aquaclear

[phanizzle]

my aquaclear 50 for a 20gal long just started to make these weird annoying sounds. after i did a water change..is this normal or am i just worried over nothing? every like 5min or so the annoying sound goes on for a good 20 sec and it will be silent then it repeats. help please. thanks in advanced

[RedScare]

Might be clogged or the water is leveling out in the filter. Did you unplug your filter before you did a water change? If not unplug it then make sure it is full and clean and start it again.

[phanizzle]

i unplugged the filter but now its not working? i added water but its not pumping anymore..can somebody help me asap.thank you

[dieselman]

Try taking the impellor out and clean it and the pump housing and try again. If that doesn't fix it then it is problay worn out.

[mostlycichlids]

Try pulling the intake tube out and checking for obstructions. You may also have to remove the impeller housing and clean it.Mine does this ocassionally and usually lifting the intake helps remove the air. The impeller should be cleaned monthly to insure proper function.

[Mgamer20o0]

sounds like it needs to be cleaned. take it all apart and clean it. had ac filters for years havent had problems with them yet.

[Marinemom]

This happened to me yesterday when I did a water change in the discus tank. I just lifted the intake tube for a second or two and then put it back holding it down until all the water went up that tube and could see the flow of water coming through the filter again. I also noticed that sometimes after a water change the aquaclear filter on this tank makes some annoying noise but usually resolves itself in a little amount of time.

Marinemom

[davexstumpe]

i unplugged the filter but now its not working? i added water but its not pumping anymore..can somebody help me asap.thank you


did you plug it back in?

:grinyes:

[phanizzle]

ok its fixed..something got caught on the fan. had to clean it out.thanks for the help guys

[mostlycichlids]

ok its fixed..something got caught on the fan. had to clean it out.thanks for the help guys

Glad you got it going...most of the time its a impeller problem or air bubbles.

[jm1212]

ok its fixed..something got caught on the fan. had to clean it out.thanks for the help guys
cleaning every two weeks or so can keep more things from getting caught in the impeller, and improve water flow through the media