Equipment Review and Discussion :: FLUVAL 305 not pumping / making grinding noise

[VeipaCray]

You don't really need to fill the canister... it will do it by itself but it definitely speeds up the process if you fill it. Also less chance for an air pocket in the media if you fill it. When you fill it and seal the top lid back on... give it a gentle shake before you re-attach the hoses. It will get the media settled and release any trapped air.

[Reggies Momma]

I seriously wish I would've read this post four years ago. It would've saved a lot of blisters.

[joyfulspirit35]

Easy quick way to do a water change. Take a garden hose and with one end outside, put other end to the output to force water through the hose to get siphon started. Drain and refill.

To restart the canister filter after cleaning, put garden hose to the intake tubing and turn on the water. (Use a nozzle to adjust flow and wrap hands tightly around the connection to prevent squirting water up at you.)
This way you fill the canister and the tubing all in one step, then plug in filter to run.

[steve]

I used to do that too, but found using a separate pump easier to use. It's more hands off and seems to cause less accidents/spills.