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RockmaninovRachs Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 39 Votes: 39 Registered: 05-Mar-2006	Ahh!!!! I had to take off the tube that sucks the water in for a second and I tried to put it back and now it won't work!!!! Ahh!!!! I read the manual and can't figure out how to make it work!!!!! Any help?
Posted 18-Oct-2006 02:08
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	What type of filter is it? What exactly isn't it doing? Do you just need to prime it to get it functioning or possibly you just caused the impeller to come loose from it's mounts. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 18-Oct-2006 02:50
RockmaninovRachs Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 39 Votes: 39 Registered: 05-Mar-2006	It's a Penguin Bio Wheel 330. What is priming it? I'm pretty sure that the intake thing is all the way in, and I tried pouring water into it in the top but it won't suck water up in through the little intake thingy.
Posted 18-Oct-2006 02:53
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Sounds like possibly the impeller is not seated properly/completely. Take the filter off of your tank, remove the intake tube and then you should be able to also remove the impeller assembly. While you have it out, clean it up real good, an old toothbrush works great for this, then reassemble, making sure that the impeller assembly is properly seated in the housing mounts. Replace the intake tube, set back up on your tank, fill the reservoir and then plug back in. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 18-Oct-2006 03:23
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Just to add, clean the entire filter, not just the impeller. I've seen filters be sluggish and give trouble to their owners when the filter housing itself where the impeller sits is gummed up with sludge and algae and the like. Also inspect the impeller for any wear or out of true-ness. Anything like that will cause it to hang as well. Any score marks or wobbling is cause for a replacement.
Posted 18-Oct-2006 19:56
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	If the impeller is sitting right make sure the water level of the tank is over the place where the intake strainer connects to the tube and not just over the bottom strainer piece. Then make sure the filter is filled completely with water until it slightly overflows. It will still take several minutes sometimes for my penguin 330 filters to start sucking water.
Posted 19-Oct-2006 04:45
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	had that happen to me with that same filter, it just up and quit working.once I took it apart and cleaned er up real nice and it worked fine.
Posted 19-Oct-2006 07:19
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Get it working?
Posted 24-Oct-2006 15:52


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