I'm "fish sitting" for a friend and the filter (AquaTech 5-15) is making a LOUD

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grinding noise, constantly? Whats wrong with it? What should I do?
Thank you! I added a cup of water from the tank to the filter and it is as quiet as a mouse! Again, thank you.... I can go to sleep now!
 
I'm not familiar with AquaTech (do you mean AquaClear? Just checking. I know AquaClears) but basically it won't hurt the filter and would be beneficial if you take the filter apart and clean out all the parts.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT CLEAN THE FILTER MEDIA (sponge, ceramic rings, ceramic bits, plastic balls, floss, etc) WITH TAP WATER. If you must clean the filter media, just wave it around in some TANK WATER, not TAP WATER (empty a bit of the tank water into a bucket and swish it around in there). If you rinse it in tap water you will risk killing off the bacterial colony which is VERY BAD, high risk of killing all the fish.

You can wash the other bits of the filter in tap water though, like the casing, impellor, tubes, etc.

Make sure you read the directions for how to restart the filter, some of them need to be refilled with water before turning them on.
 
it probably has no water in it, pour a cup of the tank water in it and see if the noise stops, if that doesn't work call ur friend and ask
 
Is the water flowing out of it? Is the filter full of water? Normally when the filter has no water in it, it will grind like that. If that is the case try scooping some water from the tank and adding it to the filter. What kind of substrate are they using? I also found that with tanks with sand, sometimes the impeller gets sand in it and also makes a grinding sound. If that is the case you might need to unplug the filter, remove it and clean the motor/impeller out.
 
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