I just did a water change on my fiances 20 gallon tank and when I went to restart the filter it wouldn't work. I'm going to run to the store right now and get something else. I'm planning on getting one a little bigger then what we had. It'll be to small, but should I just put the filter pad in the new one? Anything else I should do?
broken filter
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So I went to pull the "broken" filter out and it started working again! Guess I can return the new one....
Smpage, they're 3 small angle fish "will be going in a larger tank soon", 4 smaller fish, don't remember what they're called, pleco, 3 tiger barbs.
Smpage, they're 3 small angle fish "will be going in a larger tank soon", 4 smaller fish, don't remember what they're called, pleco, 3 tiger barbs.
This happens semi frequently with HOB'ssbrodacz;3585072; said:
WIth the aqua clear line sometimes you need to just flick the impellar gently.
With the aqua tech line (I use them on my 10 gallons) They usually need a magnet cleaning.
Its usually worth your while to take the filter apart somewhat with HOB's as the problem is usually easily solved.
Just the way I do it. Take the HOB off the tank ( Plop the bio media in a bucket of tank water with an airstone)
Clean the sponges / cartridges and set aside or in tank water. Run a brush through the intake. Flush out the filter under the tub water. Then I take out the impeller clean the magnet and impeller if necessary and flush their housing. Reassemble fill with tank water and fire it back up : )
You may need to do this more often or less often depending on the filters load.
Clean the sponges / cartridges and set aside or in tank water. Run a brush through the intake. Flush out the filter under the tub water. Then I take out the impeller clean the magnet and impeller if necessary and flush their housing. Reassemble fill with tank water and fire it back up : )
You may need to do this more often or less often depending on the filters load.