That worked fantastically! Thanks so much for your video. I bought a SunSun 3 months ago and it took a solid two weeks of fiddling with it and watching RUclips videos to get it running (watched this one several times). Today I finally broke down and cleaned it out, expecting it to take hours at least to get it running again. But no, your method worked like a charm on the first try. Thanks so much!
Great video! I ordered the sunsun 703b. It's on its way, I'm all excited because out of all the years of fish keeping. It will be my first ever canister filter.
It's always easier to get a canister filter to prime if you have the output above the waterline so the air can escape. Great video. Might be the only one on youtube where it's done correctly.
I just ordered my first sunsun 303B and this is the best tip I've seen on RUclips yet. Thank you so much for sharing and as always do what you do if it works for you....New Subscriber
You can get new rubber seals from Amazon pretty cheap I have found over time the big on that is on the top of the canister gets worn out and needs to be replaced every so often
BRILLIANT Thank you so much dude. Couple of questions for you please. 1) Regarding the UV light, if I’m not using the actual bulb. Do I need to install the bulb cover tube? I just noticed it looks like yours is installed without the bulb. Is that correct please? Love your method of priming it, can I just visually wait until I see a few inches of water starting to fill the outlet hose, then switch it on?
after taking it apart i seen small drop of water inside the UV tube so i put some vaseline on it so far it seems ok i set the filer in a bucket because this morning when i woke up i had 5 gallon of water on my floor.
want to improve your setup? I used to run 304b's for a few years and then I was informed from another hobbiest the correct way to use these. Run a hw603b pre-filter inline with this one you have shown (302) or the 304b and then remove all the filter pads out of the bigger canister and just fill it with media. clean the pre-filter once a month or as needed. you will improve your filtration a lot and never have to open your main canister and disturb your benefical bacteria again. I do this now on a bigger scale, i run a cfs-1000 as my prefilter and another inline with a cfs 14i as my main filter, and both are clear so i can see what is going on inside. .02
I wish u would make a video so we can see what are u are talking about??? Sounds pretty cool..I would do anything to make my life easier..I am always having trouble with my filter system..sun sun 304B...PRIMING is a BITCH!!!
This was not my personal tank it was my parents and I advised them not to keep buying fish but they did it was out of my control. I would not recommend keeping this many fish in a 90 gallon.
pieces the fine filter pad are shooting out from the spray bar on my sunsun hw 403b back into my aquarium just change the fine pad the other day what should I do ??
your welcome it saves a lot of work as long as the intake hose keeps it siphon it works like a charm but even if it looses it and both intake and out put are clear of water you can still get it to auto prime just suck on the output and it will start the siphon back up and auto fill I am going to do a video on initial setup and also if the intake looses its siphon
My 304b canister is a bit noisy. Any ideas why? The water outflow will also occasionally decrease and then ramp up again. Any insight/help would be appreciated!
@@roxyqueen5076 yea i agree, people should stay away from sunsun, there noisy shit. myn has rattled since day 1 and no matter what i do it never goes away. drives me insane! worst canister ive ever had, cant wait to throw it in the bin and get something decent!
BoY860 yes I would recommend them and I run a 304b on this tank and the 75 gallon version sunsun and it stays crystal clear. it was cloudy in the video because I had taken the decor out and vacuumed the gravel.
Hey friend ..Isnt that tank a lil over crowded?? Them poor things dont have no place to live..like they are running into each other...wierd...do they fight??
byankos it's my mother's tank and I have told her that it's is overstocked many times she has finally stopped getting fish and I keep it clean and run 2 304b canisters chalk full of lava rock and added 2 wave makers and it works.
pete Stockbauer yes I found that sometimes the quartz uv tube comes in seated and can cause it to leak also if the trays don't go in level it can cause leaking.
just found out the o rings foe the quartz tube are #018 get the buno 70 material they seal alot better then the silicone.You can get a bag of 50 for 3 bucks i paid 9.75 for 2 of the silicone ones.
