Fish keep dying...why?

[michaeltx]

where did it come off at. if its at the top of the filter it wont help. you will actually have to pull the intake up and casing that goes over the propeller should have a attachment there. just make sure you dont break anything so if it doesnt work then it can go back together. mine had the shut off in the middle but I took it off also onthe iside of the filter.

 

[steven the fish]

When you take off the intake, proppeler, and covering, it is one pice of plastic that leads up to where the spraybar connects.

 

[michaeltx]

ok thats a change in design since I got mine or just because it the smaller one. sorry that you went through all that just to find out you can turn it off.
you might try to move the direction of the spraybar ( or can move the spray bar) ?
Mike

 

[steven the fish]

Yes you can move the direction of the spray bar, i have already tried this and it dose not help.

 

[michaeltx]

where is your water level on the outlet to the tank?
<Mike

 

[steven the fish]

It is about 1 inch above where the water comes out.

 

[michaeltx]

well thats not it. honestly I am out of options on this one. if you could leave the filter down for a few hours you could try to silicone the holes or some sort of epoxy just have to make sure its dry before starting it back up. but thats my last optionthat I know to even try other than a new filter.
Mike

 

[steven the fish]

Before this one i used some sort of a millenim filther, it had two places where you put the carcrages, and i did not have a bubble problem for the two days i used it, would you recomend that i trade for another?

 

[michaeltx]

I have never used thoughs filters. but I think there is something off because none of the filters I had ever put any bubbles in the water unless the water level was down below the outlets.
I currently dont have any filters on my tank but with the amount of LR you will need one.
I have used the emporer the pengiun and the skilters and out of all of them I like the emporer the best myslef. what you might see about is a HOT canister filter. I have a lot of luck with those and I still use it. I also have 2 emporers on my 50 gallon that have been going for a,lost 3 years now.
Mike

 

[steven the fish]

What is a hot canister filther?

 

[michaeltx]

its a hang on tank canister type filter. the magnum pro is an example of it.
Mike

 

[steven the fish]

Ok well thanks for all you're help, i will give my LFS a call tomarrow and see if he will trade my filther back,
oh crap this suxs, i also orderd a pair of clowns that come in tommarrow, hope that he will hold them for me.

 

[patrickfox4@msn]

have you watched the dampsel and make sure hes not killing the fish i had one and that

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would not leave my fish alone until he killed them he was a mean dude and after i got rid of him my fish are doing great watch him the next time you added a fish

 

[steven the fish]

My blue velvet damsils did kill eachother, along with a talbolt damsil. Maybe it was the blue fin that was killing my chromis, but everything that i read says that they are peceful.