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Matty Moderator
Number of posts : 1241 Location : Here Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:43 am | |
| I came back today, only to find that my Eheim canister filter had stopped working and was pumping brown thick stuff back into my tank!! I have had to find spare equipment in my house as this has left me with 3 tanks 2 filters and heaters and lots of unhappy fish! I have emailed Eheim as i am very angry as i now have 2 crowded tanks! There you go, had to vent | |
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Fishfan Frequent User
Number of posts : 1184 Age : 46 Registration date : 2008-01-11
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:04 am | |
| Ooh, that sounds bad! What has caused it Matt do you know? Have you had to take all the fish out of that tank now then? | |
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Matty Moderator
Number of posts : 1241 Location : Here Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:11 am | |
| Haven't got a clue why! It was working yesterday. All the fish in that tank have been divided into my other too! | |
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munchycarrot Top Poster
Number of posts : 2391 Age : 52 Location : Cheshire Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:58 am | |
| Oh Matty, what a bummer! Can you get the impellor out? usually works if you give them a clean & a good shake in some water | |
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Matty Moderator
Number of posts : 1241 Location : Here Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:32 am | |
| I did get it out, but i recently cleaned it. When i plug it in it makes no effort to move, no noise or anything! Sent an email to Eheim because of the problems it caused me! The thing was dribbling thickish brown stuff back in! | |
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munchycarrot Top Poster
Number of posts : 2391 Age : 52 Location : Cheshire Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:15 am | |
| Ewwwww doesn't sound good. We have just emailed tetra about 2 heaters we got last week that don't work. The shop we bought them from want me to pay postage to return them. I told tetra & they have sent me a freepost address & they are sending new ones out asap, get that sort of deal off eheim, dont accept excuses | |
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Mary Administrator
Number of posts : 4284 Age : 55 Location : Ireland Registration date : 2007-12-12
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:27 am | |
| Oh Matty what a bummer. It sounds like the intake and outtake pipes got reversed or something?? | |
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Matty Moderator
Number of posts : 1241 Location : Here Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:40 pm | |
| Nope! All the pipes were correct! Me being a curious feller opened it up! I have found the problem but dont know why! The clever stuff inside the motor housing had got all worn out. You could see like fatigue marks on them. So when you plug it in, the impeller spins half heartedly THE OTHER WAY! Thus poring gunkky stuff into the tank.. For know i have 2 emergency tanks set up. They are a bit crowded but i am doing regular water changes | |
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Matty Moderator
Number of posts : 1241 Location : Here Registration date : 2007-12-15
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Mary Administrator
Number of posts : 4284 Age : 55 Location : Ireland Registration date : 2007-12-12
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:18 pm | |
| Well at least you had the room to temporarily house the fish. I had the wierdest dream last night that I was minding an Oscar for someone and it ate all my fish. I take it that all of yours are compatible species? :lol: | |
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Diana Administrator
Number of posts : 6033 Age : 72 Location : On here, talking to you! Registration date : 2007-12-12
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:48 pm | |
| That's a really bad sign Mary, when you start having fishy dreams! | |
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Mary Administrator
Number of posts : 4284 Age : 55 Location : Ireland Registration date : 2007-12-12
| Subject: Re: I HATE EHEIM! Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:56 pm | |
| I keep having them, Diana!! The other night, I dreamt that Paris Hilton (my Peckoltia plec) escaped from the tank and while I was chasing her around the floor - yes, she zipped off like a lizard - she scraped her back on the heater and died. It's obviously all the anxiety I'm feeling over the flippin' Betta!! | |
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Matty Moderator
Number of posts : 1241 Location : Here Registration date : 2007-12-15
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