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Planet Rena NEWSThe Planet Rena Blog will keep you up to date with the latest news from Rena and Mars Fishcare. Discover the best ways to setup and maintain your fountain, pond, water garden and aquarium for maximum enjoyment and minimum maintenance. Subscribe to the RSS feed below by clicking on the ORANGE Button and you'll never miss a thing! To see previous blog posts just click on the links below. Mar 8, 2010, My Rena Filstar XP2 sucks up the foodI have a 55 gallon aquarium and I feed bloodworms to the fish which are constantly being sucked up by the XP2 before they can get to them sometimes. Should Permalink -- click for full blog post "My Rena Filstar XP2 sucks up the food " Mar 8, 2010, Do I have a faulty top basket lid?.....I have a question for any Rena XP4 owners. Is the top lid that goes on the top basket suppose to seal down to the basket perfectly? I'm asking because Permalink -- click for full blog post "Do I have a faulty top basket lid?....." Mar 8, 2010, Rena Filstar XP3 won't start after running drymy filter is about 6 months old - it's the x3.When I was at work, my turtle knocked the intake apart and the filter ran dry, probably for several hours. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rena Filstar XP3 won't start after running dry" Mar 8, 2010, My inpellor "came apart." How can I assemble it back myself?My filter just stopped working and making noises. I had it for about 7 months. I opened the impellor area and noticed the impellor is loose. I pulled Mar 2, 2010, Rena XP3 primes but does not maintain water level in canisterafter i clean the rena xp3 and hook it back to the tank EMPTY.... It primes and everything is ok and then after a day or so there is only water filling Feb 23, 2010, Rena XP3 dishcharges white sediment after cleaning.Hi, i've owned Rena's for years and presently have 4 XP3's set up and running on various tanks. My question revolves around a white substance that shoots Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rena XP3 dishcharges white sediment after cleaning." Feb 21, 2010, Rena XP3 and XP4 has slow output after a few dayshave 100 gallon tank with an xp3 and xp4 and both are doing the same thing. system will prime and start and run fine after and cleaning however after. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rena XP3 and XP4 has slow output after a few days" Feb 21, 2010, How do I know if my rena filter is working?I just purchased a rena filter and I don't know how to tell if it is working. I think it is not. A: The best place to get answers to this type question Permalink -- click for full blog post "How do I know if my rena filter is working?" Feb 21, 2010, Filter doesn't pumpI recently replaced & cleaned the canister filter media in my rena filstar xp2 and the next day the input tube had come loose and the filter was sucking Permalink -- click for full blog post "Filter doesn't pump" Feb 16, 2010, Priming directions for the Rena XP4 Canister Filtercannot get it to prime properly A: View the Rena Filstar XP instructional video below to make sure your setup and startup is correct.XP instructional video Permalink -- click for full blog post "Priming directions for the Rena XP4 Canister Filter" Feb 16, 2010, xp3 runs for a couple of hours and then quits?my xp3 is about 2 and a half years old and it was working fine till about a week ago. now i prime it in the morning befoe i go to work and it starts up Permalink -- click for full blog post "xp3 runs for a couple of hours and then quits?" Feb 16, 2010, Please help me fix my Filstar XP3Hi. All of a sudden my XP3 has stopped working. I thought it was just clogged, and did a thorough cleaning, but it still does not work. It is making Permalink -- click for full blog post "Please help me fix my Filstar XP3" Feb 16, 2010, Leaking XP3 lidWe have had an XP3 for less than a year. In the last few months, we have had a problem where more water is leaking into and out of the lid — each water Permalink -- click for full blog post "Leaking XP3 lid" Feb 10, 2010, Rena Filstar XP2 discharging small particles after setupHi. I just set up my new xP2 tonight and when I plugged it in the aquarium filled with visible particles that made an increasingly dense haze in the water. