Hello, I have a 20 gallon tank with a tetrawhisper filter and it worked completely fine the first week or so, but it has started to kind of overflow. Water comes out of the little spout like it’s supposed to but it also pours out over the tube that suctions the water. When I take the top of there is a bunch of water overflowing. It also has been making weird noises as well. I have turned it off and on again hoping that would help but it didn’t. Any suggestions?
Tetra Whisper Filter being weird
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That means your filter media is clogged & needs to be rinsed in tank water or dechlorinated water. Squeeze & swish the heck out of it. If that doesn't fix most of it, then you need to clean the filter media & also the impeller. That involves removing the motor by turning it. The impeller sits in the top of the motor housing. Just pull it out (gently but firmly) it has a magnent. Then using a Q-tip or 2 or small brush to clean off slime on all surfaces; the fins, the cylinder, the rod & the hole it goes into.
What size Whisper is it? I have some very old 1s I still use (20+ years). I do need to replace an O-ring on 1 after all this time. That won't be your problem for a long time, lol, unless you got it used by an old timer like me. I think old 1s are 1, 2, 3 or 4; newer 10, 20, 30 or 40. Same things, you need at least a 2 or 20 but bigger is better IMO.
What size Whisper is it? I have some very old 1s I still use (20+ years). I do need to replace an O-ring on 1 after all this time. That won't be your problem for a long time, lol, unless you got it used by an old timer like me. I think old 1s are 1, 2, 3 or 4; newer 10, 20, 30 or 40. Same things, you need at least a 2 or 20 but bigger is better IMO.
