Hi,
I was getting ready for bed tonight when I heard a loud pop and the sound of running water. For some reason, I at first thought it was the ice maker for my refrigerator, but then quickly realized it was from my tank! I thought it might be a loose connection for the feed pump to my chiller, but it was from my Eheim Ecco Canister filter! I quickly shut off all power and closed as many valves as I could find since I was in a slight state of panic.
I at first thought one of the connections had gone bad, but I saw that the top had popped off! After taking it to the sink, I realized the hinge where the handle attaches to the body just snapped off, causing the top to come off. Keep in mind my tank's only been running for around 2 months and I hadn't touched the filters since set-up (so it wasn't from me not putting the top back on correctly).
Has anyone heard of this happening before? I'm sooo relieved it happened while I was at home...if it had happened while I wasn't around, it probably would have drained most of my tank! Luckily I had my filters in a tray (for drips when cleaning filters) and I caught it fast enough that I only lost about 3 or 4 gallons, but I'm still a little frazzled.
I think it's my fault for having the filter in series with an Eheim 2217 and that the little Ecco couldn't take all the pressure? Shoot, just last week I was thinking I should take the Ecco off and use it as a carbon reactor for my new reef tank, too....
Anyways, does anyone know how to get in touch with Eheim? I tried their website and couldn't find contact info for them....
I also wanted to give aheads up to people...I don't think I'll go with another Ecco even though I love the priming and all that.... Looking at the hinge that broke, it's surprising how flimsy it is....
Thanks,
Thomas
I was getting ready for bed tonight when I heard a loud pop and the sound of running water. For some reason, I at first thought it was the ice maker for my refrigerator, but then quickly realized it was from my tank! I thought it might be a loose connection for the feed pump to my chiller, but it was from my Eheim Ecco Canister filter! I quickly shut off all power and closed as many valves as I could find since I was in a slight state of panic.
I at first thought one of the connections had gone bad, but I saw that the top had popped off! After taking it to the sink, I realized the hinge where the handle attaches to the body just snapped off, causing the top to come off. Keep in mind my tank's only been running for around 2 months and I hadn't touched the filters since set-up (so it wasn't from me not putting the top back on correctly).
Has anyone heard of this happening before? I'm sooo relieved it happened while I was at home...if it had happened while I wasn't around, it probably would have drained most of my tank! Luckily I had my filters in a tray (for drips when cleaning filters) and I caught it fast enough that I only lost about 3 or 4 gallons, but I'm still a little frazzled.
I think it's my fault for having the filter in series with an Eheim 2217 and that the little Ecco couldn't take all the pressure? Shoot, just last week I was thinking I should take the Ecco off and use it as a carbon reactor for my new reef tank, too....
Anyways, does anyone know how to get in touch with Eheim? I tried their website and couldn't find contact info for them....
I also wanted to give aheads up to people...I don't think I'll go with another Ecco even though I love the priming and all that.... Looking at the hinge that broke, it's surprising how flimsy it is....
Thanks,
Thomas