~Col~
05-18-2012, 11:08 AM
Hey all,
A little lesson to be learnt here...
I noticed yesterday that the 'el cheapy' canister filter that I have on my axolotl tank was rattling and that the intake pipe had become brittle and was cracking. It's only 14 months old but as I say it was extremely cheap (1year warranty).
So I cleaned it, scrubbed the impeller and repaired it only to find it still rattling away and sounding ready to explode.
Mad dash to the local aquarium wholesalers to grab a AC300 for the tank. It was nice and cheap and would have worked well I thought. Got there and they were out of stock!! Grrr!! So after talking to the owner and explaining about the cheap canister I bought off them 14 months ago he talked me into getting a new Eheim 2215 and took $50 off to sweeten the sale.
Now here is where the lesson is learnt...
I set up the new Eheim, went to the sink to remove the media from cheapy to put into my new filter and then automatically tipped the water from the cheapy down the sink. I then watched in horror as 3 fish went down the drain before I could even react!! :18:
Now given, they were only "feeder" fish that my axolotls have decided to befriend and not to eat for 4 months but I feel horrible that those poor fish went down the drain.
So my lesson for today... do not tip the filter water directly down the drain without checking it first for fish!! I did manage to save one that hadn't left the filter yet.
On a positive note, the tank is looking amazing with the new filter working a dream! :ssmile:
A little lesson to be learnt here...
I noticed yesterday that the 'el cheapy' canister filter that I have on my axolotl tank was rattling and that the intake pipe had become brittle and was cracking. It's only 14 months old but as I say it was extremely cheap (1year warranty).
So I cleaned it, scrubbed the impeller and repaired it only to find it still rattling away and sounding ready to explode.
Mad dash to the local aquarium wholesalers to grab a AC300 for the tank. It was nice and cheap and would have worked well I thought. Got there and they were out of stock!! Grrr!! So after talking to the owner and explaining about the cheap canister I bought off them 14 months ago he talked me into getting a new Eheim 2215 and took $50 off to sweeten the sale.
Now here is where the lesson is learnt...
I set up the new Eheim, went to the sink to remove the media from cheapy to put into my new filter and then automatically tipped the water from the cheapy down the sink. I then watched in horror as 3 fish went down the drain before I could even react!! :18:
Now given, they were only "feeder" fish that my axolotls have decided to befriend and not to eat for 4 months but I feel horrible that those poor fish went down the drain.
So my lesson for today... do not tip the filter water directly down the drain without checking it first for fish!! I did manage to save one that hadn't left the filter yet.
On a positive note, the tank is looking amazing with the new filter working a dream! :ssmile: