Jewal Filter

[~nessy~]

hi ok as everyone knows jewel tanks have a inbuilt filter welll i want to get rid of mine as i dont think its working properly and its started to start and stop ect ect and ive got the money to buy a new one now so does anyone have any idea how i can get it of the tank without any major damage to the tank ??

thanks in advance

 

[keane]

Never had a Juwel tank myself but as far as I am aware they are only secured to the tank with silicone.

Am sure I read in the hardware section just the other day that the easiest way to remove it would be to run a hot knife/blade through the attaching silicone, melting it.

You then just take the filter out.

steve

 

[SirMinion]

You can just replace the pump section. They're relatively inexpensive and take a matter of seconds to replace.

We replaced the pump in our rio 180 with the pump meant for a rio 400 for added pumping power!

 

[paulioo]

I removed my juwel filter a few weeks ago and I must admit it was pretty tough to remove it.

I just used a ruler and brute strength to gradually remove it from the tank. It tool about 30 mins.

paul

 

[Bloo]

Are you sure you are cleaning yours properly ? Every couple of weeks or so, the powerhead needs a good wash and the shaft the impellor sits in needs a good clean.
You also need to ensure all the gunk from the bottom of the filter canister is cleaned out properly and you need to stick the siphon hose right down the bits at the back - hope that makes sense and doesn't sound too confusing.

However if you want to remove it, I believe this is done with great difficulty !

Obviously you'll need the tank to be empty first. You are probably best off getting yourself a Stanley knife (pick them up at B&Q or similar) or scalpel blade - and then slowly sliding the thin knife blade in there to release the silicone patches.

Good luck !

 

[CFC]

I have removed the juwel filters from both the juwel tanks we bought, the bloody things are quite possibly the most flawed filter design i've ever come across. The easiest way to remove them is to take one of the long retractable bladed stanley/craft knives with the sections that can be snapped off, carefully slide the fully extended blade behind the filter box and use a sawing motion to gently cut through the silicone holding it into place, there should be 8 circles of silicone to cut in total, 4 on each side. Please be very carefull and take your time so as not to snap the blade off behind the filter box.