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December 29th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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noisy filter!
hi everyone. I just setup my 55gal and its beginning to cycle! the problem is its in my room, and the filter is quite loud.
can i turn the filter off at night? or is their another solution?
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December 29th, 2007
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Galactic Overlord
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What type and brand of filter is it?
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December 29th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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its a whisper power filter 60
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December 29th, 2007
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Galactic Overlord
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Is it new?
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December 29th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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oh... urgh... I had a whisper 60 too, and by no means does it live up to its name... mine was so loud I heard it even from the other room. I changed filters because I couldnt stand the noise. I replaced it with a marineland penguin 350, much more quiet, better filter.
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December 29th, 2007
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Moderator
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I have a whisper 20 and a whisper 60, both of which are very quiet other than the occasional water splashing if the level in the tank drops too much. Same question as Dino...is it new?
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December 29th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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yea its brand new. i dont know how much of this i can take, i might go buy a new filter
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December 29th, 2007
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If you haven't already, pull the intake tube completely off and re-seat it to be sure it is snugly in place. If that doesn't work...shoot it I guess. I've not experienced this with mine.
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December 29th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Is your tank level up all the way? that might be it
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December 30th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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 Might be a defective unit - ours is quiet. |
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December 30th, 2007
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King of Curt
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We get so used to the sounds of filters and air pumps in the fishhouse that I don't even notice them anymore, but if you can't fiddle with it to get it to be quieter and prefer quietness it wouldn't be hard to replace it, or contact the company for ideas about why it may not be quiet.
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December 30th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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thanks for the advice, i think its running normal, its just a big filter so its gunna b louder then my whisper 20 was
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December 31st, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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i would suggest making sure the propeller is in proper in my emporer if the in take tube isnt in right its loud. I if i put it in right then its fine.
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January 16th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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if anyone is still reading this thread...
i just got my hands on a whisper 20, I think it is the noisiest thing in the house... WAY louder than even my dishwasher or the tooodler running around playing. Hubby and I took it apart wondering if there wasn't something wrong... nothing wrong.. just loud. I'll be replacing mine.
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January 17th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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i suggest going with a marineland product bio wheel its kinda noisey but one of the best fitler you can buy most of the noise is from the bio wheels being sprayed by water.
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January 17th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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If you get the Penguin version of the bio wheel (vs the Emperor), the wheels arent sprayed, they are just fed by the filter output, and are less noisy.
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January 18th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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yes that is true i didnt think about that.
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January 18th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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And even the Emperors aren't loud -- I have two 280s on my 56g, and you can barely hear them even when the room is otherwise completely quiet.
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