Is There Such A Thing As A Big And Quiet Filter?
#1
Posted 13 August 2012 - 10:38 PM
I want a canister filter that can filter a 6x2x2 and I don't hear it running at night time, as the tank is in the room next to my bed.
Can I get some recommendations? Even if it means running 2 canisters on the one tank?
Thanks
#2
Posted 13 August 2012 - 10:49 PM
#3
Posted 13 August 2012 - 11:11 PM
I also had a pond canister with an eheim compact 3000 pushing it and that was completly silent you could put your head next to it and no hear a thing. Wish I still had it
#4
Posted 13 August 2012 - 11:21 PM
Failing that, as heat buildup is not such a prob in filters, you could always wrap it in something to muffle the sound.
#5
Posted 13 August 2012 - 11:42 PM
#6
Posted 13 August 2012 - 11:52 PM
#7
Posted 14 August 2012 - 08:36 AM
#8
Posted 14 August 2012 - 09:48 AM
#9
Posted 14 August 2012 - 10:26 AM
You cant go wrong with a 2080 mate they are seriously bloody good. Saw them at aquotix the other day for around the $1000 mark with media. 10% discount and youre laughing.
#10
Posted 14 August 2012 - 02:33 PM
Edited by Jason82, 14 August 2012 - 02:34 PM.
#11
Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:01 PM
#12
Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:30 PM
Did u buy your 2080 new?
#13
Posted 14 August 2012 - 10:41 PM
#14
Posted 14 August 2012 - 10:56 PM
#15
Posted 15 August 2012 - 06:31 AM
#16
Posted 15 August 2012 - 08:17 AM
#17
Posted 15 August 2012 - 08:39 AM
#18
Posted 20 August 2012 - 07:38 PM
Can get them cheaper online aswell if last resort.
#19
Posted 20 August 2012 - 08:14 PM
ehiem are good quality filters, but you can pay a pretty dime for them, and yet i feel that every ehiem i have had the flow rate seems to decrease over time, pecoltia on here has had one for 15 years still going strong but they just dont make them like that any more......the FX5 is the flagship for fluval IMO, the G series are just a load of wank.
$450 - $500 isnt a massive price to pay for an FX5 considering its media quantity and flow rate, if you can get it silent again it would be worth your while. I have read of other people with FX5's having noise problems, some people cleaned there lines and that solved the problem, with the ribbed hoses and any growth on the inside, due to the mass flow rate it can make a noise .
Edited by Hypanheaven, 20 August 2012 - 08:17 PM.
#20
Posted 20 August 2012 - 09:03 PM
Also, it's really surprising how easy it was to clean this filter. See how I go for a while. Any more sleepless nights though, and I'll be putting an eheim on the credit card
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