29 gallon tank, need filter

[GRaff71884]

My brother recently gave me his old 29g tank, and I need to buy a new filter, but I want to find one as quiet as my old whisper. I already tried the emperor 280, which was kinda big, but i heard it was good so i tried it. It was too loud. Are the penguin filters with the bio wheels any quieter? Any suggestions for quiet filters would help.
Thanks
Jeff

 

[dana307]

I love my fluval 304s for my 50 and 30. I think they are very quiet and efficient. Petco or petsmart has a good-buy-online price for them with free shipping so they end up being about $80 when you can spend about $120 at a store. My opinion but hope that helps.

 

[DarthV]

I'd look into an Aquaclear 300...pretty cheap and should do the job well. Or if you're into cannisters - fluval 204 should do the trick as well.

 

[Gomer]

BEFORE you go and buy at a brick and mortor store, I would check out www.bigalsonline.com They have the best prices on everything that I am looking for.

I hear that the absolute quietest filters are Eheim's, but they are a it expensive.
...though all who have them say it is worth saving up for.

 

[mandi0808]

I have a Whisper 4 on my 29 gal and it is so quiet. I never realized how loud the old filter was until i changed them out!

 

[Wormo3188]

TH eheim liberties are silent, but they are crap if you dont clean them every time you do a water change. I go with the aquaclears HOB filter instead, they are wonderful. Silent and really low maintenence, not to mention they work really well at cleaning the tank.

 

[Somonas]

Whispers work well, I have one and it's quieter than my Aquaclears
I think an aquaclear 300 is a bit big for a 29gallon, the AC200 would be better imo. anything with a biowheel will make a splashing noise.

imo a canister for a 29 is overkill.

 

[SoulFish]

whispers are quiet but i find they dont do as food a filtering job, the penguins make alot of splashing, the emperors are quiet as long as you keep the water up to the bottom of the outtake, aquaclears are quiet and great filters, i also see no reason for a canister

 

[GRaff71884]

Thanks everyone for your help, I have decided to go with the Whisper 4. I used to have a Whisper on a smaller tank, and I figure I will stick with what works.

 

[DarthV]

Somonas,

Guess it depends on the stocking levels. I'm a fan of over filtering. I have a ac150 on my 10 at work and a penguin 330 + fluval 304 on my 20g (for now...the fluval will be going to my 55 along with an ac300 in july).

 

[GRaff71884]

Ok, after reading a whole bunch of opinions and reviews, I have decided to change to an Aquaclear 300. I know it is a little big, but like DarthV said, I am also a fan of overfiltering. What do you guys think of the Aquaclear as opposed to the Whisper?

 

[SoulFish]

good choice, im not too impressed iwth whispers and they get pretty bad reviews, aquaclears are great filters, and are just as quiet in my experience

 

[jaws2]

i love the whispers the name says it all i love them also because it is very easy to find parts

 

[Rizen]

You think the Emperors are loud? I have a 280 and a 100gph Mini in my room.. no problems at all.

 

[catfishmike]

why does everything have to be quiet?have you ever been to a river or stream there's nothing quiet about them.i like the sound of water spashing it tells me that my filters are working.now i admit i don't like a filter that buzzes allthe time though cause that just means it will eventualy break from all the vibration

 

[Wormo3188]

I have a paludarium with a waterfall running out of the filter and it sounds like a trickling stream, it is rather soothing if you ask me.