My Fillter Wont Work

[kizno1]

i got a external fillter with my tank off of ebay and i went to set it up and the impella bounces up and down and evry time it hits the cover it stops for mini seconds and then starts againt. the problem is its not making enough suction to such up the water so i tryed a new impella and it worked slightly better but was still bouncing. both the magnets have worne away and it can hold it good enough so its not spinnig fast enough. but can u change the magnet that the moter runs coz ive alredy got a new impella and the magnets on thats alot better

 

[rabbut]

Very quick stupid question if I may. You say the pump isn't strong enough to suck up water. You have primed the unit haven't you, by sucking on the outlet pipe to start a syphon, and then waited until the filter is full of water before you tried to start it? I'm sure you know already that the filter needs to be primed before it can pump any water anywhere

All the best
Rabbut

 

[kizno1]

i filled the fillter u with water first and then sucked on the outlet pipe is that ok

 

[rabbut]

I'd empty the hoses and the canister itself to start with. Get it plumbed up, and double check that the outlet hose is connected to the outlet port of the filter and visa versa. I've rigged up many externals, but I still make the mistake of connecting the hoses up to the wrong ports more often than I'd like to admit Once that is done, suck the outlet for a few seconds until you hear running water inside the filter body. At that point, hang the outlet back on the tank and just wait for the unit to fill itself Once it's full, plug it in and wait to see what happens. It's quite likely that the unit has not primed correctly given your priming method, and an air-lock is preventing the thing from starting If that does not work, take the unit apart and post pictures of each bit in turn around the motor unit, so we can see if there is any damaged/missing parts in there that are causing your issues.

All the best
Rabbut

 

[kizno1]

both of the pipes look exactualy the same how do i know which one gose to the outlet and which one gose to the inlet pipe

 

[rabbut]

One should have an intake strainer on to avoid fish getting sucked into the filter. This one goes onto the inlet port. The other hose goes onto the Outlet port. If only rigging the hoses was as easy to do as it is to write about It's fun trying to work out which is which when you cannot see the other end of the hose That's what I blame my hose rigging errors on anyway

All the best
Rabbut

 

[kizno1]

ok lol
the tanks not set up yet im going to get it set up tomorrow and just use water from the tank in gettin red of and use the filter media from it aswel thanx

 

[kizno1]

yes i just set it up it workes brilliant thanx you just saved me £70 thanx

 

[rabbut]

No problem, glad that worked for you

 

[kizno1]

1 more question
the muture media i have from another tank that im putting in it is only aboy 3inches by 2 inches will it still be ok in there

 

[Geoff1991]

Yeah, its a start. Just stick it in the bottom of the filter and keep up with the water testing.

 

[kizno1]

ok thanx
its going to take me agers tomorrow im getting read of my two lil tanks for this tank and not all the things in the same tank are going into the same tanks and i need to move all the ornaments