noisy noisy! (new filter) - Aquarium Advice

willowthepoet · 05-06-2006, 04:04 PM

i just got my first aquaclear filter the other day and set it up last night on my old tank to begin seeding the filter...

it's so loud!

i'm fairly certain it's running properly... water is running through it and the flow is steady... but i've never really heard my filter running before. it sounds like rattling, but it's not the side of the filter hitting the side of the tank.

i can live with the noise, i'm just wondering if there's something i didn't do right. i don't want to burn out the motor because i'm not exactly in a position to go out an buy another one.

exodus · 05-06-2006, 04:16 PM

Is your water level up pretty high? Otherwise you might hear a splashing noise as the water exits the filter.

Mine is almost completely silent though.

willowthepoet · 05-06-2006, 04:32 PM

it's not splashing water... the water level is almost at the height of the filter output (i don't like to see water line below the rim of the tank)

the actual filter is making a rattling type of noise... like the impeller is running against the side of the tube... or... something.

i just looked at it again and it all looks fine. i'm confused.

fish_4_all · 05-06-2006, 05:25 PM

It could very well be rubbing the inside of the housing for the impeller. Take the filter apart and remove the motor. Look at the metal post that the impeller sits on and make sure it is centered. I cleaned mine a couple weeks ago and bent it a little out of kilter and it rattled really bad. I simply pulled it to where it looked centered a couple time and it stopped.

justrelax · 05-06-2006, 05:27 PM

i have an emperor 400 and i noticed a lot of noise when it was new. lasted about a week and a half then it has gradually become quieter... maybe you will experience the same?

**Fishyfanatic** · 05-06-2006, 08:48 PM

Make sure the tube is pushed all the way in place. It seems like that is a common problem when the tube is not secured all the way in place.

richiestang_78 · 05-06-2006, 10:05 PM

Hey also check that the lid of the AC is on tight, also my tends to rattle when I turn the flow down.

Lonewolfblue · 05-07-2006, 03:11 AM

My recommendation before setting up any filter, HOB or cannister, is to reseat the impeller. My Emperor 280 and both my 400's were very quiet when new, and got quieter as gunk built up. There was no rattle at all. If there's any sign of rattling, turn it off immediately and pull out the impeller unit and reseat it. The rattling could very well cause internal problems if left like that, such as slowly chewing through the plastic housing.

Elmware2000 · 05-07-2006, 04:32 AM

Did you prime the filter, or just plug it in?

05-06-2006, 04:04 PM	#1
willowthepoet Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 182	noisy noisy! (new filter) i just got my first aquaclear filter the other day and set it up last night on my old tank to begin seeding the filter... it's so loud! i'm fairly certain it's running properly... water is running through it and the flow is steady... but i've never really heard my filter running before. it sounds like rattling, but it's not the side of the filter hitting the side of the tank. i can live with the noise, i'm just wondering if there's something i didn't do right. i don't want to burn out the motor because i'm not exactly in a position to go out an buy another one.

05-06-2006, 04:16 PM	#2
exodus Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Redding, CT Posts: 291 Images: 1	Is your water level up pretty high? Otherwise you might hear a splashing noise as the water exits the filter. Mine is almost completely silent though. __________________ Tanks: 55g - Planted/PFS - Up and running as of 4/30/06, heavily planted running 2x 175 metal halide, dry dosing. lots of fish. Royal pleco!! 10g Freshwater - Fake plants/PFS - Breeding pair of convict cichlids purchased from the LFS I work at for $1.25 (best part is that I have a place to get rid of the fry!)

05-06-2006, 05:27 PM	#5
justrelax Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Grand Haven, MI Posts: 734 Images: 8	i have an emperor 400 and i noticed a lot of noise when it was new. lasted about a week and a half then it has gradually become quieter... maybe you will experience the same? __________________ BELIEVE 30 Gallon FW. 1 Albino Bushynose Plecostomus, 2 Harlequin Raspboras, and 1 Male German Blue Ram

05-06-2006, 08:48 PM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Make sure the tube is pushed all the way in place. It seems like that is a common problem when the tube is not secured all the way in place. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

05-07-2006, 03:11 AM	#8
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	My recommendation before setting up any filter, HOB or cannister, is to reseat the impeller. My Emperor 280 and both my 400's were very quiet when new, and got quieter as gunk built up. There was no rattle at all. If there's any sign of rattling, turn it off immediately and pull out the impeller unit and reseat it. The rattling could very well cause internal problems if left like that, such as slowly chewing through the plastic housing. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

05-06-2006, 04:32 PM	#3
willowthepoet Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 182	it's not splashing water... the water level is almost at the height of the filter output (i don't like to see water line below the rim of the tank) the actual filter is making a rattling type of noise... like the impeller is running against the side of the tube... or... something. i just looked at it again and it all looks fine. i'm confused.

05-06-2006, 05:25 PM	#4
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	It could very well be rubbing the inside of the housing for the impeller. Take the filter apart and remove the motor. Look at the metal post that the impeller sits on and make sure it is centered. I cleaned mine a couple weeks ago and bent it a little out of kilter and it rattled really bad. I simply pulled it to where it looked centered a couple time and it stopped.

05-06-2006, 10:05 PM	#7
richiestang_78 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 405	Hey also check that the lid of the AC is on tight, also my tends to rattle when I turn the flow down.

05-07-2006, 04:32 AM	#9
Elmware2000 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 134	Did you prime the filter, or just plug it in?

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