

So you think I should take out a bulb? Also, is there any way to completely get rid of the algae? Or just slow it down and cut them back? Because like someone said earlier, you will always have algae in your tank, no matter how much you clean it.

The fish I currently have: 5 Harlequin Rosboras 4 Cory Cats 1 Swordtail Platy I don't overfeed. Only feed them every 2 days and make sure to feed as much as they will eat in 2 mins. My filter has been giving me problems recently (I'll probably make a separate post about that in the Hardware...

As the title says, I'm having an algae problem that I've been fighting for the past month. I tested my water yesterday and everything is normal. Ammonia-0 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-~5 I've done multiple water changes throughout the week. Before I change the water I usually scrub the substrate, tank...

Also true. Thank you very much. :)

Ah, aquarium silicone. Didn't even think of that. I was wondering what I could use to "glue" the pieces back together without the potential of leaking nasty chemicals into the water. Thanks for the suggestions. :cool:

Hello everyone. Trying to upgrade my filter on my 30 gallon long tank. I have a brand new Aqueon Quietflow 55/75. When I put it on the back of my tank I noticed the intake tube is too long and I can't fit it in. The tube on it has a kind of telescopic adjustment that let's you raise or lower...

Good luck over there. Wisconsin here and we only got about 2 inches but 1 or 2 more on the way. Hope your fish make it! Stay safe.

Thanks for the replies everyone. It sucks losing fish, but things happen even though we try to do all we can. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Anyone know what this may have been? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

No pinecone scales. All other fish seem perfectly fine. Although the other Guppy doesn't know what to do with himself without his friend there. :( Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Unfortunately no. I gave him a watery funeral 10 mins after I took him out. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hello, Sadly, I had a guppy die on me tonight. Over the past month I noticed the male guppy that I have been keeping for about 4-5 months now was getting a swollen chest. I thought that what I presumed to be a male guppy, was in fact a female, and that she may have been pregnant. With that...

That's great to hear! I finished my cycle as well and bought 3 Harlequin Rosbaras the other day and am enjoying finally seeing some life in my tank! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Not gonna lie, if I was a fish, I would love speeding through a fast current. :lol: :fish2:

I heard this from other places too. Do they really seem like they are playing? I read on one person's post that one of their harlequins would launch itself across the tank, and then go back and do it again. :lol: That's good news then. I just wish they would swim around more. They seem to only...

My only concern is, and maybe someone could help me with this, I'm using a Tetra Whisper 45 filter on a 10 gallon tank. It seems like the current might be a little too strong for them. They can't seem to sit still too long and stay on either side of where the water comes down. Not really...

So my cycle is FINALLY finished! Dosed to 1 ppm, not even 24 hrs later, it went to Nitrite, then Nitrate. Ammonia-0 Nitrite-0, Nitrate-10. So I just purchased 3 Harlequin Rosbaras. Currently float acclimating them. Will post a picture later. Thanks to everyone who helped me out! So happy I...

I think I'm done...! Tested my water just now and the readings are: Ammonia- 0 ppm Nitrite- 0 ppm Nitrate- 40-80 ppm Those this mean I'm done?! (Other than the dose Ammonia 1 more time to see if it goes to 0 within 24 hours).

That's the reason I bought it. I own a 30 gallon tank that won't fit in my current living situation, so I got a 10 gallon that needed a filter. So I decided that buying a 45 would be cheaper than buying 2 filters if I wasn't even going to be using one of them. Plus, bigger the filter, less...