Hi Matt! I have a question about my sunsun canister filter is there a way to message you outside of RUclips? I’d like to send photos of the issue we’re having if possible!
That fillter will have a lot of air in it it will over heat the pump sooner or later. A good idea is to start it b4 you pit it back under the tank. And nicely rock it side to side and ull see a lot of air come out. . Only takes a few minutes to clear all the air.. For peace of mine a good habit
Tanay Sarkar depends with the number of fish you have and how dirty it will make the filter get.Normaly it should take you 1 month to clean a filter using the tank water so as to not kill the good bacteria
i still dnt know how to prime :( i just bought this canister. im used to hob where i put water in it before it runs. i guess thats priming. so i dnt have to put any water in the canister before starting it? i dnt want to burn the motor like i have read other people.. not sure how u burn a canister but dnt want it happening. pls help?
are you first setting it up? if so set it up empty do not plug it in until you do these steps. 1 run the input hose to the tank if the quick release on the canister is in the front closest to you the input is on the left and the outlet hose is the right one. 2 run the outlet hose but keep it above the water level of the tank and suck on it and the canister will start filling. 3 when the water appears in the output hose to almost water level of the tank plug it in and rock the canister back and forth a couple times to release trapped air.
+Matt's Aquariums forgive my lack of mental acuity on these, but when you said input.. is that the hose that sends water inside the canister? and output means hose that sends out water to the tank?
+Matt's Aquariums i guess i figured it out by reading the "diagrammatic representation" lol and sorry i ddnt paid attention to that output thing in ur vid. i watch around 2 am when i get home from work :) so it is better to have carbon/chemical on the top. then bio in middle. i noticed most vids have same setup.
I know this tank is my mom's and she wanted to keep the long invade she got another tank by you are absolutely right the shorter the head is the better the flow.
How reliable have you found the sun sun?...what really sux is that for you guys it is a good cheap option...not as cheap for us in Australia...Price for a sun sun HW303A is $195 and for a HW303B with UV is $225 and that does not include postage. .you guys pay not much more than $80 for these + free shipping.....
they nave not let me,my mom, or my grandfather down they have been running them for 2 years and I have been running them for 3+ years. Yeah we only pay $69 for them on eBay with uv. why are they so expensive there? import tax you would think it would be cheaper Australia is closer to China than the USA.
Matt's Aquariums Yeah...considering the amount of trade we do with china, they should be cheaper...we can get other cheapo ones but they are almost guaranteed to be crap...pretty much everything is more expensive...eheim classic 350 (2215) on ebay australia is $215 + $22 postage...a 3.5kg (7lb) bag of flourite red premium plant substrate is $35 + $8 postage....and I could go on...
You can get em cheaper in Aus. Got a 304b for under $100 on eBay. Some aquariums stock them too. Similar price in Brisbane. Mind you I saw a guy in the U.S. Who paid $39 for a slightly smaller one. Still had the UV light.
Matt's Aquariums Aussies are unfriendly to the Chinese that's why. And why you buy cheap knockoffs anyways go buy the German Eheims. Twice the money for the same performance.
I just fill mine with water not enough to flow over when I put cover on but it’s primed then if a few bubbles in airline tubes just pump a few pumps good to go.
I have never had a problem with the tank and it has been running for years. I use lava rock in the canisters and it works great. me personally would not have that many in there but it's my moms tank it's the 92 gallon version of the corner tank though.
That worked fantastically! Thanks so much for your video.
I bought a SunSun 3 months ago and it took a solid two weeks of fiddling with it and watching RUclips videos to get it running (watched this one several times). Today I finally broke down and cleaned it out, expecting it to take hours at least to get it running again. But no, your method worked like a charm on the first try. Thanks so much!
My arms were tired from pumping this canister, then I saw your video. THANK YOU!!
your welcome I was tired of that prime button lol
This is a likeable guy. Have watched a tonne of sunsun videos and none showed the "auto prime" technique 👍
I tried with no success to prime myself,then tried your way and Bang worked like a champ! Thanks
Great video! I ordered the sunsun 703b. It's on its way, I'm all excited because out of all the years of fish keeping. It will be my first ever canister filter.
