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	Urgent help needed restarting eheim ecco cannister filter
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	Title speaks for itself... took apart my eheim to do some cleaning, and it damn thing wont restart. It's not filling up with water properly, not priming right. I follow the directions but it doesnt fill up, when I plug it in it sound slike it's running dry. What could be going on here??? The sooner the responses the better, i dont have any other filtration for this tank.... *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 07-Mar-2006 03:52
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	When I was trying to get my Eheim ECCO to prime I had to move the handle up and down very quickly MANY times for the water to make it up and over the intake tube. I almost gave up, but I was persistent and it finally went up and over and into the cannister. You have to be very vigorous with the moving the handle up and down. ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 07-Mar-2006 17:25
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	i dont have ehiem canisters, but i know on mine, i had to fill them with water from the tank before it would prime and get the flow going Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 07-Mar-2006 17:39
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Two things to try. My Eheim Pro11 must be filled first before I prime it. Secondly contact Eheim WWW.eheim.com/ and explainn it to them knowing Eheim they will get back to you very quickly. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 08-Mar-2006 05:29
sharkbait_whohaha Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Sep-2005	Wow.. I have never heard of this problem before. I only have a fluval 204 system and all l have to do is place the tubes into the canister, lock it in place and release the stop-leak valve and the tank water run right into the canister buy itself. Once thats done give it a few pump tor release the air locks and thats it.
Posted 08-Mar-2006 07:46
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	Hi everyone, thanks for the replies. I didn't realize the filter needed to be pumped several times, I assumed it would start up on the first shot, like the first time I did it. I eventually got it to start up again. I guess I just needed to feel my way around it. But as keith suggested I may shoot an email over to eheim just to be sure. Thanks again *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 08-Mar-2006 15:05


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