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You just have to push in the narrow end of it t tiny bit like dent it in below the lid . Not hard enough to break it but enough to push it in and lid will lift

Thank you for watching. You can purchase the original or Sicce pump from fish tanks direct.com. What I did was slow move the white tube back and forth (front of tank to the back of the tank) while pulling towards the filter end. But you have to remove or move the locking clip first. You should be able to slide the lock clip down towards the pump.

how high does the water level come up in the back? you use bio balls?

Since this is not the primary folder I clean both at the same time. But not at the s@me times as my main filters. However if it was the main filter I would rotate cleaning the filters.

I only use the up light when needed. Algae bloom, disease etc. I rarely use the up light. It’s a nice feature. But if you have plenty of beneficial bacteria it should take care of the tank.

Awesome I’m glad it worked out for you as well! Thanks for watching!

Thanks lol thanks for watching. Unfortunately all of my dogs have passed away. I had 3 chows and a cane corso.

Thank you very much and thanks for watching

Lol I’m starting to realize it. I think I might replace them with some better ones.

@@divineaquariums2774 FYI...i have had mine for about a week now.The last 48 hours it has finally stayed attached.The two sponges may need time to saturate,as in driftwood having airpockets.Not sure,but staying put now.Fingers crossed.

Seachem highly recommends you place your purigen before any filtration. Thanks for watching!

What’s feeding the good bacteria if you are taking out it’s food source in the first stage of filtration?

You should only use purigen after your tank is established and through the nitrogen cycle. I have over 15 Cory’s in there and catfish are very dirty fish. Keeping dirty fish can feed the cycle. But you gave me a possible new video topic! Thanks dude! I will give you full credit if I do decide to use it as a topic

In an hob I agree. But I can't say I agree with you on canisters or a filter like Sicce's Shark. In my Sicce Shark that is all I use. I stuff the crap out of that shark. As for the canister I place my carbon bags (usually 2 bags of chemipure elite) I still use a coarse and medium sponge with biomedia. Butone key point is the cost of buying it in bulk at Walmart instead of the same bag of filter floss that cost the same and has a quarter of the product just because it says aquarium on it. Thanks for watching.

That’s a great idea. I usually have a towel and use that to save my fingers. 😂

@@divineaquariums2774 it looks awsome filter but can you add extra pots to the 600? I want one lol

Yes you can

If you can put extra pods on the 600 that would be great,on sicce say only the 800 has this feature so a bit confused here lol

@@stewartfooter3580 My guess is that it "Might" be a smaller pump in the 600 and that's why they don't recommend it. You might over work the pump. But you can always buy the 800 and only use one pod?!?!

Thank you for watching. You can buy bacteria in a bottle. But technically adding more surface area will “feed” the bacteria. I.E. cause more to grow. I add cermedia bio balls and gems to the tank for more surface area to sprout more beneficial bacteria.

@@divineaquariums2774 not true ammonia is bacterias food

@@hakman239 if you look at my response it says “feed i.e. grow”. Meaning the more surface area there is the more bacteria will grow. In this context/analogy I’m using feed as grow. You wouldn’t put more ammonia in an established tank to make more beneficial bacteria grow. You add more surface area. Thanks for watching.

Awesome! I love how easy it is to remove the filter. And the suction cups are pretty impressive too.

Try tipping the canister back, forward and the side to side. Each direction for a few seconds. You’ll hear the bubbles escape. That always worked for me.

@@divineaquariums2774 Hi. That is fine I do that to remove existing air but it keeps sucking in more air from somewhere continuously and every few minutes keeps blowing air bubbles even after removing all the air by tilting it side to side.

Well my next guess would have been a connection issue. But since you are using Teflon tape that has been checked off the list. Although plumbers recommend 7-8 wraps around. Is there an air stone near (or too close) to the intake?

@@divineaquariums2774 Thanks. Yes I wrapped the tape round several times so that the lid fitted quite snugly. Also checked there is no airstone or bubblers near the intake. Also checked the inflow hose from the tank to the filter with a bright light to see if there are any tiny bubbles flowing through and non there as well. I have a transparent LW 604 prefilter before the water goes to the sunsun and checked that also with a bright light and there are no bubbles in the prefilter or flowing from the prefilter to the sunsun. It has me completely stumped. I will try reopening it and replacing the o-ring and see if it makes a difference.

