Question: Filters?

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Both of my filters died this week. I've been messing with them trying to restart them, but it isn't working. My 20 US gal tank has killed two filters in the last three months now, one of which I had already had for eight months with absolutely no trouble, and it's only a temporary tank! So while I'm trying to figure out what to do about that filter, my 40 US gal tank's filter died this morning. Any recommendations on filters?

By the way, could it be the sand in the tank? Before I added sand, I had no trouble with my first filter. It died a month after I added sand though.
 
it could be possible that some of the grains of sand are magnetic. if that's the case, they will stick to the impeller and cause excessive wear.

try running a magnet through the sand and see if anything sticks to it.

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also make sure that the impeller sits flush in the housing and that there is nothing tangled around it.
 
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Thanks. I'll check that today and post the results.
 
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