My 5 gallon fish tank water filter is messed up?

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Hi everyone. I have a 5 gallon fish tank, which I got in January. Just the other day the water filter (I guess motor) start making weird noises, so I turned it off and but a new filter cartridge in and turned it back on. It completely stopped working. It makes no noise and is obviously not filtering. I tried adding more water or moving around the filter cartridge but nothing works. People tell me those things don't usually die so quickly. Do you think its clogged? Can I fix it (and if I can, how do I?) or do I need to just by a new one?

Thanks!

Oh and I always change the filter cartridge every 2-3 weeks, and clean the gravel with a vacuum every Sunday.
 
see if you can take it back or replace it say it was broken if not start saving up your money for a new one
 
The motor could have burned up, or something may be caught in the impeller. Have you taken it apart yet?

If that filter has indeed kicked the bucket, I would suggest the mini internal filter meant for 1-5 gallon tanks now sold at Petsmart.
 
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