Help with new water pump please!

[onitap]

So after a LOT of saving and money spending I thought I was finally ready to upgrade my snake into his new tank (55 gal.) I was very excited and spend around $100 buying stuff to make it both appealing to the eye, and comfortable for him. I bought a Duetto 100 submersible Power Filter so he can have some water flow in there, and followed the instructions as they said. The problem is that when I connect the filter, I can hear the motor working, and I can FEEL the vibrations but there is NO water being pumped through! What am I doing wrong? I spent $40.00 on this thing and I don't want it to be in vain.

Any suggestions?

[kitedemon]

That is a submersible pump isn't it? does it need to be fully underwater to prime? It sounds like it isn't priming at all.

[onitap]

Thanks for your reply! As it turns out it IS a submersible pump and just as i had submitted this question, my mom dropped the pump in our fish tank and BAM problem solved.
Thanks again!

[Pyrate81]

One step further with Kitedemon's thoughts: some submersible filters need more than an inch of water covering them to prime and work properly.

[mackynz]

I bought a Duetto 100 submersible Power Filter so he can have some water flow in there, and followed the instructions as they said.

As it turns out it IS a submersible pump and just as i had submitted this question, my mom dropped the pump in our fish tank and BAM problem solved.

You answered your own question in your own post