Filter Help

[aysha]

My parents have gone on holiday and left me to look after thier tropical fish tank, i have been feeding and cleaning the tank as instructed. but we have a filter/ air tank thing in there and i swear it was bubbling but not now, it hasnt stopped the moter is still running, im not sure what to do.

any help is really apprecited, im a complete amateur!!

 

[shang hi]

is you have an airpump than you will be getting bubbles, if you are not getting bubbles and it is an airpump (provide a picture to help us determin what it is if you are unsure) then going out and buying a new air pump will do no harm (make sure you get the money of your parents )

 

[chicklette]

Check to be sure you plugged it back in. Is there algae covering it? If so it may just need to be cleaned. A picture would help.

There is also a plastic hose that need to be plugged back into the air stone. Maybe that is not plugged in. You will see the hole in the pump.

 

[Auntsally]

Do you know what sort of pump it is? Some have a motor attached which you can simply take off the main part (keep it under water). Giving that a quick clean and in the case of my trio2000 a smart tap and then plugging in again always seems to solve the prob.

 

[Amerce]

Maybe when you cleaned it the air hose came off the pump, check your connections first.