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Post by davidtcb1 on Feb 23, 2012 17:07:45 GMT -6
Put one of the new Fluval 306s on my 75 gallon tank today. Overall easy setup and it's pushing water like a champ! Came with filter pads, a tray of ceramic rings and two carbon pouches. These new models have the priming pump feature but I never got the filter to fully prime using that, so I had to take the in/out piece out and start a siphon myself, let it run onto a towel until I could get it closed and back in place; then the canister filled the rest of the way with no problem and started running.
So far I'm pleased.
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Post by plecoman on Feb 23, 2012 19:29:33 GMT -6
I found that my Fluval's would start better by filling the canister with water before putting the lid back on. At most I only had to pump the prime handle a couple of times.
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Post by davidtcb1 on Feb 23, 2012 19:42:27 GMT -6
Yep. I will from here on. This is the first time I've set one up out of the box so I went by the book.
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Post by charden on Feb 24, 2012 22:45:52 GMT -6
I just installed a fluval 306 and the prime button worked fine.
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Post by davidtcb1 on Feb 25, 2012 8:05:25 GMT -6
I could never get it to siphon fully, so that's why I just went with the old school method eventually. Probably never have to do it again unless for some reason I have to take the entire filter off the tank for some reason.
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