whisper pfilter

[smalltank98]

hi I just got a tertra whisper 5-10 gallon power filter. can someone tell me how well it works

 

[Jawz]

basicly like all filters, a pump created suction and water is sucked through and pushed into the media chamber where it passes through the catridge, the foam does the mechanical and the carbon in the middle does the chemical filtratoin, from there it returns to the tank. Is that what u wanted to know?

 

[FroggyFox]

I think they work well as long as you maintain them properly I have whisper filters on 2 of my tanks. Rinse the filter cartridge when you do waterchanges (in the tank water that you took out) and make sure not to run it dry. Also make sure its in a tank that is the right size for the filter...if you got the 5-10 filter I hope its in a tank smaller than a 10, because in my opinion the 5-10 isn't rated for enough water flow to take care of a 10G tank. The rule is usually that you want the water in your tank to go through the filter 10 times an hour...so if you have a filter that is 70 gph (gallons per hour) then it would take care of a tank that is 7 gallons or less.

Overall I like them though!

 

[wal999]

filter

I would beg to differ about the correct sizing. The "general rules" vary greatly. I've seen from 4 to, now, 10 times an hour. There are many debates on this, but you have to think about the bio-filtration here and how fast you want the water passing by the filtering bacteria.

 

[jaws2]

i love whispers they are awesome

 

[revfred]

With the exeption of the occasional problem that anyone might have with a particular brand, IMO as far as reliability . . . i.e. the motor keeps running . . . they are pretty much the same to me. My own personal preference is to take the size one up from the mfrs. recommendation for the size tank that I have. So if you have a Whisper rated for a 5-10G. tank . . . and you have a 10G tank, I'd get the next size up--just my personal preference.

 

[Igor The Cat]

there to loud get an AC 150