AQUATOP Tips & Tricks: Keeping Your Canister Filter Primed

Having trouble priming your canister filter? Or do you have trouble keeping your canister filter primed? Check out our "Tips & Tricks" Videos which are designed to give you insightful information on the proper use of our AQUATOP products, so you can spend less time troubleshooting, and more time enjoying your aquatic life.

[cchornomud]

I was going nuts cuz I couldn't get it to work!  And I watched your tilting trick, completely pleased!  thanks very much!!!!

[nolanp]

This was exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you, I got it running in five minutes, after watching your

[NoCDAtty]

Thank you so much. I was able to figure out what was wrong with my new filter after viewing your video. I ended up replacing the intake piping which I could not get airtight (even after capping the skimmer) with a very short length of tubing ending with the intake strainer. It did take a couple minutes of pumping even after that, though.

[BenOchart]

I fill my SunSun 302 (exactly like an AquaTop) to an inch from the brim with tank water, reattach the motor and hoses, open the lines and plug in. I never have to touch that blue button, it just starts right up. I will rock the unit back and forth to get the air bubbles out, but I don't need to mess with the prime button at all.

[dennisc]

If you use the water skimmer, you will have to reprime when a water change is being done or just cap it until you are done changing the water.

[majorshooterfromindia]

You are my saviour sir, thanks a bunch !!!

[gazcox]

is it best to have inlet and outlet pipes at either end of tank or same end?

[citation]

Since this is a 3 stage filter, What media goes where ? Guessing Carbon on very bottom, ceramic in the middle and bio balls up top ?

[noni]

Im so confused. I got told it didnt necessarily need to be below the tank. I got a kiddy pool with turtles inside and i tried everything and it doesnt work. The kiddypool isnt above ground tho. What should i do

[TheCrashdawg]

hello. i have the cf-300. i have always taken the impeller out when doing a clean.This last time i did this we cant get the impeler cap to go back on.i actually busted an impeller shaft trying to get the lid back on.I Just received a new impeller i purchased from True aqua. We are not anle to get the cap to go in flush, Do these have a habbit of warping or anything? let me know if you have heard of this problem, Thanks

[brandywilliams]

How do you change the uv sterilizer bulb???

[citation]

Do you fill this with water then prime it ? No instructions in the box !

[gazcox]

just bought inlet/outlet pipework and replaced odd tubing but now I cannot get rid of air bubbles, driving me nuts

[stevenschuemann]

How many times should I need to depress the pump, before it starts doing it, itself?

[philipwatts]

Ive had this filter and it drove me mad! I would not go near one again very noisy and cheap & nasty parts