Habitat - Indoor :: Help/Fluva 4 plus

[maryR]

Hi everyone gotta a? about the filter I recieved it with no instructions...Pretty easy to fig out BUT I have it laying down in tank and the water is very strongly shooting out but I keep watching the intake part and it isnt sucking anything in Whats up? what do I do? Is it better standing up or what? I got it with the tank 75 wide I only have it filled a little over 1/4th Babies not used to deep H20 I know I need a canister but leaving town for 3 days and upset this is not working right, Can anyone help?

[packfan1]

You should be able to look up the filter company online and get directions there. For that big of a tank, you need more water as they have specific needs for canister filters, I have two tanks, one with a fluval and one with a rena..(price decision for different brands). The canister needs to be sitting up probably...hoses cannot have kinks and must be pretty straight-lined to the canister. They will not suck up everything in the tank.
If your turtles are very young then add some things so they can rest on them like plants and such. I have plants, underwater rocks/logs but my turtles are bigger, it is more decore and surronding of a home than just a plan ol' empty tank full of water.

[BullDog]

I don't have experience with the filter, but here is the online manual:
http://www.hagen.com/pdf/aquatic/fluvalplus.pdf

[octpusgirl8]

As long as water's coming out you're fine. I have one for the kiddie pool i set up for turtley sometimes, and i've noticed that it never really seems to suck things up like a good canister filter. I think it's because it draws the water in over a larger area of the filter. The fluval + series isn't really that hot, they do a good job of circulating the water but they won't keep your tank as clean as a canister would.

[maryR]

Ok thanks, But it really seems like nothing is going in even a small little partical just floated all around but never went in...Somethings not right with it and I have looked online everywhere B4 asking here.