Hey guys! It's been a while since I last visited. Life is going pretty smoothly and I have a new engineering job with a cool company. Actually happy and am going to stick with it this time.
Anywho, my motor on the Fluval FX5 has started making terrible noises. Like a weird, rattling noise that sounds like the motor is getting ready to die. I tried taking the housing apart and cleaning the impeller as the manual said to do, but when I put it all back together it is still making the awful noise! I can't stand it so I have turned the filter off. They sell a replacement motor housing that retro-fits the FX5 that's for the FX6: http://www.fluvalparts.com/fluval-fx5-fx6-replacement-motor-assembly-a-20201-replaces-a20200/ but it's a little pricey. Definitely cheaper than a brand new FX6, but still a little up there.
My questions are this:
* Should I try getting the motor out and looking at it? Can it be fixed?
* Is there another filter I could buy that's comparable to the FX5, but cheaper than a brand new FX6 or the same price as the replacement motor?
* Or should I just say forget it and buy a new motor?
Thanks!
Erica