@@divineaquariums2774 Hi I managed to find the air leak. I first replaced the o-ring but air still kept going in. Then I found it was entering from the swivel joint of the hose adapter on the input nozzle. I wrapped it from out with the teflon tape and air stopped going in. Its only a temporary fix as I was just trying to see if air was entering from there so will need to find a more permanent and stable solution otherwise will need to keep replacing the teflon tape everytime I service the canister. In case you have any suggestions for a permanent fix please let me know. Thanks. 🙏

Actually they do. Fish will urinate through their gills or through a "urinary pore." The latter eliminates urine that has been filtered via the kidneys. ( although not kidney shape) Saltwater fish will excrete most urine through the gills, while freshwater fish do so through the urinary pore.

Thanks for watching and the feedback. That’s interesting it didn’t keep your tank clear? But full disclosure I am running 2 704b’s with poly-fil and Seachems Purigen in one tray Chemi-Pure Elite with more poli-fil in the second tray and Seachems matrix in the third. I have replaced both because of a leaking o-ring. But 5 good years was well worth it. I know have 2 Sicce Whale 350’s on that tank.

That is a great idea to plum all three together. More filtration means more biological media. More biological media means less issues and a cleaner tank! Thanks for watching and the comments!

Yes and no. I did use the sponges. But I used Two Little Fishes Bio pellets as a moving bed filter. I was able to adjust the Venturi system. There’s an adjustable knob on the top. The reason for the high volume of bubbles is because I have an eco bio stone beside each air stone. Thanks for watching!

@@divineaquariums2774 hi I have a question about the shark filter ADV 800 Is this good enough for a 75 gallon tank

@@maverickworld8192 my personal opinion would be no. You would probably need 3-4 units. You could use it for polishing the water though. That’s what I use it for. I add poly filter to the shark and I get it from Walmart.You would be better off buying their whale canisters. I have two whale 350’s on a 55 gallon. One would work for my 55 gallon. But I like having the extra biological media. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

I have ordered a new mic and that should make the sound quality better. Thank you for the feedback.

I love it. Stay tuned! Spoiler alert! I have a video coming soon using it in a sponge filter for when your power goes out.

Yeah the top of mine broke as well. But last March the gasket on both filters failed and it was a 3 month wait. So I replaced them with two Sicce Whale 350 canisters. Videos coming soon. Thanks for watching

@@divineaquariums2774 thanks for your input , I switched for a aqua one nautilus 800.

I went with the 702’s because of the low flow. That tank had Angels and Discus in it. Otherwise I would have purchased the 704. Now I have two Sicce Whale 305’s on that tank.

What kind are you using? In the past I would look at the clarity of the water. With that being said, it depends on the brand thee AquaClear, and Marineland I cleaned once every 1-2 months. That is just rinsing the bio media and sponges in tank water.

You should be able to find a reducer at Home Depot or Lowe’s. I would take the hose and the top to the 604 to take out the guess work. You’ll need a reducer that fits the hose on one end and a 18mm hose on the other end. 18mm = 45/64 in or 18mm divide by 25.4 = .70866141732in. I hope this helps!?!?

I had to make adapters for my setup, I just went to the hardware store and made connections to fit the hoses, my 704's have the larger hoses like your 3000 does

I use this set up on my tank at work. It’s a Seaclear 50 gallon acrylic with the all in one filter. Since I travel for work and I’m not also there. It easier for my coworkers to replace paint ball CO2 tanks than the larger ones. I apologize if I misled you. Thanks for watching!

You will loose some flow (I did as well). I have poly-fil pillow filler in my prefilters, the SunSun sponges in the 603. The 702b has in the first tray 2 bags of chemipure elite. Second tray seachem matrix, third tray marine pure 1.5 spheres. So in summary try only having carbon and biological media in the 702b. Let me know how it works out! Thanks for watching!

@@divineaquariums2774 i guess i just wasn't expecting such a big drop in flow. I have the clear 603 filled with the sponges and some rings at the bottom. My 704 is filled with 5kg of biohome and the rings that came with it no sponges. I changed the 704 inlet and outlet for the hw3000's i thought they looked better and the eheim pre filter.

@@Wavey1-q3f yeah there is a significant drop. But I didn’t mind it because when I first set that tank up I had 6 angels and 6 discus fry in there. So a low flow was ideal for those style of fish.

It is an EcoPlus here is the link. www.chewy.com/ecoplus-round-air-stone/dp/163971