It's always easier to get a canister filter to prime if you have the output above the waterline so the air can escape. Great video. Might be the only one on youtube where it's done correctly.
Most helpful video out there by far!!!!
I just bought one of these filters. I'm gonna try your method for priming. Seem like the best one I've seen so far here.👍
I just ordered my first sunsun 303B and this is the best tip I've seen on RUclips yet. Thank you so much for sharing and as always do what you do if it works for you....New Subscriber
great solution!! now if only my canister werent leaking....
You can get new rubber seals from Amazon pretty cheap I have found over time the big on that is on the top of the canister gets worn out and needs to be replaced every so often
Thanks for the tip. I'm getting my new filter tomorrow and I'm definitely going to do this. Getting that thing started has been such a pain.
Great job hey what size tank is that. I want to start a ciclid tank I just got a 60 gallon tank
Thanks for the tip.. i always had problems to prime it. Will definitely use this method
BRILLIANT Thank you so much dude.
Couple of questions for you please.
1) Regarding the UV light, if I’m not using the actual bulb. Do I need to install the bulb cover tube? I just noticed it looks like yours is installed without the bulb. Is that correct please?
Love your method of priming it, can I just visually wait until I see a few inches of water starting to fill the outlet hose, then switch it on?
after taking it apart i seen small drop of water inside the UV tube so i put some vaseline on it so far it seems ok i set the filer in a bucket because this morning when i woke up i had 5 gallon of water on my floor.
how long have you been using lava rock ? how often do you clean the filter?
want to improve your setup? I used to run 304b's for a few years and then I
was informed from another hobbiest the correct way to use these. Run a
hw603b pre-filter inline with this one you have shown (302) or the 304b
and then remove all the filter pads out of the bigger canister and just
fill it with media. clean the pre-filter once a month or as needed. you
will improve your filtration a lot and never have to open your main
canister and disturb your benefical bacteria again. I do this now on a
bigger scale, i run a cfs-1000 as my prefilter and another inline with a
cfs 14i as my main filter, and both are clear so i can see what is
going on inside.
.02
I wish u would make a video so we can see what are u are talking about??? Sounds pretty cool..I would do anything to make my life easier..I am always having trouble with my filter system..sun sun 304B...PRIMING is a BITCH!!!
Question
Lava rock is that replacing the bile balls? Does the lava rock help with nitrates and ammonia?
did you take out the plastic cap inside the uv ??attach to the lamp?
Best re-priming tip on RUclips!
Cleaver, I just got one of these and it was a nightmare to prime. Thanks for the tip.
This was not my personal tank it was my parents and I advised them not to keep buying fish but they did it was out of my control. I would not recommend keeping this many fish in a 90 gallon.
Best trick ever !!!
pieces the fine filter pad are shooting out from the spray bar on my sunsun hw 403b back into my aquarium just change the fine pad the other day what should I do ??
If you put a filter in the aquarium will it turn the tap water that's already in the tank into fresh water?
Shuai Zhou do you mean declorinate the water?
Thanks for the Tip Matt. I need to clean my SunSun and I will try this.
your welcome it saves a lot of work as long as the intake hose keeps it siphon it works like a charm but even if it looses it and both intake and out put are clear of water you can still get it to auto prime just suck on the output and it will start the siphon back up and auto fill I am going to do a video on initial setup and also if the intake looses its siphon
+Matt's Aquariums it would be very helpful if you would share this video and I would really appreciate it. 😁
How when I opened it up, the water does not flow into the bucket?
Hello you are using 2 sun sun on your aquarium?
My 304b canister is a bit noisy. Any ideas why? The water outflow will also occasionally decrease and then ramp up again. Any insight/help would be appreciated!
Yes I am beginning to think I should have bought a better filter system!! freaking sun sun is pissing me off!!! Piece of crap!!
