I drained my aquarium last week to clean it out in preparation for moving my family. I looked to drain the filtering system but neglected to separate the motor from the filter housing. After getting the aquarium to the new location and filling it with water, I then went through the process of priming the filter pump and then plugged it in. I got nothing but a grinding noise. The Oscars that I have had for three years are now dead and the Plecostomus that was with our family for ten years also died. I feel horrible. I need to get this pump running again before the water in the tank becomes stagnant. I’ve tried to go online to find out ways to repair this equipment but can come up with nothing but sales of more filters. Please throw me a bone I can use. Thanks YA team!
Assuming you reassembled it correctly, most likely the reason it made a loud noise was that it just needed more priming. Did you fill the filter case with water first? When the filter system has been drained completely, the hoses will be empty (or rather, full of air), and they need to be purged of air and filled with water before they will siphon correctly. Mainly, you do this by pumping that little primer pump (after you’ve filled the main body with aquarium water).
Since it ran dry, it’s possible that the impeller (the little propeller-looking thing in the motor) is damaged. This part is easy to replace. Some pet stores sell the replacement impeller, but if you can’t find it you can order it online from Hagen (the maker of Fluval filters).
Fluval Filter 405 I Just Bought A Fluval 405 Filter .. And Its Been Noisy ! HELP !?
I BOUGHT IT ABOUT 20 HOURS AGO .. AND ITS BEEN REALLY NOISY . IT SOUNDS LIKE A DISHWASHER . ITS THE AIR I THINK BUT I PUMPED IT ALL OUT . ITS QUITE FOR LITTLE AND THEN IT GETS REALLY NOISY ..
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT . THANKS
i have a magnum 350 and it gets noisy sometimes i usually shut it off and back on again and if it doesnt work itself out i tear it down and start over
Part 10 Cleaning Fluval 405 Canister Filter – Demonstration Of Filter In Action
I just cleaned the filter last week.. everything was running fine.. a couple bubbles from the bubble curtian we getting sucked up and ive had that problem before but i fixed it and i fixed it today. . today i left the house.. for maybe two hours.. came back and the filter had stopped working.. i disconnected it.. took the white spinny thing out and it was steaming.. the top of the filter was warm as well and it usually isnt.. I have two oscar fish!! i need to fix the filter! HELP!
I did!! ive cleaned it many times ive had it for two years.. i over flow it so wheni i put the top back on water comes out.. and then i prime it before i start it up. .
your filter wasnt full when you started it back up today and it burned up the return motor common problem i hope it was still under warranty.
every time you disassemble one of those filters make sure its completely full by using the primer pump on the filter.
I wish i could give ya good news but your gonna have to get that motor replaced or get a whole new filter.
