ive had my fx5 set up for about a month and all has been good until last week. ive had the in flow open fullt and the out flow open about 3/4 as i have discus in the tank. the out flow nozzles have been pointing against the back of the tank and the other into the front corner both are angled up to create surface movement. i did a water change last week and turned the out flow down to stop water spitting out the tank and to prevent my plants taking a bashing from the waterfall made when the water was low.
since then the filter has lost its power.... its now open fully on both taps and the flow isnt anywhere near as much as when i had it on 3/4! so today i took the media out expecting it to be clogged up but to be honest there wasnt much mess in there at all i emptied the canister of water and rinsed the sponges etc put it back together and its no better.....
can anyone help me with this problem?
has this happened to anyone else?
the filter was bought brand new so still under warrenty. the only thing i didnt do was check the impellor but if the canister was clean then i cant imagine the impellor being gunked up.....
since then the filter has lost its power.... its now open fully on both taps and the flow isnt anywhere near as much as when i had it on 3/4! so today i took the media out expecting it to be clogged up but to be honest there wasnt much mess in there at all i emptied the canister of water and rinsed the sponges etc put it back together and its no better.....
can anyone help me with this problem?
has this happened to anyone else?
the filter was bought brand new so still under warrenty. the only thing i didnt do was check the impellor but if the canister was clean then i cant imagine the impellor being gunked up.....