Sturgcl1
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi there, hoping someone can help me with my filter which is driving me crazy! I bought a2nd hand tank from a guy off ebay, lovely rena panoramic which came with a fluval filter. Thought I was getting a bargain but have had nothing but problems. I'm new to these large biological filters, last tank I had was much smaller and had an internal filter. The problem I have is that the filter keeps stopping, I check the tank twice a day & often find the filter has stopped. It's very strange because it sounds like it's running, but there's no water coming out. I have to pump the little lever like mad for a few minutes & a tonne of air comes out, it makes a lot of noise then it starts up again. I also have a real problem if I clean it out, sometimes when I switch it on again nothing happens & it takes a lot of messing about to even get the motor running.
i have spent so mych money on this tank the thought of getting a new filter doesnt exactly please me, but I dont want my fish to suffer. Does anyone know what could be wrong? Also how long does it take with no filter running for it to cause a real problem? hours or days? I guess it's ok while I'm here but if I ever went away I would be in real trouble.
i had to put a fine mesh over the intake top stop shrimp being sucked up, could this be causing the problem? I've checked there are no leaks etc.
Thank you
i have spent so mych money on this tank the thought of getting a new filter doesnt exactly please me, but I dont want my fish to suffer. Does anyone know what could be wrong? Also how long does it take with no filter running for it to cause a real problem? hours or days? I guess it's ok while I'm here but if I ever went away I would be in real trouble.
i had to put a fine mesh over the intake top stop shrimp being sucked up, could this be causing the problem? I've checked there are no leaks etc.
Thank you