my filter's missing the intake tube thingy

[jjriotgrrl]

anybody got spare parts?
i hate to toss a good filter that's just missing a tube thingy:rolleyes:

it's the tube that looks like a snorkel and fits on the front of the filter on the right side of where the water flows back out:confused:

also...anybody used old pillow stuffing as filter media?
thanks in advance:confuzeld:

[Haiven]

What kind of filter is it? Parts aren't interchangeable.

[rolloffhill]

Yup, gonna need a name...IIRC I gave blake a whole box full of filter parts....:hehe:

[xtc]

the part she's describing is valuable Skipp- that box of crap wasn't good for anything.

[biggin]

Except it has a bunch of the intake pipes...

[rolloffhill]

:exactly:

[AndrewH]

I've found a few online from time to time (just doing a general search for the filter's name then parts > "filter's name PARTS"

[Shayman10]

Or you could do a "tube thingy" search:)

[kewlkatdady]

:point::hehe:

[REYREY]

SAD... let's help....

the tube thingy is probably to get air into the flow of the water... if the filter is running and forcing water through the media,,,then the filter works....everything else is just extra gravy on the potatoes!!!

but the diaolog was funny!!!!

[kewlkatdady]

it sounds like she's describing the intake tube...

if thats the fact the filter is not working.

We still need to know what brand and model to help...or a picture.

[REYREY]

YOU HAVE WON THE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!!!! KEWLDADDY

HEHEHEHEHE

YEP..SNORKEL GAVE IT AWAY...

did everyone hear me yell???

[jjriotgrrl]

and the lilsquare hollow space underneath the filter part is stamped 1844006... the patent is 5,002,660 and it's made in china motherfckrs
LOL:tease:

is that better?

wyuck there's a rotting rat somewhere in the closet or wall...eck:pukeleft:

i did try to southern engineer an intake thingee but it didn't work..maybe there's a part that connects at the bottom of the tube inside the filter?

dunno:study:

gawd that smell! gag

oh, here's something, the cord has a tag that says marineland 800-322-1266 8am-5pm pacific time...

guess i'll see how much it is to buy and ship their new parts...prolly more than buying a new one at the store...i'll update in a few...

[jjriotgrrl]

man, he said it costs 15bucks new at walmart and to just keep what i have as "spare parts". DUH i already HAVE spare parts, that's why i called him in the first place!:mad:

ack! gawd the rat is going to force me away from the computer

on the flip side , Mr.Jim my cuban anole lizard is eating fine now, had several large crickets today, a small fish yesterday, and has bee letting me spray mist him to drink water from the tank sides! FABULOUS!

anybody got any intake tubes they don't need?:confused:

oh, and what about using the batting from old pillows for filter material?:confuzeld:

[supersmirky]

The tech jargon in this thread was way over my head. That's nasty about the rat...when they are in the wall...nothing you can do except smell it till it's gone! yuck.

[bra8ndy8]

Ok....I'm sooo lost.........Rat in the wall??? Ummm ok!!

[supersmirky]

She said she had a rotting Rat in the wall or closet. My guess is she didn't put it there.

[fatfutures]

Gotta cover up that smell!

http://www.thc-ministry.org/forum/images/smilies/icon_stinky.gif

[tsunderl]

I hope to NEVER have another rodent die in the wall again!!! The most aweful odor ever!!! And not to forget all the flies! :pukeleft:

[supersmirky]

oh...that's horrible. :puke:

[bra8ndy8]

Heck I just skimmed........I didn't catch the Rat talk!! Ummm but ok!

[biggin]

I have an Aqua Tech 10 with intake. I do not think the filter works.

I also have pillow stuffing.

[xtc]

did you just say you were a pillow biter?

[jjriotgrrl]

Gotta cover up that smell!

http://www.thc-ministry.org/forum/images/smilies/icon_stinky.gif
man, them were the good times! about ten years since i partook of the sacrament,LOL:hehe:

[jjriotgrrl]

The tech jargon in this thread was way over my head. That's nasty about the rat...when they are in the wall...nothing you can do except smell it till it's gone! yuck.

this one must be a whopper, cough, it's making my eyes water:feint:

[supersmirky]

Wow. I have no clue what to do about those! Just wait till it decays completely? It makes my eyes water and I am not even there to wiff it up!

[jjriotgrrl]

I have an Aqua Tech 10 with intake. I do not think the filter works.

I also have pillow stuffing.

we could make one working filter out of two junkers! how far is your place from my place?

yeah, i was looking at the old stuffing from my pillow thinking, this might make a good mechanical filter (is that the right word for it?):study:

could we meet halfway and maybe have a coffee,beer or whatever?
then i would save on gas...:spend:

[jjriotgrrl]

:wha:did you just say you were a pillow biter?
you aint dragging me there, no way!

[xtc]

the dead rat will smell for 3 days- we've experienced it before.

[fatfutures]

That really depends on the temps, Chris... Too bad it's not blazin hot, the sucker would rot and dry up fast!

[kewlkatdady]

pillow stuffing is mechanical filtration, but I wouldn't use the old stuff. I'd go to Michael's and get a big'ol bag for like $4.

[rolloffhill]

I have an Aqua Tech 10 with intake. I do not think the filter works.

I also have pillow stuffing.


Is that from the famous "box" of parts????:flipa:

[tsunderl]

the dead rat will smell for 3 days- we've experienced it before.

Maybe yours, but the one we had lasted a week, seemingly forever!!!

[bra8ndy8]

why can't u just measure the diameter and got to lowes and pick up a tube.........thay carry all sizes!!

[rolloffhill]

Lowe's carries intake tubes now??? SWEET!!!

[bra8ndy8]

they carry pvc......would that not work????

[jjriotgrrl]

they carry pvc......would that not work????

i dunno if i could but i'll look next time i go in for tropicals:)

[rolloffhill]

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u195/rolloffhill/Funnies/n522306244_197290_3718.jpg

[tsunderl]

http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/neptune/Animated/Redx/redx001.gif

[bra8ndy8]

ohh ok...sorry...mine is a straight pipe....

[rolloffhill]

http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/neptune/Animated/Redx/redx001.gif

Fixed??

[bra8ndy8]

yes its fixed! blah.....I thought it was just the damn tube.....give me A BREAK! lol

[tsunderl]

Skipp, yes, you no longer have a red x... Just another pic of Chris.

Brandy... To the corner!

[biggin]

It will make it back to you one day....

one day...

Is that from the famous "box" of parts????:flipa:

[rolloffhill]

Or you could just throw it away...:confuzeld:

[biggin]

What is the fun in that?

Or you could just throw it away...:confuzeld:

[xtc]

What is the fun in that?

ditto that :D