View Full Version : C'mon guys, I need help with my filter.
NJ Devils Fan
12-01-2002, 6:01 PM
There is too much water being sucked up and it's comming aout of the area of the intake tube. (Penguin 125) I cleaned the entire filter, the media, and the intake tube, and there is still too much water. I checked the very bottem where the little propeller is and everything is free to move around. Please help.
famman
12-01-2002, 6:10 PM
The only time my penguin 125 overflows around intake tube is when the filter is dirty. It gets dirty enough to do that after a week. I have to replace the filter every 3-4 weeks. I'm thinking about cutting sponges to fit the penguin filters but haven't done it yet.
good luck
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NJ Devils Fan
12-01-2002, 6:17 PM
Even when I take the cartridge out, there is too much water.
famman
12-01-2002, 7:10 PM
If it overflows without the filter pad and biowheel in place, your tank may not be level. There's a plastic tab that holds the hob body away from the tank, is it still there?
good luck
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NJ Devils Fan
12-01-2002, 9:05 PM
Yea, it's there. I have not done anything to my tank, didn't move it in almost a year.
it overflows when there is no filter present too? just the empty box and inlet plugged in?
NJ Devils Fan
12-02-2002, 1:40 PM
Yea, the water still comes out of the area around the intake tube even when I completely take the cartridge.
Check that the impellor and its shaft are fully seated and that the intake tubes end is seated properly around it. Are there little plastic ends to the impellors shaft that you may have misplaced? This could cause the impellor to spin wildly and possibly cause the overflow. All just a guess, I've had problems with impellors and their magnets before. Also check that the pocket the impellor seats in is cleaned out. The impellor assembly acts like it doesn't come out but it does, and is replaceable. Buy a replacement impellor, they come with a new magnet and any other pieces that are required and are not usually expensive.
i would check it closely for blockages and restrictions, incorrectly installed tube and other parts too. maybe the water flow is redirected up somehow..... instead of sending it into the box it is fountaining.
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FishBait
12-03-2002, 10:51 AM
How much is actually overflowing? When I worked at the lfs I installed several new Penguins and a few of them still had water flow over the inlet tube section, not much though. I think some of them are just going to do that as several of my customers also asked me about it. I wouldn't think it's a big deal, unless you're talking about alot of water coming flowing out.
O-man21
12-03-2002, 12:42 PM
They sell different kinds of impellors for Penguins. I think you should try to find on that has small fins to not produce suck a big flow of water.