Emperor Filter I need Help!!!

[spidey_webb]

Hello All,

I have recently started having some difficulty with my emperor filter
system. The flow that has been coming from the filters Have been gradually
dripping off and this moning one of the filters has quit drawing water from
the tank!. I have a 120 gallon tank with 2 emperor filters. Not sure which
model though they both have an intake in the middle and w/two outputs and
biowheels.

I can't really afford a new one is there anything i can do to fix it myself?
Right now I only have about 6 fish in the tank but I am worried about
getting enough oxygen into the water.

Thanks in advance for any help

spidey

[Bob Alston]

Disconnect it, take it to your sink, take apart the impeller chamber and
clean out the chamber and the impeller unit itself. Be carefull with the
impeller as the ceramic is breakable.


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"spidey_webb" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All,
>
> I have recently started having some difficulty with my emperor filter
> system. The flow that has been coming from the filters Have been
gradually
> dripping off and this moning one of the filters has quit drawing water
from
> the tank!. I have a 120 gallon tank with 2 emperor filters. Not sure
which
> model though they both have an intake in the middle and w/two outputs and
> biowheels.
>
> I can't really afford a new one is there anything i can do to fix it
myself?
> Right now I only have about 6 fish in the tank but I am worried about
> getting enough oxygen into the water.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> spidey
>
>


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[spidey_webb]

Is the empeller the white thing on the end? Is it supposed to have teeth
like a gear? Mine looks like it used to but not anymore. Thanks again any
help is appreciated.

Spidey

"Bob Alston" > wrote in message
...
> Disconnect it, take it to your sink, take apart the impeller chamber and
> clean out the chamber and the impeller unit itself. Be carefull with the
> impeller as the ceramic is breakable.
>
>
> --
> Bob Alston
> 918.494.4913
>
> http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/
> "spidey_webb" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have recently started having some difficulty with my emperor filter
> > system. The flow that has been coming from the filters Have been
> gradually
> > dripping off and this moning one of the filters has quit drawing water
> from
> > the tank!. I have a 120 gallon tank with 2 emperor filters. Not sure
> which
> > model though they both have an intake in the middle and w/two outputs
and
> > biowheels.
> >
> > I can't really afford a new one is there anything i can do to fix it
> myself?
> > Right now I only have about 6 fish in the tank but I am worried about
> > getting enough oxygen into the water.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help
> >
> > spidey
> >
> >
>
>
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[spidey_webb]

Ok,

This is quite embarrasing but in the intrest of learning I will share what
the problem was.

I use two filter cartridges in each slot on the Emperor 480. one is the one
with blue floss on the front and the other I fill with Carbon. I do this
because I don't change the blue ones out I just rinse them off and then I
stick them back in. Well after cleaning both empero 480 with no success at
restoring the flow I decided to pull out the blue floss ones and wow now
they are running like they are supposed to.

I did not realize that stuff would get stuck indide the cartridges and cause
blockages.

Thanks for your help Bob and don't laugh to hard

Spidey
"Bob Alston" > wrote in message
...
> I think so yes. It should be a cyllindrical object with a plastic part on
> one end with teeth. Hopefully you have the booklet that came with the
> filter to show what the parts should look like. If not, try the internet.
> It there is no part with teeth, then there will not be any water movement.
>
> --
> Bob Alston
> 918.494.4913
>
> http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/
> "spidey_webb" > wrote in message
> m...
> > Is the empeller the white thing on the end? Is it supposed to have
teeth
> > like a gear? Mine looks like it used to but not anymore. Thanks again
> any
> > help is appreciated.
> >
> > Spidey
> >
> > "Bob Alston" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Disconnect it, take it to your sink, take apart the impeller chamber
and
> > > clean out the chamber and the impeller unit itself. Be carefull with
> the
> > > impeller as the ceramic is breakable.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bob Alston
> > > 918.494.4913
> > >
> > > http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/
> > > "spidey_webb" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hello All,
> > > >
> > > > I have recently started having some difficulty with my emperor
filter
> > > > system. The flow that has been coming from the filters Have been
> > > gradually
> > > > dripping off and this moning one of the filters has quit drawing
water
> > > from
> > > > the tank!. I have a 120 gallon tank with 2 emperor filters. Not
sure
> > > which
> > > > model though they both have an intake in the middle and w/two
outputs
> > and
> > > > biowheels.
> > > >
> > > > I can't really afford a new one is there anything i can do to fix it
> > > myself?
> > > > Right now I only have about 6 fish in the tank but I am worried
about
> > > > getting enough oxygen into the water.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for any help
> > > >
> > > > spidey
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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[Stephen Coy]

The filter you are using is an Emperor 400 model manufactured by
Marineland.
Don't fret about your fish. One of these filters is sufficient.
Oxygen gets into the water through surface agitation.

Check the simple stuff first...
1) Is the filter clogged? Try removing the filter media.
2) Is the flow contro valvel pulled all the way up? (That's the little
gray button on top of the unit)
3) Is the intake obstructed in any way? (at the bottom or inside) Is
it pushed all the way down into the sump?
4) Is the water level in the tank sufficient? As the water level
drops, the pump has to work harder to pull water up through the
intake.
5) Have you tried disassembling the unit and thouroughly cleaning it?
The impellor may be jammed with debris or algae.
6) Is it or was it making any kind of unusual noise? The motor may be
disfunctional.

Fortunately, you have 2 units. You can take parts off the non-working
one and install them on the working one and see when it fails. Parts
for these units are readily available. I buy at www.bigalsonline.com
They have a large selection and reasonable prices.

Hope this helps...Good Luck!

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:59:34 GMT, "spidey_webb" >
wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>I have recently started having some difficulty with my emperor filter
>system. The flow that has been coming from the filters Have been gradually
>dripping off and this moning one of the filters has quit drawing water from
>the tank!. I have a 120 gallon tank with 2 emperor filters. Not sure which
>model though they both have an intake in the middle and w/two outputs and
>biowheels.
>
>I can't really afford a new one is there anything i can do to fix it myself?
>Right now I only have about 6 fish in the tank but I am worried about
>getting enough oxygen into the water.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help
>
>spidey
>