HELP IT 1 AM AN FX 5 IS BROKE

[tera1kel]

just noticed fx 5 is not pumping water out took of top water was to right height unplugged plugged back in not pumping...any body got any suggestions i have work in 4 hours so have to keep fingers crossed till 2marrow on my fish....this is not on my arow tank...other 125 with koi ..please help

 

[AnDr3w]

Put the media submerged in the tank so it doesnt crash.

 

[RsaidF]

mine stopped pumping also, i removed a some media (the sponge around 1 of the baskets and it started to work again.

 

[desertdweller]

Check the media basket. Especially if you are using the fluval white/blue polishing pads. After a few of days of use they will compress causing the filter to stop. Good luck.

 

[bigcichntwisted]

just noticed fx 5 is not pumping water out took of top water was to right height unplugged plugged back in not pumping...any body got any suggestions i have work in 4 hours so have to keep fingers crossed till 2marrow on my fish....this is not on my arow tank...other 125 with koi ..please help

Sorry to hear it. Can you call in sick, lol, no really I would be very tempted to, as long as your boss isn't on this forum too, lol. Seriously, I agree w/ previous recom. remove all media, except your bio med. for now & hopefully that may help. How long has it been setup & how long since the last cleaning or new mech. media was introduced & is all the media stacked correctly in their appropriate baskets? Is the motor wrking, impeller spinning, could the impeller be impeded w/ debris if not? Also can you easily take it apart & manually rotate the impeller a few times & then while submerged in a large sink or container of water, making sure to invert it to release all the air, plug it in to see what's going on w/ it? Sorry for all the ?'s, but to a degree the impeller can wrk w/ the motor ok, but if the water flow is blocked from submerging the impeller properly it won't pump, just spin. 1 last thing they shut dwn 1x a day as I'm sure you know, would this possibly have occurred on a shut dwn, restart time or do you think it just stopped period.

How long have you had it & will you be able to return it, if you need to ?

Finger's crossed/ prayer's said for your fish/you.

 

[bggstworm]

Check the media basket. Especially if you are using the fluval white/blue polishing pads. After a few of days of use they will compress causing the filter to stop. Good luck.

I agree with desetweller; happend to mine changed the polishing pad works okay now good as new.

 

[tera1kel]

ya took off i am going to try everything i can this morning thanx guys

 

[tera1kel]

got it fixed tyhanx 2 all it was the polishing pad built up with alot of gunk..i am not using them anymore just biomax...and some carbon

 

[vinnstar]

dude, maybe for future issues.. purchase another filter...and leave it on a shelf...as a just in case... how many filters did you see in my house? I have like 2 on each tank, god forbid one goes down...also since i lose power constantly with the damn squirrels eathing through my power lines.. i have purchased a generator that runs for well over 9 hours and it has paid for itself over and over..

 

[hillbilly]

dude, maybe for future issues.. purchase another filter...and leave it on a shelf...as a just in case... how many filters did you see in my house? I have like 2 on each tank, god forbid one goes down...also since i lose power constantly with the damn squirrels eathing through my power lines.. i have purchased a generator that runs for well over 9 hours and it has paid for itself over and over..

Squirrels.... It would only take one power outage from them, and I would shoot every one I could find. Anyway, having a backup filter is a very good idea, especially if you run a self-contained filter.