Leaky Hang-On Filter

[pufferpuggirl]

I woke up this morning to find my carpet soaking wet under the suvattii/Palembang tank -- and first thing I thought was" where in the world would I put my suvattii and Palembang puffers?" But then I looked to see the source of the leak, it wasn't the tank itself, but rather the hang-on filter that's on that tank! I don't know why, but it was leaking from where the little motor joins the actual filter.

Thankfully I caught it before too much had drained out, but it was still enough to soak the carpet in a 2-foot circumference, enough to make the house have that wonderful "wet carpet" smell. So now I'm wondering if I have to worry about the other 2 hang-on filters that are on 2 of my other tanks. I always try to keep more than one filter going on some of my tanks, so I always have back-ups, but that still means I'm one filter down, and will have to replace that.

I was so bummed out about the leak and the wet carpet that we went out and I bought myself a couple of new dwarf puffers to make myself feel better. One of the dwarfs is the smallest I've ever seen, I mean this little guy is like a speck! But I like getting the tiny ones because you get to see them grow. I had wanted to get a bunch of them, because most of them were tiny, but the husband wouldn't let me -- however I did get to add another crab to my collection. It looks very much like a red-claw crab but it was called a "Boxer" crab. I didn't take note of the latin name though unfortunately. I'm up to 8 crabs now, they're just too hard for me to resist!!

[Black Widow]

I woke up this morning to find my carpet soaking wet under the suvattii/Palembang tank -- and first thing I thought was" where in the world would I put my suvattii and Palembang puffers?" But then I looked to see the source of the leak, it wasn't the tank itself, but rather the hang-on filter that's on that tank! I don't know why, but it was leaking from where the little motor joins the actual filter.

Thankfully I caught it before too much had drained out, but it was still enough to soak the carpet in a 2-foot circumference, enough to make the house have that wonderful "wet carpet" smell. So now I'm wondering if I have to worry about the other 2 hang-on filters that are on 2 of my other tanks. I always try to keep more than one filter going on some of my tanks, so I always have back-ups, but that still means I'm one filter down, and will have to replace that.

I was so bummed out about the leak and the wet carpet that we went out and I bought myself a couple of new dwarf puffers to make myself feel better. One of the dwarfs is the smallest I've ever seen, I mean this little guy is like a speck! But I like getting the tiny ones because you get to see them grow. I had wanted to get a bunch of them, because most of them were tiny, but the husband wouldn't let me -- however I did get to add another crab to my collection. It looks very much like a red-claw crab but it was called a "Boxer" crab. I didn't take note of the latin name though unfortunately. I'm up to 8 crabs now, they're just too hard for me to resist!!

I got 2 hang on filters im not using if you want em, pefectly working!

[pufferpuggirl]

Thank you, that is very nice to offer, but I'm going to change over to completely internal I think now.

[SenOr PuffPuff]

depending on how bug your tanks are fluval makes a in water filter called fluval u series i have a fluval u4 in my lil bro 20 gallon and thats all i need he has a bunch of chiclids and his water stays really clean and clear.... try looking them up and see if it suites your needs

[Myaj]

What's the filter brand? Have you taken it apart via the motor lately?

There should be an o-ring in there, and sometimes they dry out and need a little lubricant to seal properly, or maybe when you put it back together, the o ring wasn't seated just right.

I wouldn't give up on it, but I'd check it out and see if its something simple to fix, like repositioning the O ring or replacing it if it broke or got lost. Then run the filter on a bucket or something down in your basement for a few days to see if it starts leaking again (not over your carpet!)