Help on an inherited tank

[Dolphyn]

Hi! I just got a 75g freshwater tank with 14 cichlids in it.

I worked at a pet store 15 years ago and had 3 tanks of various sizes then. I haven't had fish since then. So I am going mainly on memory and also what the person I got it from told me.

Last night I transported a 75g tank with 14 cichlids 3 hours by car. These poor fish are stressed out! The people I got it from are moving to Italy so I can't really contact them. The fish seem to be doing ok, I have added stress coat and salt and am still getting the water set up. I am having trouble getting the filter to start though. I am pretty sure it is a biowheel with 2 wheels. The water is not flowing through the filter and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Can someone direct me somewhere or help me out? Thanks!

 

[Chris_A]

Is the filter making any noise? or just not doing anything at all? Sounds like either the big penguin or emperor by marineland. Try cleaning the impeller and/or the impeller well. Sometimed crud gets caught in there and makes it difficult for it to get spinning. Especially if it dried out in transport.

Chris

 

[Lotus]

The Marineland site has downloadable manuals for the filters. They usually have a troubleshooting section: Our Products

Emperors usually have a slatted section on the filter cover, if that helps you identify what you have.

 

[Dolphyn]

Now it is making a lot of noise. The problem now is that there doesn't seem to be any intake of water.

Now I am off to read the instructions! Thanks for the guide!

 

[Dolphyn]

Yea! I finally got it working now. It seems loud to me but nothing like it was, it is running smoothly now. The water is all balanced and good so I shall now let these poor fish relax for a few days.

Thank you very much for the info and I will be back soon to ask more questions and browse.