Fluval 303

[Chopperman]

I did some maintenance on my fluval 303 the other day. Media, Clean the impeller and such. When I put it back together and primed it all seemed well no visible leaks or anything, like so many times before. Well this time 24hrs later I noticed damp areas on the hardwood that the stand and aquarium sit on and low and behold the bucket the filter sits in is full. So now I have warped hardwood that Im hoping may dry out somewhat flat. So a quick note to people that may have one of these, Make sure the connections are tight and the O-ring is seated. Or maybe just dont put an aquarium on hardwood.

Adam

[sicklid]

Your last statement would be most accurate, however my advice is to place a larger container like a plastic wash basin or a rubbermaid container under the canister filters for a day or so after reinstalling to ensure there are no leaks. You can call that hardwood floor insurance.....actually I would do that anywhere as unwanted water anywhere is not good. As for your floor , don't panic they can be repaired (if it needs to be) and it isn't that expensive.

[darrin34]

i had a fluval 405 leaked out a quarter of my 170 i talked to the fluval guy at pisces pets in calgary he even said they were a junky filter .

[Jo3l]

you gotta make sure there is no water in the small gap where the main seal slides into. If you leave water in there it makes a small syphon that slowly leaks a small steam out the side.

[MarkoD]

my 404 leaked once.... i got a new seal for it and now its good most of the time.

but now i put the fitler inside a bucket, and check it every few days. if it leaks, it'll leak into the bucket

[Chopperman]

Its in a bucket right now seems to be OK but I'll be waiting for a Rena to go on sale, I have one running on a different tank and it just seems better and easier too.

[BettaFishMommy]

i love my rena canisters. don't think i'd go with any other type/brand.

[sicklid]

I currently have running 1 -203 1-304 2-305's and 1-405 and none of them are or have ever leaked.