Milet Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Hi everyone. I Have a tank thats about 120-150 litres. And a 103F Maxi internal Filter by Aqua One. Trying to sleep at night, it is so noisy!! Would it be a bad idea for me to turn it off every night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Oh and i Have some angel fish, plecos, chinese algae eater,bristlenose,Moonlight gourami and some dwarf loaches in this tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Is the internal filter making all the noise? Its definately not a good idea to turn it all off at night as your filter will die off... I have found that if internals are noisy then it may have some air in it (try assembling it under water when you clean it out) or the impellor may be worn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Yeah its making all the noise. Oh it has an Air tube attached. Maybe i just need Ear plugs :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 yeah they tend to make some noise if they have some sort of air connected to them sounds like a sucking noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Yeah pretty much. Also, its stirring up alot of the water and the loaches and some of my previous fish get pushed around when on surface. Is that okay? or should i invest in a weaker filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 If they fish are out and about they should be sweet but if they sulking or anything like that then you might pay to difuse the outflow of the filter by pointing it into the edge of the tank or sticking a ornament or rock in front of it.. Its generally the best to have as big a filter as practical in your tank as it helps keep things stable. When I had a similair problem I just disconnected the airline from the filter at night and then stuck it back on but that depends on if you are actually needing the air in the tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 i would take the veturi off , i think thats what it is called :-? (the air hose bit) have you got other nozzles to adjust flow rate , ? dont think moonlight gouramis like much turbulance though IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 take of the air thing and buy an airstone and small pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I double that it is the venturi making the noise as it sucks air in... disconnect the venturi and see if this helps I have found this to be the case with many filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharronpaul Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 It could very well be the impeller - the ceramic shafts are usually pretty good but the impellers arn't quite as durable. We had twenty of them running in our first large fishroom, and all they did was hum a little. Also, if you find the current is a bit much, try turning the flow down - on the side of the pump is a little lever, fully one way is max flow, the other is much slower. Have a play and see if it makes a difference for you. A new impeller is fairly cheap. Should be only a few dollars from your LFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharronpaul Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Just remembered the 103F's are rated at 1200l/h, perhaps a little aggressive for a 150L tank? I've successfully used 102F's in 150L tanks with no problems, and IMO they're easier to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 If it is the air tube, I have a longer piece on mine & just bend it so it is in the water at night. Pull it out of the water in the morning. No bubbles at night, bubbles during the day. Make sure the internal is high up in the tank so the surface of the water gets some agitation at night. Joys is resting fish at night, don't take up much oxygen. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks heaps everone. I will try out all the things youve all recomended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 also if there brand new then they'll hum for the 1st week or so, i bought 2 of the 103'fs for my 450L tank and there pretty silent now, and the flow slows down a tiny bit when there worn in so dont be put off by the strong current at first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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