@@roxyqueen5076 yea i agree, people should stay away from sunsun, there noisy shit. myn has rattled since day 1 and no matter what i do it never goes away. drives me insane! worst canister ive ever had, cant wait to throw it in the bin and get something decent!
Hi- does this come with media in the box.
i have the same size tank how clear do these filters keep the tank? would you recomend them
BoY860 yes I would recommend them and I run a 304b on this tank and the 75 gallon version sunsun and it stays crystal clear. it was cloudy in the video because I had taken the decor out and vacuumed the gravel.
Mine running very slow any idea why ?
Hey friend ..Isnt that tank a lil over crowded?? Them poor things dont have no place to live..like they are running into each other...wierd...do they fight??
Is this filter quite? I would like to buy one but don't what to end up with noisy filter.
they are quiet the only Nicole noise I get is the return in the tank
Matt, very helpful. Thanks!
It worked thank you so much.
Will definitely try that Thx for sharing
Where did you get your bowfront?
Mate!!! Your tank needs more fish!!! The fishes elbows aren't touching each other yet!!!
byankos it's my mother's tank and I have told her that it's is overstocked many times she has finally stopped getting fish and I keep it clean and run 2 304b canisters chalk full of lava rock and added 2 wave makers and it works.
Lmao
did you have any trouble with them leaking around the top i have a 304b it just started leaking had a mess when i woke up this morning
pete Stockbauer yes I found that sometimes the quartz uv tube comes in seated and can cause it to leak also if the trays don't go in level it can cause leaking.
Tried of messing with it ordered a new filter
hey mate what's the size of your fish tank ?
Thanks, your video is very helpful.
Thank you, I am glad that I could help out.
i never have a problem priming mine...i just let it fill up and plug it in. Sometimes i need to rock it a little and it takes off from there.
I primed mine. It filled with water.. I plugged it in and it started leaking from where the lid attaches. Thoughts?
You over filled with water, don't fill past the top tray
Genius, I’m going to try that, I can get mine working could be that I filled the canister with water first pumped and it’s doing nothing
do you know if the filter pads for the Sunsun are the same size for all the Canister Filter series? For example hw-304/hw-404b/hw-704b
no they are not but I just use polyester pillow stuffing
Yes they are mike 304b/404b/704b
u can over stock if u keep up with filtration and water changes
hell no
just found out the o rings foe the quartz tube are #018 get the buno 70 material they seal alot better then the silicone.You can get a bag of 50 for 3 bucks i paid 9.75 for 2 of the silicone ones.
how many fish you in that tank?
Hi Matt! I have a question about my sunsun canister filter is there a way to message you outside of RUclips? I’d like to send photos of the issue we’re having if possible!
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There are several which is you lol
Starts to get sexy at 3:33 . Nice tip though, I will do that instead of prime.
Keith R sorry lol
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No, but I a cable guy that does plumbing :]
Yeah, anytime skin is shown it totally has to do with sex!
The human body is one big piece of sex.
Lol...lube that crack?
Does water come out of both sides ?
Thanks a lot mate that saved me a lot of hassle !
Really helpful, thanks!
Nice priming tip
thanks
very helpful vid thanks
Good job
That fillter will have a lot of air in it it will over heat the pump sooner or later. A good idea is to start it b4 you pit it back under the tank. And nicely rock it side to side and ull see a lot of air come out. . Only takes a few minutes to clear all the air.. For peace of mine a good habit
Great tip. Just subbed.
thanks for the sub I will be putting up some new videos here soon I have been busy with classes.
How long I can use without cleaning the filter ?
Tanay Sarkar depends with the number of fish you have and how dirty it will make the filter get.Normaly it should take you 1 month to clean a filter using the tank water so as to not kill the good bacteria
Thats cool azz hell u got that stared like that im gonna give that try nice video👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎👏👏
Thanks man I needed this info :)
That water sound..That's a lot of fish. Why stock so many fish?
