TMFish Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 i have a problem with my filter it runs for two minutes then it stops i turn it off then on two minutes later it stops again this happen over and over again any ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piraterides2020 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Do you mean it stops pumping and the power is still there? if so Have you pulled out your prop and had a squiz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter. Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I thought the fx5 starts up runs for a couple of minutes, then stops for a while, then starts running again,part of its self priming system....i could be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 What happens if you leave it running, it is designed to shutdown for 2 minutes after turning on. It should shutdown every 24hours for 2 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidwife Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 a new motor will fix prob.... a commom problem have had same trouble.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMFish Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I did leave it on and it's restarted itself. It must be like Peter and Mq Camo said. Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafe420 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Yea I recently got 2 fx5s and they all do the same thing. It is self priming, stops flow to allow any trapped air within the cannister escape upwards while it fills. Pretty clever, changed my view on them now I have them haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
