Help! My Pumps Dying!

[Daydivider]

Hello!
I've just started getting back into keeping fish after about 12 years & have bought a small Supafish Aqua 65 tank; it has been running ok for about a month but the pump has been gradually slowing down, to the point where it is now making a sort of gulping sound .
I opened it up as much as I can - the unit where the impeller etc are is sealed - & it seems to be vibrating more then it should but that's about as technical as I can get!

My first thought was to contact the manufacturer but my wife has filed (ie probably recycled ) ) the paperwork that came with the tank; ; tried googleing the tank name but came up with nothing.

Any thoughts (you need a new pump aside)?

Ben.

 

[*Lucifer*]

hey, if its slowing down something could either be blocking it or something could be stopping the propella thing going round.

either try and get into the sealed unit or get a new one??? ....

 

[Daydivider]

Had a look inside again and it looks as though there is a seal working loose and slowing the propeller down looks as though I'm going to need a new one...

Ben.

 

[*Lucifer*]

prob be the best option. good luck

Lucifer

 

[Daydivider]

I found a way of getting it to work; it looks as though there was an airbubble inside the pump (not sure how that got there )which I managed to get out by turning the pump upside down in the main part of the tank.
This then creates another problem I have to take the pump out of the water to get it in and out of it's bracket; which is fine until I put it back in the bracket and the problem repeats itself. I have managed to lodge the pump into another location, which isn't perfect but at least it doesn't sound so bad and it's blowing a bit more air out.

Seems like a bit of a daft design to me...?