its time to buy new parts for your filter the parts are cheap...Bigairmxman said:how long a does a filter, like the motor on these actaully last....i have 3 , and 1 just started getting really loud and noisy, but water still flows, i cleaned it best i could but it is still loud, i think the motor is giving out or something is just stuck in the prop... any tips or should i just get a new one... i have had this one running about 2 years or more.. thanks
catfish said:aqua clear if u want to get a discount on them at petsmart goto their website and print out the webpage that has the prices on them and show them it at the register they will give u the website price which is about $10 less