Quiet Hob For 20 Gallon?

Hello all, I have a penguin 100 bio wheel and I am totally ready to give up on it. Its SO loud, or just making odd noises for no apparent reason. I check inside frequently and the space where the propeller is housed is always clear so I have no idea what's wrong with it. Any of you guys know any fairly cheap quiet HOB filter that I can replace it with? Appreciate any advise.

 

This is one of my favorites, I don’t have it, but it has great reviews, and it’s WISPER!

 

My husband complains about our 2 Aquaclears, I like the falling water. But just got an Aqueon Quiet flow? SO quiet. Did re-rig the inside w extra sponge. It's just a 10 but working fine it seems. Lifetime guarantee it says? Guessing similar to Tetra as they look alike.

 

Aqueon quietflow 30, or aquaclear 50

 

Apparently Aqueon quietflow seems like a good choice!

 

I use acquaclears on all my tanks and they are dead silent. I sometimes need to check to see whether they are on.

 

My 2x Aquaclear 30's are quiet and hold a lot of media.

My vote is an AC30 or AC50.

 

Marineland penguin 200b would be the best those Aquaclear filters doesn't restart if you have a power loss.

And the trick to a quiet filter is a higher water level.

 

thanks for all the ideas! the issue isn't with splashing water at all though. it the impeller constantly rattling and I can't seem to stop it. vaseline is a pretty temporary fix, it gets loud after only a few hours. Ill look at all of these

 

One thing I like about the Aquaclear over the Aqueon is you can raise or lower the flow. At least on my Aqueon 10 I can't.

 

Jimmie93 , all 4 of my Aquaclears restart without issue when I unplug them.

On my 75g, I routinely unplug my AC110 when I feed.

A few minutes later, I plug it back in and it starts instantly

 

I have experimented with getting the Aquaclears to restart after a power outage. The water has to be down over 4 inches to start seeing a no start issue. I can't stand letting my tanks get that low because the waterfall is way too loud.

 

I have had some always restart and 1 maybe 2? (one in the past?) that always stop and need a time out first before coming back for me. I bought another 30 for another tank which I am holding off on and then swapped it. Thank goodness. Now the Pausing filter is a backup.

 

I had one I had to use a pencil to restart. I finally tore it down and had sand on the impeller shaft.

 

thanks for all the ideas! the issue isn't with splashing water at all though. it the impeller constantly rattling and I can't seem to stop it. vaseline is a pretty temporary fix, it gets loud after only a few hours. Ill look at all of these

You probably have a damaged propeller sand and rock particles get in and break parts of the magnet making it go off track. But you can actually new a propeller instead of replacing the whole filter sometimes it is cheaper depending on the model.

 

Big fan of the Fuval C series. I would defiantly check them out.

 

thanks for all the ideas! the issue isn't with splashing water at all though. it the impeller constantly rattling and I can't seem to stop it. vaseline is a pretty temporary fix, it gets loud after only a few hours. Ill look at all of these

Vaseline is the wrong thing to use. Petroleum products damage seals and are not good for fish. You need to use 100% silicon lube. Remember to do the pins on the wheels as well. I do this once a month.