redesigned penguin experiences?

[Richie]

I've been checking out the new penguin filters and was wondering if any one has any experiences with them. I currently have a 20gal w/ a Emperor 280. I have to dismantle the filter about once a week, if I don't the propeller starts to make a grinding sound when I shut the flow down for feeding. It really is an annoyance I was like to get away from. I like the bio wheels but I've heard the original penguins were horribly noisy. So I was wondering if they fixed that with the redesign?

http://www.thatpetplace.com/Product...ters/T1/F28+0221+0364/EDP/45882/Itemdy00.aspx

 

[Richie]

anyone?

 

[Danio35]

I have a Penguin 330 and haven't had any problems with it, but I've only had it for about 6 weeks. It's pretty quiet and I haven't had to mess with the filter yet.

 

[Felf]

I've had my penguin 170 for 8 weeks with no problems except hair occassionally gets caught in the impeller and slows it down dramatically

 

[Maillis]

I haven't seen the new penguins in stores yet but they look cool

 

[SerLunchbox]

Look for snails inside of your filter. I had about 50 MTS inmy penguin 170 and it made the same noise that you are describing. just clean out the impeller well every now and then.

 

[oscarbreeder]

I'd also like to know how well these work.
I have two 330's and they have worked perfect for the last few years.

 

[Cafe Jeff]

I run two Emperor 400s on my 55 Gallon African tank and the only problem I ever had was when I was cleaning the intake grill it sucked up a beautiful albino. Jef

 

[lmw80]

Here is a quote directly from Marinland about their new filters:

A larger BIO-wheel means more area for nitrifying bacteria to grow, keeping your aquarium totally free of harmful ammonia and nitrites! Increased flow rates maintain optimum water circulation and insure proper BIO-wheel rotation. Adjustable mid-level intake strainer allows you to take water from mid-tank for complete circulation. The all-new cover design and sealed motor dramatically reduces water noise while still maintaining optimum oxygenation. All models still use the handy Rite-Size filtration media cartridges so changing the filter is a snap! The Penguin 200 and 350 now have refillable media cartridges available as accessories so you can customize your filtration choices along with the Rite-Size cartridges. For complete, easy filtration of your aquarium, nothing works like a Penguin! 3 year performance warranty

Based on everything above, I would not hesitate at all to purchase the new penguins. I may even end up switching over in a few months as they sound great!

 

[PK Tester]

I've been checking out the new penguin filters and was wondering if any one has any experiences with them. I currently have a 20gal w/ a Emperor 280. I have to dismantle the filter about once a week, if I don't the propeller starts to make a grinding sound when I shut the flow down for feeding. It really is an annoyance I was like to get away from. I like the bio wheels but I've heard the original penguins were horribly noisy. So I was wondering if they fixed that with the redesign?

http://www.thatpetplace.com/Product...ters/T1/F28+0221+0364/EDP/45882/Itemdy00.aspx

I have a 280 and have let it go for 3 months and have never had a grinding noise. Is your impeller damaged?

 

[Chriznat20]

I just bought my first Penguin bio-wheel about 2 weeks ago. I bought a Penguin Bio-wheel 170 for my 55g FW tank. The other filter is a Whisper 30 that I plan to replace when I use up my remaining filter cartridges that I bought without thinking (again) LOL.
However, for the other side of my tank with the Whisper, Ive been sold on the Emperor- the new redesigned one. Consider it done (well at least when my Whisper filter cartridges are depleted which might take a while!)
The bio-wheel I bought two weeks ago seems to be working great, and my water is clearer than usual so I credit it to the penguin. Ive never had a bio-wheel and its kinda neat to see it move (slow and choppy now) and hear the water sound. Doesnt bug me... I have a canopy on the top of my tank and it deadens some sound it seems.

 

[Richie]

That was my first thought, so I replaced. Then new still did after about a week. I love the filter and it works great as long as I keep it cleaned. It doesn't grind non stop, it's only when I put the flow control down for feeding after about five minutes it starts grinding. I guess some would think of it as a good thing as a kind of reminder to turn it back up after they ate.