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Maplenoll Setup

I have a Ariadne Maplenoll turntable given to me by a friend. He had stored it in his garage for more than a few years and was looking for someone who would properly set it up and love it! Being disabled, setting the turntable up has been a slow-moving project but its now moving to the top of my list.

When I got it, it had what I suspect is a line filter in the pipeling before the tank (and one I think after the tank). When I tried, I could not blow air through either of the filters, they seemed clogged. I looked to replace them but I obviously do not know what to buy (or where to buy them). Can someone point me in the right direction for where to buy a replacement? I have scanned aquarium sites with no luck.

I am sure once I get the tubing worked out I will have a whole new set of questions!

Thanks
Neal
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I have no experience with that table, let me make that clear — but lots of experience trouble-shooting.
I'd suggest, as a first step, removing the filters completely, both of them — and connecting the tubing directly.
This way you can determine if the filters are the problem, or it lies elsewhere.
If it still seems clogged, bypass the tank.
This is no way to run the table long-term, just a way to find the specific problem, so you know what to fix.
It also seems to me that any similar filter that fits the tubing diameter would work — you don't have to find exact replacements.
I hope someone with more knowledge weighs in and corrects my errors. I don't think specific-Mapleknoll experience is needed, just some expertise with air-bearing arms.
Good luck, it will be a great turntable. Hope this helps a little...
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