Fish tank in my Bedroom , I have a age old problem , Advice please.

"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
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It should be fairly simple to build a little soundproof enclosure for the
filter, ideally underneath the tank, and just run the hoses through small
holes.
Of course you have to make sure that the filter is sitting on soft
material such that the enclosure doesn't become an amplifier.
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Those small, cheap, insulated white Styrofoam picnic boxes at Wal*Mart and
K-Mart work well for canisters that make noise, or so I read on some
website. As for HOB filters..... *sign*........
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Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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"Koi-Lo" Inane messages in my name by Hipcrime. wrote in
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Those small, cheap, insulated white Styrofoam picnic boxes at Wal*Mart
and K-Mart work well for canisters that make noise, or so I read on
some website. As for HOB filters..... *sign*........

I've never owned a canister that made noise, but then again I've never
owned a Fluval.

"dc" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" Inane messages in my name by Hipcrime. wrote in
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Those small, cheap, insulated white Styrofoam picnic boxes at Wal*Mart
and K-Mart work well for canisters that make noise, or so I read on
some website. As for HOB filters..... *sign*........

I've never owned a canister that made noise, but then again I've never
owned a Fluval.
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I heard they've been improved in the last few years. Actually my Fluval 103
was pretty quiet all things considered. I find the worst offenders where
noise is concerned are airpumps. GEEZE! Even the so-called quiet ones can
be heard if the house is quiet enough at night.
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Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*

"Koi-Lo" Inane messages in my name by Hipcrime. wrote in
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I heard they've been improved in the last few years. Actually my
Fluval 103 was pretty quiet all things considered. I find the worst
offenders where noise is concerned are airpumps. GEEZE! Even the
so-called quiet ones can be heard if the house is quiet enough at
night.

We've brought some of the newer models into the store to test recently,
including the fancy FX5. We weren't impressed... they're still using the
same old parts that tend to break that caused us to stop carrying them in
the first place.

The two canister brands I trust are Eheim (biological) and Rena XP
(mechanical). Tetra makes some good pond canisters too.

"dc" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" Inane messages in my name by Hipcrime. wrote in
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I heard they've been improved in the last few years. Actually my
Fluval 103 was pretty quiet all things considered. I find the worst
offenders where noise is concerned are airpumps. GEEZE! Even the
so-called quiet ones can be heard if the house is quiet enough at
night.
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We've brought some of the newer models into the store to test recently,
including the fancy FX5. We weren't impressed... they're still using the
same old parts that tend to break that caused us to stop carrying them in
the first place.

I believe Gill bought one for her largest tank a few months ago. She's
happy with it. You probably saw my earlier messages regarding the poor
quality parts on the Fluvals of the recent past. Both disconnect valves on
mine broke, cracked or leaked within a few months and had to be removed.
Then a clip that holds the top on snapped off. The top itself was very
difficult to get back on with that round rubber ring seated right. The
hoses were always coated with a thick coating of slime and no matter how
carefully I pulled the brush through them I had a mess around the sink.
What a PIA,... it now sits in the outbuilding collecting cobwebs. I don't
care for the canisters at all.

The two canister brands I trust are Eheim (biological) and Rena XP
(mechanical). Tetra makes some good pond canisters too.

I think I'll stick to the HOB filters. I read about the pond canisters. I
just have the Tetra regular barrel filters on the 2 biggest ponds (plus UV
lights when I need them) and home-made filters on the 680g and 150g pools
and tanks behind the house.
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Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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You mean your neighbors have those, your pond is only existent in
your feeble mind....or that pot hole in the street.

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