kikrman Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Condition: Used Price: 160 Willing To Ship: No location: Raceview Bought a fx5 today and the motor rattles. Not sure how to fix it Missing outlet attachment Raceview Want it gone $160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadedidit Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Was it new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trk18 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Was it new? I would think no. Wouldn't you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadedidit Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yup, that's what I would have thought but I had a new Fluval which had dramas, the store refused to take it back but I contacted Fluval and they replaced it, was just going to pass on this advice if it was new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 I've found removing the motor / impellor and giving a general clean and lubrication then re starting them helps, if the rattling occurs ive left them run for 24hrs and they seem to come good, Quality items they are, an expensive bucket with a motor on the bottom to collect all the debris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Or is it, an expensive motor with a bucket to collect all the debris? Definitely agree on the clean motor/impellor as the first step on any canister noise problem. Would also add in to clean the hard plastic straw on underside of the lid, you dont want that blocked up as causes all sorts of weird possesed crazy symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikrman Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Will have a look at that Donny. I doubt it's a major issue as it was running when I picked it up. Would rather just get my money back someone else can play around with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofties Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Or is it, an expensive motor with a bucket to collect all the debris?Definitely agree on the clean motor/impellor as the first step on any canister noise problem. Would also add in to clean the hard plastic straw on underside of the lid, you dont want that blocked up as causes all sorts of weird possesed crazy symptoms. Mmmm, verrrry interesting. Ever since I replaced the crushed coral with fine black gravel the tank always seems a little cloudy. I'm very tempted to try this for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty73 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 i bought a secondhand fluval 305 it was noisey the ceramic shaft and impeller were sloppy, bought new ones fixed the prob works perfect , i see the impeller and shaft are one for this and is $130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
