Eclipse Filtration Hood System (HELP ME!)

[jlkleiman]

I think I'm in over my head!

I am a 100% newbie, novice at the art of fish keeping, so bear with me. I bought a used aquarium from Craigslist that came complete with an Eclipse 3 Hood Filtration System. My question is a very basic one, but one for which the internet and the online manual are surprisingly unwilling to answer:

How much of the filter is submerged in water? Is the pump motor assembly supposed to be underwater or just the intake tube?

Currently, the thing just makes a lot of racket when I plug it in, but it doesn't draw up any water. I took it apart and cleaned everything. The impeller is spinning. So my next suspicion would be that I need to submerge the whole thing. But I don't want to be electrocuted from this little adventure in problem solving.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I never knew how little I knew about the world of in-home marine life. Kudos to all you fish enthusiasts! Also...HELP!

 

[Brookster123]

Fill it up until it stays drawing water, almost to the top with mine..

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[jlkleiman]

Thanks for the quick reply! By the "top" do you mean the top of the tube or the top of the motor? Is the motor supposed to be underwater or above the water?

 

[jlkleiman]

Nevermind! I figured it out Thanks!