i got a fluval 404 but its not sucking the water. do i need to suck on the end of the pipe?> it does havea pump...i have pumped the hell out of it but still nothing. i filled the filter up with water.
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Empty the filter. Put the intake in the water,where it will be located in the final installation. Get a bucket or fairly large container of some sort,(at least 2 or 3 gallons).Take the outlet stuff off of the outlet hose. Suck,until the siphoning action fills the filter(the outlet must be near floor level).Put your thumb over the end of the outlet,reconnect and turn on. Think about it. You can't start a siphon with water in the middle of the hose. Repeat this operation for as many times as it takes for you to understand what you are doing. By the way, was there anything in the written instructions about starting the filter? Did you read them?
You can check it out in www.hagen.com or just get your phone and call the store from where you bought it and ask them, its their duty to guide you in the set up. You bought it new, they sell them and they would tell you easily.
I use a Fluval 4 internal hang-on in one of my goldfish tanks.
I find the pump start the cheapest component on the fluval filter. A quick and firm suck on the output hose will get the water moving and gravity will take over and fill it in seconds.
This way is a bit messy, but works like a charm.
First, fill the canister all the way up. Place it where you want it.
Then, run the hoses where you want, but make sure you can still get access to them.
Attach the hoses to the filter, opening up the valves.
Get a pitcher of water and a funnel.
Take the funnel and use it to fill up both hoses, all the way to the top.
Put the attachments on the appropriate nozzles, place them in the tank, and fire up the filter.
Depending on whether or not you lost water when putting the hoses back in the tank, you may have to pump 3 or 4 times...
done.
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