puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
its connected to a UV but the pump start thing doesn't work...how do we start thw filter and get it to work
Fluval 305
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three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
Is this a new filter that you havent used before?
Or has the rubber suction cup thing on the pump only recently stopped working and now you can get it t prime?
If it's the latter, you will have to start it the old fashioned way (like on old filter or Eheim classics), suck water through the outflow pipe until the filter and pipes are full of water, then turn it on, suck more if nessesary. Get a new prime assembly for around £2, as the suction cup on yours will be hard and/or cracked.
Unless I'm missing something and you think it has something to do with the UV?
Or has the rubber suction cup thing on the pump only recently stopped working and now you can get it t prime?
If it's the latter, you will have to start it the old fashioned way (like on old filter or Eheim classics), suck water through the outflow pipe until the filter and pipes are full of water, then turn it on, suck more if nessesary. Get a new prime assembly for around £2, as the suction cup on yours will be hard and/or cracked.
Unless I'm missing something and you think it has something to do with the UV?
Pump it hard and fast untill you hear the filter filling with water, then pump it untill all the air is out and then turn it on at the switch. Make sure you dont turn it on when its not full of water.
Also, if it is making noises, just tip the filter from side to side to relase any trapped air.
hope this helps.
Also, if it is making noises, just tip the filter from side to side to relase any trapped air.
hope this helps.
puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
Okay we got it kinda working and it makes this horrible noise when nthe thing on the top section spins round
puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
dw its working 
dad figured it out
dad figured it out
Truck
UKAPS
did you prime it? ie, siphon water into it and the pipes and outlet pipe then turn on?dw its working
puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
no says my dad. lol he wont talk too busy making it work...
Truck
UKAPS
well thats what you need to do, otherwise youll bugger it because its running dry
puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
now its leaking and im in a bad mood
would a fluval 4+ internal be enough if it dont work
would a fluval 4+ internal be enough if it dont work
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
What's leaking, the filter canister, pipes, or the UV unit?
How old is the filter, what maintenance have you done on it?
Fluval 4+ doesn't compare to an external for filtering a big tank IME.
How old is the filter, what maintenance have you done on it?
Fluval 4+ doesn't compare to an external for filtering a big tank IME.
puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
leaking from o rings
quite old
maintenance none really?
quite old
maintenance none really?
Truck
UKAPS
buy a new O ring. and loob it often
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
So you have never lubricated the o-ring?
And has it been in constant use throughout its life, or sitting dry somewhere?
And has it been in constant use throughout its life, or sitting dry somewhere?
puppyjess123
Doing first planted tank :)
Don't worry everythings working.! FINALLY
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