Tutorial - How To Clean A Quietflow's Motor

[Bruxes and Bubbles]

This may help your Aqueon Quietflow if -

- It is making a grinding noise.
- It is running slowly.
- It just needs to be cleaned.

What you will need -

- A sink
- Tweezers

Please remember never to plug your motor in dry, and to be careful not to get the electrical plug wet.


Step one - Remove the motor from the filter. There will be a little thing you can press to help release the motor from the filter - press this button and pull down.


Step two - Remove the filter intake/motor covering from the filter with the tweezers. This may take some time.


Step three - Remove the yellow (or white) part. This is the impeller. Grab a piece with the tweezers and tug it out.


Step four - Clean the impeller. Close the sink drain before you do this in case it slips. As you can see, mine had gunk and a hair on it, which caused the filter to run slowly. Also clean out the spot where the impeller sat by running that hole under the water. You can also clean the intake.


Step five - Put the impeller back, then snap the filter intake/motor covering back on.


Step six - Reattach the motor to the filter and turn it on.


Done!

 

[Fanatic]

Great informational thread!
I will consider doing this when I need to clean mine!

Right now, mine runs slowly anyway, because I put a cap on the intake tube. The part with the protected grid (where the water sucks into) is covered up because I broke that part.

I wouldn’t want any fish getting into there. Besides, my Cory got stuck in it while in QT.

 

[Bruxes and Bubbles]

Great informational thread!
I will consider doing this when I need to clean mine!

Right now, mine runs slowly anyway, because I put a cap on the intake tube. The part with the protected grid (where the water sucks into) is covered up because I broke that part.

I wouldn’t want any fish getting into there. Besides, my Cory got stuck in it while in QT.

Ah. Does it have holes in it or just a cap? Maybe you could use some pantyhose?

 

[Fanatic]

Ah. Does it have holes in it or just a cap? Maybe you could use some pantyhose?

Yeah, needed to find something better to use as a cover for now. The extensive tube that has the strainer like part on the end won’t stay attached.

 

[Bruxes and Bubbles]

Yeah, needed to find something better to use as a cover for now. The extensive tube that has the strainer like part on the end won’t stay attached.

Hm. I know of pantyhose, craft mesh, and possibly the steel mesh they use for attaching mosses to.

 

[Fanatic]

Hm. I know of pantyhose, craft mesh, and possibly the steel mesh they use for attaching mosses to.

Mom, I need to borrow some of your pantyhose for my fish tank.
Don’t worry, I’ll pre-wash them before I return them.

 

[corywand]

How do you clean out the intake tube itself? I have a ton of debris trapped in mine, and I can’t figure out how to get to it.
Edit: Never mind, I figured it out.
Edit again:
I found that I didn’t need tweezers to get the intake off, just some wiggling with my fingers.
The cord is tucked into a groove on the left side of the filter. I didn’t see that at first, and couldn’t figure out why only the right side was coming off. Turns out, you need to take the cord out of the groove first.

 

[Kenpachi]

I think this is a better solution nothing gets by to clog the filter and it protects the shrimp and little fry from getting sucked up in.

I think Fluval makes this its like 3 dollars

 

[FreshFish9]

I think this is a better solution nothing gets by to clog the filter and it protects the shrimp and little fry from getting sucked up in.

I think Fluval makes this its like 3 dollars View attachment 405489

I purchased this a week ago. Works great. Plus, the shrimp love clinging to it for a snack.

 

[NYCGOLD4]

I have the tetra whisper for my 20 gallon tank. It was a whisper now it has a motor sound . It came with the tank its made for up to a 40 gallon .so I have it on full blast for my 4 goldfish. A bubble stone also. Will get a bigger tank soon. Doing regular water changes more than once a week. Always good levels
Any suggestions on fixing this and what new setup what filter recommended. Minamum 50 gallon tank
It’s in my bedroom so noise is an issue.
Thanks
NYCGOLD4

 

[Nickguy5467]

i actually have that filter though ive never seen that shape intake pipe. perhaps another size. i still get grinding noise sometimes with nothing on the impeller i just turn it of then on again and play roulette pretty much and i use pre filters

 

[Missy97128]

I have the Quietflow 10 and noticed the bottom portion of the intake tube does not suck in debris but the top half of the intake tube does. Any ideas why debris doesn’t get sucked into the bottom portion?