On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:14:41 +1100, Yowie wrote:

So, my question is: can I turn the thing off whilst asleep? I have tried to
block the noise with a towel wrapped around the outside of the filter, but
it still makes too much noise for my liking. The only other option seems to
be to turn the thing off whilst I'm trying to sleep. Would 8 hours per day
without filtering cause harm to the tank or am I just going to have to get
used to the racket?

It's not a good idea to turn it off or to turn it down really, you need the
full flow for it to manage the tank properly. Can you silicone a strip of
glass or something to the inside of the aquarium under the filter outlet to
divert the flow?

Alternately you could just put it down to experience and get another Whisper,
the 30, from the internet:

http://www.aquariumguys.com/tetratec.html

I know that's in the US but I'm in the UK and Australian suppliers aren't easy
to search for.

I prefer cannisters personally and will be changing my noisy Fluval for a
Tetratec early next year:

http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/cat...al-filters.asp

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