[JBosley]

Hey!
I currently have a Tetra Whisper filter in my 15 gallon divided tank and one in my 5 gallon tank. I am finding them VERY loud and annoying :-? Unfortunately my tanks have to be in my room! So I am searching for a quieter filter, that works really well :-D

Suggestions? I am willing to order it online as well, if need be! As I am in Canada, and have very limited selections for pet stores in my area :-(

 

[Fin2you]

I have 3 Tetra internal Whisper filters & 1 airfed Whisper. I hate the airfed one, I find it way too loud & the thing is always vibrating. But it's for my 2gal cube which is my quarentine tank. The internal ones I love, they're quiet, easy to calm the water output. by just putting a small filter sponge on the top!

 

[JBosley]

I have 3 Tetra internal Whisper filters & 1 airfed Whisper. I hate the airfed one, I find it way too loud & the thing is always vibrating. But it's for my 2gal cube which is my quarentine tank. The internal ones I love, they're quiet, easy to calm the water output. by just putting a small filter sponge on the top!

Thanks for the suggestion! Going to gather more opinions

 

[Fin2you]

Oh another thing the new internals have a bioscrubber, I love it!

 

[Mo]

I love Marineland bio wheel filters. they are very Quiet. I find them along with sponge filters the Quietest that work most efficiently. good luck!

 

[JBosley]

I love Marineland bio wheel filters. they are very Quiet. I find them along with sponge filters the Quietest that work most efficiently. good luck!

Thanks! I've heard mixed reviews about the bio wheels :-?

 

[Mo]

They havnt seem to broken down on me and the help alot with excess tannins. I dont like using tannins in my show tank as people see it as beeing dirty

 

[JBosley]

They havnt seem to broken down on me and the help alot with excess tannins. I dont like using tannins in my show tank as people see it as beeing dirty

Sounds good! I'll keep the biowheel in mine :-D

 

[Mo]

cool! i would love to hear your experiences with this filter as well.

 

[JBosley]

cool! i would love to hear your experiences with this filter as well.

I will definitely write a review on whatever one I choose ;-)

 

[Mo]

Okay. Have you also thought about the Tetra brands. I use an external tetra PF-10 on my 10 gallon. maybe there is a larger size

 

[Hallyx]

....I find them along with sponge filters the Quietest ....

Could you please suggest a sponge filter which is truly quiet. The drone of the air pump drives me insane.

My Hagen Elite Mini is acceptably (as a benchmark) quiet.

 

[Mo]

The air pump? Well my air pump is very quit an you can barely hear it at all. Unless it is leaning up against something. I can't particularly remember the brand/model of both the pump, and the filter itself

 

[CytoEric]

I like the AquaClears...I have an AquaClear and a Penguin 200 on my goldfish tank, and I think the AquaClear is much quieter. Those two brands are the only two I have any experience with though...

 

[Thunderloon]

Sponge filters. Absolutely no competition. You can run airline from another room or even stick the air pump hanging off a coat-hanger inside a box lined with styrofoam.

The fact that they're cheap, aerate AND produce a nice circulation without having a jetting return flow makes them almost as good as a NPT.

 

[JBosley]

I've been told about Tetra filters, haven't heard anything about the Hagen.

I really want to avoid an air pump! I have NEVER heard a "quiet" air pump, so I'd rather not have one if I can avoid it. :-?

Has anyone heard of the Aqueon Quiet Flow filter, or the Fluval Underwater Filter?

 

[Mo]

I honestly have not used or heard of both, but every single air pump I've had isn't loud unless it is vibrating against something. Such as leaning up against a wall while sitting on top of a table.

 

[JBosley]

I honestly have not used or heard of both, but every single air pump I've had isn't loud unless it is vibrating against something. Such as leaning up against a wall while sitting on top of a table.

The 2 I have, even sitting on a carpeted floor they are annoying :shock:

 

[Fin2you]

my friend loves the Aquion filters. Infact when I bought a tank kit it came with 1 and she begged me for it. I wasn't going to use it anyways b/c I love my tetra whisper internals!

 

[JBosley]

my friend loves the Aquion filters. Infact when I bought a tank kit it came with 1 and she begged me for it. I wasn't going to use it anyways b/c I love my tetra whisper internals!

Thanks! I'll have to keep the Aqueon in mind