In case you haven't run into this yet, this is what just happened to me.
I run an fx5 along with a sump, and since the input/output tubes of the fx5 are hidden in my tank, I can't really tell if the machine is flowing properly.
Its been running for about 3 weeks, and I just took it for granted that all was well everytime i heard the hum of the machine....little did i know....
Turned off the sump, and was gonna let the fx5 keep running while i did some maintenance....low and behold, the stock gph had gone down to like 1gal/day flowrate...no joke....
So I open her up, and at the very bottom tray, where I put in 3 layers of the fluval blue foam, the bottom piece of foam which comes at about 1-1.25" thick, had been somehow compressed to .15" and totally hard - resulting in a basic stoppage of flow..
Changed out all the blue foam, and now run 100% ceramic rings...flow has returned...But for those of you who take fx5 for granted..always check....
I run an fx5 along with a sump, and since the input/output tubes of the fx5 are hidden in my tank, I can't really tell if the machine is flowing properly.
Its been running for about 3 weeks, and I just took it for granted that all was well everytime i heard the hum of the machine....little did i know....
Turned off the sump, and was gonna let the fx5 keep running while i did some maintenance....low and behold, the stock gph had gone down to like 1gal/day flowrate...no joke....
So I open her up, and at the very bottom tray, where I put in 3 layers of the fluval blue foam, the bottom piece of foam which comes at about 1-1.25" thick, had been somehow compressed to .15" and totally hard - resulting in a basic stoppage of flow..
Changed out all the blue foam, and now run 100% ceramic rings...flow has returned...But for those of you who take fx5 for granted..always check....
