jpappy789
02-22-2008, 7:03 PM
Lately I have been noticing that my pre-filter seems to be getting "sucked in". It is no longer a nice, round cylinder but ends up bent in the middle. I have tried washing it in tank water, and while a lot gets out, it seems to keep happening. I have a hard time beleiving that it is getting clogged that quickly. This seems to be in correlation with some odd noises my powerhead (connected the the uptake) is making. Kind of a rattling noise, like it is working to hard.
At the same time I am noticing quite a few bubbles, large ones as well, being pushed down the tube. At the bottom, where the tub meets the gravel level, there is a VERY large bubble that seems to be blocking the tube? When I dig through the gravel near the tube a lot of larger bubbles come out and the ones in the tube disappear. Is something getting blocked in the plates? My tube has had problems unhooking in the past when bumped too much and I think some gravel had creeped into the plate. It would probably be situated right under the tube. Is this what is restricting the flow? What should I do? I would really not like to mess too much with this filter...
At the same time I am noticing quite a few bubbles, large ones as well, being pushed down the tube. At the bottom, where the tub meets the gravel level, there is a VERY large bubble that seems to be blocking the tube? When I dig through the gravel near the tube a lot of larger bubbles come out and the ones in the tube disappear. Is something getting blocked in the plates? My tube has had problems unhooking in the past when bumped too much and I think some gravel had creeped into the plate. It would probably be situated right under the tube. Is this what is restricting the flow? What should I do? I would really not like to mess too much with this filter...