Question for Ingrid about Whisper 3

[Newbie Bill]

I have noticed on several of your suggestions and Puregold you typically
suggest 2 Whisper 3 filters. I would like to know why you prefer them to a
bio wheel. The Penguin 330 can be had for almost the same price online. I
also have heard some glowing reports on the Aqua Clear, which is apparently
very similar to the Whisper, but will a larger chamber. Any feedback there?
As usual, I am not questioning your suggestions, just trying to learn:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

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well, cheap is a great consideration. but their bags have a lot greater surface area
than a biowheel. it does need to be rinsed out once in a while (much less after I
started feeding high quality, low residue food). I tried the aqua clears (I think),
they are similar to whispers, but I didnt like them as much, not as easy to clean,
lost prime and didnt restart automatically after the power went out. noisier.
I know there are other great filters, but I also like the hang on teh back completely
open to air.
Ingrid

"Newbie Bill" > wrote:

>I have noticed on several of your suggestions and Puregold you typically
>suggest 2 Whisper 3 filters. I would like to know why you prefer them to a
>bio wheel. The Penguin 330 can be had for almost the same price online. I
>also have heard some glowing reports on the Aqua Clear, which is apparently
>very similar to the Whisper, but will a larger chamber. Any feedback there?
>As usual, I am not questioning your suggestions, just trying to learn:)
>Thanxx
>Bill Brister - Austin, Texas
>



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[Kay]

I have alot of whisper filters and airpumps. I also have 330's. I love
the whisper and thier bags. I have 2 whisper's leak onto my floor. My
husband resealed them and so far so good. I love the internal whisper
for turtle tanks, I have it in my crab tank its so quiet.

Kay

Kay
> well, cheap is a great consideration. but their bags have a lot greater surface area
> than a biowheel. it does need to be rinsed out once in a while (much less after I
> started feeding high quality, low residue food). I tried the aqua clears (I think),
> they are similar to whispers, but I didnt like them as much, not as easy to clean,
> lost prime and didnt restart automatically after the power went out. noisier.
> I know there are other great filters, but I also like the hang on teh back completely
> open to air.
> Ingrid
>
> "Newbie Bill" > wrote:
>
>
>>I have noticed on several of your suggestions and Puregold you typically
>>suggest 2 Whisper 3 filters. I would like to know why you prefer them to a
>>bio wheel. The Penguin 330 can be had for almost the same price online. I
>>also have heard some glowing reports on the Aqua Clear, which is apparently
>>very similar to the Whisper, but will a larger chamber. Any feedback there?
>>As usual, I am not questioning your suggestions, just trying to learn:)
>>Thanxx
>>Bill Brister - Austin, Texas
>>
>
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Newbie Bill]

Thanxx Ingrid (and Kathy)
Cheap is very important to me. But, I try not to be 'Penny wise....'.
So I was just curious why you were suggesting these 'cheap' filters. And
now I know.
Bill

> wrote in message
...
> well, cheap is a great consideration. but their bags have a lot greater
> surface area
> than a biowheel. it does need to be rinsed out once in a while (much less
> after I
> started feeding high quality, low residue food). I tried the aqua clears
> (I think),
> they are similar to whispers, but I didnt like them as much, not as easy
> to clean,
> lost prime and didnt restart automatically after the power went out.
> noisier.
> I know there are other great filters, but I also like the hang on teh back
> completely
> open to air.
> Ingrid
>
> "Newbie Bill" > wrote:
>
>>I have noticed on several of your suggestions and Puregold you typically
>>suggest 2 Whisper 3 filters. I would like to know why you prefer them to
>>a
>>bio wheel. The Penguin 330 can be had for almost the same price online.
>>I
>>also have heard some glowing reports on the Aqua Clear, which is
>>apparently
>>very similar to the Whisper, but will a larger chamber. Any feedback
>>there?
>>As usual, I am not questioning your suggestions, just trying to learn:)
>>Thanxx
>>Bill Brister - Austin, Texas
>>
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.