gogfumble
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I finally got round to setting my tank (200l fluval Roma) up today (moving house sure is a lot of work) but I am a bit baffled by my filter.
It is a Fluval U4 internal filter. I read and followed the instructions to the letter, but when I plugged it in, it doesn't appear that anything is happening. I have tried it on the spray bar setting and both the upper and lower settings but I can't *see* any water movement coming from either of the holes or the spray bar corresponding to the setting.
Should I be able to see movement? And if I should, does this mean my filter is a duff or have I just missed something? I have a horrible feeling that it is going to be duff, I was actually considering not using the internal and just getting an external filter but decided to see how I get on with this one. It will be sods law if it turned out not to work now.
Maybe I am not meant to see anything, but for some reason I expected to and from the drawings in the instructions it *looks* like you should see something.
I bought the tank (filter came with it) new from Seapets at the beginning of April.
Please help a noob with her silly question.
(pics will follow btw - as will my fishless cycle diary, which I am going to sit down and figure out tomorrow - thought I would leave it for tonight as I only finished fiddling with the tank at about 2:30am and decided I had better head of to bed)
It is a Fluval U4 internal filter. I read and followed the instructions to the letter, but when I plugged it in, it doesn't appear that anything is happening. I have tried it on the spray bar setting and both the upper and lower settings but I can't *see* any water movement coming from either of the holes or the spray bar corresponding to the setting.
Should I be able to see movement? And if I should, does this mean my filter is a duff or have I just missed something? I have a horrible feeling that it is going to be duff, I was actually considering not using the internal and just getting an external filter but decided to see how I get on with this one. It will be sods law if it turned out not to work now.
Maybe I am not meant to see anything, but for some reason I expected to and from the drawings in the instructions it *looks* like you should see something.
I bought the tank (filter came with it) new from Seapets at the beginning of April.
Please help a noob with her silly question.
(pics will follow btw - as will my fishless cycle diary, which I am going to sit down and figure out tomorrow - thought I would leave it for tonight as I only finished fiddling with the tank at about 2:30am and decided I had better head of to bed
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