waterlogged Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Ok so while I was in Auckland over the summer I bought 2 internal filters and used them in mu tanks up there. They were fairly quiet. well I have just put them both into tanks and descovered they are alot nosier than when I used them in Auckland. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? or is it just what happens after being unused for a few months? They worked perfectly fine it's just the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 i find my filters get noisy as they increase the air around the impeller. I re-prime them & they usually become much quieter. For internals i would pull the impeller out & replace submersed so no air locks can be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 as above or just take the impeller out and clean in and around the housing and the impeller itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 i did also find that when the impeller wore out it also became noisy, replacing it made it silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 ok well they wetre only used for a month or two initially but will try cleaning it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 depending on size turn it upside down and give it a shake (the filter that is ) when its running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 The noise I'm guessing would be caused by the crud dried up around the impeller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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