Chubbly

Yes - I tried cleaning the pump bit - It is clear - infact all the tubes seem clear it just does not blow!!! Will it harm my fishies to have no air??

Yep - I had it in the right place but it is not blowing bubbles. I have taken off the black end and it is still not blowing bubbles but the pipe is clear as I can run water through it - The black end however seems solid - should you be able to pass a pin through the hole?? Water also runs through the little L bit ok- so I am not sure what the problem is?? Any ideas. I took the pump out and cleaned it it was a bit gummed up - and then swapped the noodles to under the sponge. Wow - it runs way better now - infact I can not even hear it!! Bye the way - thanks for the non technical jarragon (I wouldn't have understood what you were saying if you had used any!!)

Thanks I think I have the big plastic tube in the right place. I am actually wanting to know where the small one goes - sort of a clear tube with a black peice with a hole on the end. It is supposed to clip to something but I dont know what. Thanks for you help

Thanks for that. I have been running the tank now for about 3 weeks but with christmas and all I have not found out if I have it set up right - A bit slack I know, but the fish seemed happy so I didn't worry. (I had been doing water changes etc though) The noodles are not really underwater so does that mean the bacteria on them is dead and that is causing my tank to get dirty??? I guess all will be revealed when someone can help me with the specifics of my tank. I don't think the sponge has ever been rinsed!!

:roll: I have inherited a jebo 338 aquarium from my grandfather complete with four goldfish. However I have no instructions for the system and I think I may not have everything right. I have never had an aquarium with pump and filter before. It seems to be a bit noisy to me. The fish are ok and I cycled the water. Basically I stuck the pump in but I dont know where the clear little tube goes or what it does - should it be blowing air (it is not).It has clips on it to clip it to something but I dont know what. The filter at the top has the soucrer and the noodles on top but I read in other forums that the noddles should be on the bottom - is that correct. The noodles and scourer are covered in a brownie greenie sludge - which I think is the purpose of them but how much should there be. Does the scourer need rinsing- if so how often. And the last little bay thingy to the right has a hole the water drop through - that also has sludge. Should it have travelled through to that as it is causing sludge to drop through into the tank and making it dirty very quickly. Also how full do you fill the tank. Little out of my depth here but I seem to have got the jist of how to do water changes etc - it is just the set up of the system I am having trouble with.