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"Steve" wrote in message
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wrote:
I have a tenant living downstairs complaining that she can hear
the
filter at night and it's bothering her. She sleeps directly
below the
tank, and there is indeed a slight hummming. Would I be able to
switch
off the filter at night from 10.30pm to 6.30am, or would this be
a
major no no?

I have a 72 gallon freshwater tank, with a gravel and sand
substrate
(no underground filter) and an AquaClear 110 filter.

Jon


The quietest filter I ever had, was an inside-the-tank Fluval
filter.
Perhaps you might consider switching to something like that?

I did have a problem with the inside-th-tank Fluval after 5 or 6
years -
the cord became brittle where it looped into the aquarium and was
exposed to fluorescent lighting (U/V?). I replaced the in-tank
fluval
with an Aquaclear at that point .

Other folks may have other suggestions.

Steve

To the original poster - do NOT turn off your filter for long periods
of time the good bacteria will die off and anaerobic bacteria might
even settle in and when you turn on your filter next time all of that
bad anaerobic bacteria will rush out into the tank and probably kill
your fish. Without the good nitrifying aerobic bacteria your fish
will be stressed to the point of disease or will die off from ammonia
or nitrite poisoning because the aerobic (good) bacteria won't be
there to eat it and turn it into nitrate (much better and healthier
than ammonia or nitrite). Try to work something different out. Good
luck and later!

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