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rena Filstar XP2 discharging small particles after setup" Feb 10, 2010, How do I clean the particles from the bottom of the tank?I have an XP2 in my 29 gallon turtle tank. I noticed that small particles and turtle waste fall to the bottom, on top of the gravel. The filter does Permalink -- click for full blog post "How do I clean the particles from the bottom of the tank?" Feb 9, 2010, Why is my XP3 not moving waterWhen I first plug it in it pumps for abut 2 seconds and then stops pumping. What could be causing this? The air is purged and I have disassembled the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Why is my XP3 not moving water" Feb 8, 2010, What filters should I be usingI have the large xp4 unit. I have fresh water tropical fish in a 120 gal. tank. About 30 fish in all, only 4 of them about 8 to 12 inches. the rest are Permalink -- click for full blog post "What filters should I be using" Feb 4, 2010, Energy UsageI have a Rena Filstar XP2 and I was wondering how much power/energy it is using to run. That Pet Place website said it was 16 watts/HOUR, but I wanted Permalink -- click for full blog post "Energy Usage" Feb 2, 2010, Questions about My Rena XP4 filterI have been running my XP4 for about 6 months in my 180gal. tank with no problems untill about 2 months ago. It is no longer filtering like it did when Permalink -- click for full blog post "Questions about My Rena XP4 filter" Feb 2, 2010, Is BioChem Zorb the same as Activated Carbon?would not having bio-chem zorb in the filfration system make the tank water green? only have carbon in the filter and the fish tank water is super green. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Is BioChem Zorb the same as Activated Carbon?" Jan 30, 2010, Rena Filstar XP has Rena Crystal, what is that?I recently purchased a XP3 for a 55 gal turtle aquarium, the literature says it includes a RENA Crystal pouch...but I can't find this on your site. Which Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rena Filstar XP has Rena Crystal, what is that?" Jan 29, 2010, My XP3 Leaks After a Few HoursHi, I recently cleaned out the filters and reinstalled everything back. I have done this many times. But last time, the pump works fine, but after a Permalink -- click for full blog post "My XP3 Leaks After a Few Hours" Jan 29, 2010, Rena Filstar XP-How often do you change the filter media?HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU REPLACE FILTER MEDIA POUCHES IN THE XP3 A: Good Question! The manufacturer, recommends that the chemical media, BioChem Zorb, be changed Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rena Filstar XP-How often do you change the filter media?" Jan 27, 2010, Rena Filstar XP3 included with my aquarium does not siphon water.when i bought a 125 gallon tank they included a rena xp3. The filter will pump water when i filled the filter but it will not suck up water. Do i Jan 27, 2010, Is it possible to repair the tank body on the XP3Recently I was looking behind my tank (225 gls) and I saw water squirting from the body of the Xp3. The hole is on the seam in the right front, There Permalink -- click for full blog post "Is it possible to repair the tank body on the XP3" Jan 22, 2010, Cloudy waterWhen I first purchased my XP4 filter it made my otherwise cloudy aquarium crystal clear (150 gal). I was very impressed. It has failed since the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cloudy water" Jan 21, 2010, Air running through the intake hoseI own an XP 3 that is 3 years old. I have not replaced any parts. I have a Rena smart heater attached to the intake. I am using the spray bar on Permalink -- click for full blog post "Air running through the intake hose" Jan 20, 2010, My filter xp2 makes a high pitched hum Why?I got A used xp2 and went to set it up on my forty gallon long. I assembled it empty to make sure it works ok. I trimed the intake hose but not the Permalink -- click for full blog post "My filter xp2 makes a high pitched hum Why?" Jan 18, 2010, What is the actual output of the xp 4?I remember seeing on the box the actual output on the box but I dont recall what it was. After all the media is put in the outflow changes. A: 190 Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is the actual output of the xp 4?" Jan 18, 2010, How does the Rena Filstar XP compare to the Hagen FluvalHow does it compare to Fluvial system? I need something easy to connect and disconnect when cleaning. A: You can find more information about this Permalink -- click for full blog post "How does the Rena Filstar XP compare to the Hagen Fluval"
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