Newbie with Eheim, need assistance

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I have a 55 gallon tank, all freshwater, tetras and such.
The tank is 6months old and so is the Eheim Filter, model 2215.
This morning I awoke to it making noise, as if was obstructed?
No water is being sent back into the tank...not sure if any is being
drawn out.
Any assistance would be appreciated, I am baffled and a bit worried.

Thank you
Matt

[Dave S]

Hi Matt - Sounds like it could be the impeller. Have you tried stripping it
down and cleaning it?

HTH - Dave

> wrote in message
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>I have a 55 gallon tank, all freshwater, tetras and such.
> The tank is 6months old and so is the Eheim Filter, model 2215.
> This morning I awoke to it making noise, as if was obstructed?
> No water is being sent back into the tank...not sure if any is being
> drawn out.
> Any assistance would be appreciated, I am baffled and a bit worried.
>
> Thank you
> Matt
>

[Billy]

"Dave S" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Matt - Sounds like it could be the impeller. Have you tried
> stripping it down and cleaning it?
>
> HTH - Dave


Yep, second that. If you're going to own a filter, you should get
good at tearing it down. Now's a good time! Something is either
blocking the water flow, or obstructing the rotation of the impeller.

billy

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Dave-

Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...
Matt

[Billy]

> wrote in message
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> Dave-
>
> Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
> cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...


6 months!!! LOL! I hope you're kidding. I've let my eheim canister go
3 months, but not often. As long as the water flow is still good, and
I have no exhausable media (carbon etc) I service it monthly. Helps
prevent occurances such as yours.

[NetMax]

> wrote in message
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> Dave-
>
> Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
> cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...
> Matt


I recommend that you pick up a spare impeller. One of the times I tore
down my 2215 to correct a rattle, I found that a portion of the plastic
on the impeller had cracked apart (needing replacement). After measuring
the thickness and tolerances, I leaned on Eheim for what was potentially
a design weakness, and they eventually supplied me with a replacement at
no charge. I keep spare impellers for my Fluvals too in case anyone
suspects me of being impartial ;~).
--
www.NetMax.tk

[Victor Martinez]

Billy wrote:
> 6 months!!! LOL! I hope you're kidding. I've let my eheim canister go
> 3 months, but not often. As long as the water flow is still good, and
> I have no exhausable media (carbon etc) I service it monthly. Helps
> prevent occurances such as yours.

I clean mine only when it needs it, about every 3 months or so.


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[fish lover]

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:50:11 -0400, "NetMax"
> wrote:

> wrote in message
ups.com...
>> Dave-
>>
>> Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
>> cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...
>> Matt
>
>
>I recommend that you pick up a spare impeller. One of the times I tore
>down my 2215 to correct a rattle, I found that a portion of the plastic
>on the impeller had cracked apart (needing replacement). After measuring
>the thickness and tolerances, I leaned on Eheim for what was potentially
>a design weakness, and they eventually supplied me with a replacement at
>no charge. I keep spare impellers for my Fluvals too in case anyone
>suspects me of being impartial ;~).


Hmm, I have two Fluvals and one of them is about a year old. Where do
you get the spare parts and what other spare parts should I keep?


Thanks

BTW, I like your web site.

[Gill Passman]

fish lover wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:50:11 -0400, "NetMax"
> > wrote:
>
>
> wrote in message
ups.com...
>>
>>>Dave-
>>>
>>>Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
>>>cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...
>>>Matt
>>
>>
>>I recommend that you pick up a spare impeller. One of the times I tore
>>down my 2215 to correct a rattle, I found that a portion of the plastic
>>on the impeller had cracked apart (needing replacement). After measuring
>>the thickness and tolerances, I leaned on Eheim for what was potentially
>>a design weakness, and they eventually supplied me with a replacement at
>>no charge. I keep spare impellers for my Fluvals too in case anyone
>>suspects me of being impartial ;~).
>
>
>
> Hmm, I have two Fluvals and one of them is about a year old. Where do
> you get the spare parts and what other spare parts should I keep?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> BTW, I like your web site.


Apart from filter medium etc. I keep a spare impeller - I have 204,
304's and a 404. The parts for the 304 and 404 are interchangeable...and
I also have a spare 304 sitting in the garage (there is a history
behind this which is way too long to recount) - one day I'll find a tank
for it :-) but right now it is great for spares.

Gill

[Daniel Morrow]

Bottom posted.


"fish lover" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:50:11 -0400, "NetMax"
> > wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >> Dave-
> >>
> >> Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
> >> cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...
> >> Matt
> >
> >
> >I recommend that you pick up a spare impeller. One of the times I tore
> >down my 2215 to correct a rattle, I found that a portion of the plastic
> >on the impeller had cracked apart (needing replacement). After measuring
> >the thickness and tolerances, I leaned on Eheim for what was potentially
> >a design weakness, and they eventually supplied me with a replacement at
> >no charge. I keep spare impellers for my Fluvals too in case anyone
> >suspects me of being impartial ;~).
>
>
> Hmm, I have two Fluvals and one of them is about a year old. Where do
> you get the spare parts and what other spare parts should I keep?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> BTW, I like your web site.

You can get parts for fluval msfs directly from hagen. E-mail them and they
will tell you how(I can tell you right now that you will not be able to
order over the web I think, because it is an infrequent occurrence, but you
should be able to order via telephone [voice]). The prices directly from
hagen will not be sale prices though (i.e. expensive), I am about to order a
new foam screen frame for my 404 and it will cost approximately $9.00 plus
shipping and handling - I know expensive for what you get but worth it to me
as I damaged one of mine. Before e-mailing check out their website. Good
luck and later!

[NetMax]

"fish lover" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:50:11 -0400, "NetMax"
> > wrote:
>
> wrote in message
ups.com...
>>> Dave-
>>>
>>> Thank you, that is what was needed, the 6month tune up and
>>> cleaning....fingers crossed it all works...
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>I recommend that you pick up a spare impeller. One of the times I tore
>>down my 2215 to correct a rattle, I found that a portion of the plastic
>>on the impeller had cracked apart (needing replacement). After
>>measuring
>>the thickness and tolerances, I leaned on Eheim for what was
>>potentially
>>a design weakness, and they eventually supplied me with a replacement
>>at
>>no charge. I keep spare impellers for my Fluvals too in case anyone
>>suspects me of being impartial ;~).
>
>
> Hmm, I have two Fluvals and one of them is about a year old. Where do
> you get the spare parts and what other spare parts should I keep?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> BTW, I like your web site.

Thanks. Only impellers. Around here, pet shops rep either Hagen or
Eheim (rarely both), though Marineland, their private label and
knock-offs are often carried by different stores. I order the impellers
from the representative pet shop and they are usually in stock, or 1 week
delivery. My conditions might be very different from what is around you
though.

For Fluvals, eyeball your impeller before ordering a replacement. They
changed from curved blades to straight blades a couple of years ago, and
this is not obvious if you just give in your model # and year. The color
of the handles on the side of your Fluval also indicate a sequence of
design changes. Blue handles are the latest. The prior version had a
leaky history.

As other spares, I keep backup filters. Currently in dry dock are a
pro-60 biowheel, an Emperor 400 and a collection of HOBs dating back to
the dawn of magnetic impellers ;~).
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