[Kathy60]

Hello, I recently purchased a used 55 gallon aquarium and am in the process of setting it up as a freshwater tank. It came equipped with a 350 magnum canister and a 350 penguin bio wheel. My problem is that there were no directions included.
I've made several trips to the petstore to ask questions and they have been extremely helpful so far. Everything seems to be working except the magnum 350. I filled the canister with water to the line, hooked up the hoses, opened the valves and plugged it in......it started running but I don't see any water moving through the hoses.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If I ever get this working and get to the point where I can actually have fish I plan to post some pictures to share.
Thanks in advance,
Kathy

 

[Kathy60]

Thank you! I ended up taking it all apart to make sure I had it put together correctly and rinsing it out. When I hooked it back up and turned it on it started pumping water. :lol:
I'm printing the directions you sent too, figured I might need those someday. I'm not all that good at finding information on the internet, but I sure am glad I found this site!
Next weekend my grandson and I are going to go pick out some fish for my tank. I'm thinking maybe some catfish, a couple of silver dollar fish, and some neon tetras. I don't know what else yet.
Even without the fish yet, this is so much fun I wonder why I never got involved with aquariums before.

 

[Kathy60]

no I really don't fully understand the process of cycling. Can you explain it to me? I did add some Bacteria Supplement that the guy at the store told me would help my tank cycle faster.

 

[Kathy60]

Ok, I read the article on cycling, I understand now why a friend at work told me to use some of the gravel from my established 5 gal tank. Sounds like it might be a few weeks longer than I had thought before we add any fish.