"Jolly Fisherman" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:30:57 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:
I also find the sound of splashing water, buzzing airpumps and humming
motors annoying, especially at night when everything is so quiet. In the
daytime I don't notice such noise as much. My old Fluval was quiet and
the
ACs I now use are as silent as any filter you could find. I was thinking
that even a second added AC filled with bio-media instead of sponges would
work for extra bio-filtration and be 1/2 the price.
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Since you were looking for a canister I assumed the goal was improved
mechanical filtration as much or even more so than biological. You
can get supplemental sized BioWheels similarly priced to AC's. I
don't know what they sound like.

From what I understand you have to keep purchasing inserts from the company
and that can get expensive. I have no idea what they sound like either as I
never had one. Bio-filtration would be my aim more so than mechanical
filtration as I would leave the ACs on the tanks. I use my Vortex DE filter
for water polishing.

But I don't know that 3 HOB filters all disturbing the surface of a
budget planted tank is the best thing for the plants. IMHO the only
thing a 3 AC filtration system has got going for it is you already own
two. Plus planted tanks can be expensive to set up & run. An extra
$20 or $60 can easily get lost in the whole expense over time. Just
my $0.02. You know the tank and your situation better than I.
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