Enormous Pleco!
i still dnt know how to prime :( i just bought this canister. im used to hob where i put water in it before it runs. i guess thats priming. so i dnt have to put any water in the canister before starting it? i dnt want to burn the motor like i have read other people.. not sure how u burn a canister but dnt want it happening. pls help?
are you first setting it up? if so set it up empty do not plug it in until you do these steps. 1 run the input hose to the tank if the quick release on the canister is in the front closest to you the input is on the left and the outlet hose is the right one. 2 run the outlet hose but keep it above the water level of the tank and suck on it and the canister will start filling. 3 when the water appears in the output hose to almost water level of the tank plug it in and rock the canister back and forth a couple times to release trapped air.
+Matt's Aquariums forgive my lack of mental acuity on these, but when you said input.. is that the hose that sends water inside the canister? and output means hose that sends out water to the tank?
+Matt's Aquariums i guess i figured it out by reading the "diagrammatic representation" lol and sorry i ddnt paid attention to that output thing in ur vid. i watch around 2 am when i get home from work :) so it is better to have carbon/chemical on the top. then bio in middle. i noticed most vids have same setup.
+Little Baby Cow yeah sponges at the bottom bio in the middle and chemical on top
Cool thanks
Would help out with water flow of u cut ur hoses
I know this tank is my mom's and she wanted to keep the long invade she got another tank by you are absolutely right the shorter the head is the better the flow.
How reliable have you found the sun sun?...what really sux is that for you guys it is a good cheap option...not as cheap for us in Australia...Price for a sun sun HW303A is $195 and for a HW303B with UV is $225 and that does not include postage. .you guys pay not much more than $80 for these + free shipping.....
they nave not let me,my mom, or my grandfather down they have been running them for 2 years and I have been running them for 3+ years. Yeah we only pay $69 for them on eBay with uv. why are they so expensive there? import tax you would think it would be cheaper Australia is closer to China than the USA.
Matt's Aquariums Yeah...considering the amount of trade we do with china, they should be cheaper...we can get other cheapo ones but they are almost guaranteed to be crap...pretty much everything is more expensive...eheim classic 350 (2215) on ebay australia is $215 + $22 postage...a 3.5kg (7lb) bag of flourite red premium plant substrate is $35 + $8 postage....and I could go on...
You can get em cheaper in Aus. Got a 304b for under $100 on eBay. Some aquariums stock them too. Similar price in Brisbane. Mind you I saw a guy in the U.S. Who paid $39 for a slightly smaller one. Still had the UV light.
Matt's Aquariums Aussies are unfriendly to the Chinese that's why. And why you buy cheap knockoffs anyways go buy the German Eheims. Twice the money for the same performance.
Don't buy it if it costs that much. Here it only costs 50-90 bucks.
hey im new to your channel... subbed to you... tank looks good
thanks this is actually my moms tank I take care of it for her.
I just fill mine with water not enough to flow over when I put cover on but it’s primed then if a few bubbles in airline tubes just pump a few pumps good to go.
Plumbers crack! Lol.
I had one and mine was junk.went back to a sump Filtration system
I think you should put more fish in the tank ....
ty! save me some sore arms lol!
Mom has a lot of fish in that tank
yes she does she has finally stopped buying fish but they still like to reproduce.
Put a quarter in the slot, lol!!!
You best get that filter plugged in fast, looks like someone poured a gal of milk in your tank, nasty!!!
That's what happens when you clean your tank and rocks it suspends stuff in the water column. It clears up quickly.
4:38 not sure if that is your back or your but...lol
crack kills
Nice crack
Canister filters are too damn complicated. I'll stick with my HOB'S.
oh oh too many fish in that tank.
I have never had a problem with the tank and it has been running for years. I use lava rock in the canisters and it works great. me personally would not have that many in there but it's my moms tank it's the 92 gallon version of the corner tank though.
African cichlid tanks are better when overcrowded as it disperses aggression.
Not at all, especially with all that filtration. He's good!
Here Kitty Kitty....2:32