Filter switch off at night?

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

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

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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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I believe that would kill your biological filter. If I'm right (please
wait for a more experienced person to confirm), then turning it off at
night will not do (at least not until you've had a quieter replacement
in place long enough for it to do some of the bio filtering).

Is it vibration (e.g. against the tank) or the normal operation that's
noisy?

FWIW,

Liz

Definately don't turn your filter off for that length of time.

If it's an external cannister filter that's sitting on the floor (or on
a shelf), try getting some sort of pad for it to sit on (eg. a soft,
rubber pad to absorb vibration). Also minimise points of contact
between hoses and your stand/tank/floor.

If all this fails, swap to a couple of internal filters as has been
suggested already.

On 13 Nov 2005 19:14:55 -0800, "Rod Bacon" wrote:

Definately don't turn your filter off for that length of time.

If it's an external cannister filter that's sitting on the floor (or on
a shelf), try getting some sort of pad for it to sit on (eg. a soft,
rubber pad to absorb vibration). Also minimise points of contact
between hoses and your stand/tank/floor.

If all this fails, swap to a couple of internal filters as has been
suggested already.

Mouse pads have done wonders for me at reducing vibrational noises,
especially from one of my air pumps.


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On 13 Nov 2005 19:14:55 -0800, "Rod Bacon"
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Definately don't turn your filter off for that length of time.

If it's an external cannister filter that's sitting on the floor
(or on
a shelf), try getting some sort of pad for it to sit on (eg. a
soft,
rubber pad to absorb vibration). Also minimise points of contact
between hoses and your stand/tank/floor.

If all this fails, swap to a couple of internal filters as has
been
suggested already.

Mouse pads have done wonders for me at reducing vibrational
noises,
especially from one of my air pumps.


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Proud Citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Interesting idea! I'll have to keep my old mouse pads for that
purpose, will try it sometime.

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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


Slip a sock between the glass and the bottom of the filter (this is where
the motor is located). Your downstairs tenant is probably getting the
vibration through the aquarium stand. If it works, replace the sock with
something more fireproof ;~).
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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?

$$ That's not a great idea. The bacteria need the moving water for oxygen.

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

$$ Aquaclears are generally very quiet. Can the impeller be worn out? You
can try replacing it with a canister. I have a Fluval that is all but dead
silent from a few feet away. For extra silence you can set it in a bucket
and surround it with old towels or those small toss pillows sold everywhere
these days. If worse comes to worse you can always move the tank to another
wall that wouldn't be right above her head.
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$$ Aquaclears are generally very quiet. Can the impeller be worn out?
You can try replacing it with a canister. I have a Fluval that is all
but dead silent from a few feet away. For extra silence you can set it
in a bucket and surround it with old towels or those small toss pillows
sold everywhere these days. If worse comes to worse you can always move
the tank to another wall that wouldn't be right above her head.

I have large external Fluval filters of different vintages, and
Aquaclears. Both can make slight rattly noises, although otherwise
they're great filters.

As noted in another post, the quietest filter I've had was a
within-the-tank Fluval filter. I used a foam sleeve instead of the
disposable cartridge media for this filter, to preserve bacteria and
reduce costs.

Steve