:angry: let me talk about a dummy me!! i cleaned my xp3 and cleaned the tubes and all put it all back togerther and primed my pump but wouldn,t start up or prime after saying a few nice words i took to filter apart again and to my surprised i forgot tro put the housing back in place where my impeller is. guess what plug it back up and works like a charm. morale of the story guess i should be more careful of putting everything back as it should be.

Everyone has those days once in awhile. The key is to NOT do it
next time. There was a post on the other board about a
vibrating filter and the person couldn't figure out what it was.
Turns out it was the containers (food or something) placed on top
making the rattling sounds. Another one was a clicking tink sound
coming from the tank. That turned out to be a canister output
current aimed at the metal thermometer. So your not
alone with odd equipment happenings.

The hurrier we go the behinder we get. It is amazing how most problems have a simple solution.

BTW your fish are beautiful. Love some of the backgrounds.

I was cleaning my AquaClear 150 filter. Took it all apart, cleaned every little bit, put it back together. I was filling the filter with water to "prime" it when I thought to myself, "Why won't it fill?" That's when I heard the water pooring onto the floor. I neglected to replace the whole motor assembly. I corrected the problem, then decided not to leave the house for the rest of the day. Who knows what would have happen if I tried to drive!

Anita

How true, Anita!
Don't you just hate it when you spent hours putting a complex piece of equipment together only to find one screw/tube/nut lying on the floor. Now where does that belong?!

it,s refreshing to know i,m not alone in forgetting things

captk- That piece belongs in my tool box, never to be spoken of again!

Anita