I hate my Aquaclear.
Is there something about these filters that I am missing because they get such great reviews but I cant stand mine.
I got it used so when I first set it up and it was noisy, I wasn't all that surprised. I have cleaned the thing out multiple times, replaced the motor and impeller, and lubricated it with Vaseline and nothing seems to work. Every time I shut it off for maintenance, when I plug it back in it gets REALLY loud for a while until it settles, but it never gets anywhere remotely close to silent.
The cheap 15 dollar filter I have on my other tank seems to be doing just as good of a job keeping the tank clean and is dead silent.
I'm about ready to chuck this thing out the window, I'm so fed up with it.
Does anyone else have these problems with them? Am I just doing something completely wrong?
Is there something about these filters that I am missing because they get such great reviews but I cant stand mine.
I got it used so when I first set it up and it was noisy, I wasn't all that surprised. I have cleaned the thing out multiple times, replaced the motor and impeller, and lubricated it with Vaseline and nothing seems to work. Every time I shut it off for maintenance, when I plug it back in it gets REALLY loud for a while until it settles, but it never gets anywhere remotely close to silent.
The cheap 15 dollar filter I have on my other tank seems to be doing just as good of a job keeping the tank clean and is dead silent.
I'm about ready to chuck this thing out the window, I'm so fed up with it.
Does anyone else have these problems with them? Am I just doing something completely wrong?