Aquaclear HOB filter HELP!

I have an Aquaclear 70 filter for my 46 gal, and when it is filtering, some water leaks out beside the intake tube. if i turn it on low, then it doesnt leak out. i like to keep it on about medium, and it still leaks. the tube is correctly attached and clicked in there and all. is this a serious problem? why is it doing this? no matter what i do it continues. i've reassembled it, rinsed my cartridges, my moter seems to be working fine.

 

Is this a new filter? Or is this a problems that's just started happening? I'd take the filter back to where you got it from and replace it with a different one. Get the same kind; the one that you have may have a fault. If the new one you get does the same thing, it's a fault in the manufacturing and you should get your money back and buy a filter from a different company.

 

Mine always does that when the filter cartridge is dirty. But if you've cleaned it I'd say there is a problem. Did you clean the little grey impeller too? Sometimes there can be algae buildup on those and that can cause a problem.

 

All the HOB filters I've ever had did that when the filter gets clogged - usually after just a couple days. I've recently replaced the media with some slightly coarser stuff (made for pond filters) and now I only have that problem if I go more than 2 weeks w/o rinsing out the media.

-Chelle

 

it's been doing this ever since i first started it up, so i may return it, i just dont want to go through the trouble, oh well.

 

:mrgreen: This time look into marineland products. The bio wheels are cool and they come in a number of sizes. :mrgreen: