Jade Heart
Aquarium Advice Newbie
- Joined
- May 21, 2019
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I can’t sleep at night because my tank’s next to my bed and everything is silent except for the filter.
My tank is in a cabinet next to my bed, on the lowest shelf since my area experiences earthquakes once in a while. I’ve had it for three days, but the motor hasn’t gotten quieter. It sounds like an idling engine, actually- I’ve pinned the source of the humming to the motor (or impeller, if they’re different).
When I stand next to the cabinet, I feel the motor vibrating under my feet. Likewise, I can feel my tank vibrating when I touch it, although my betta seems unaffected. I can’t even take a video that conveys the intensity of this humming that I can hear from the next room because the sound of the water currents cover it up (I’m not as bothered by them as I am by the filter motor).
https://imgur.com/gallery/yXWUUae
^ There’s a link to a video of my filter with audio.
One question I do have is if Aquaclear filters should be silent. I mean, actually silent (like an inanimate object), not just “acceptably” quiet, because I know people like hyperboles. I can’t tell whether or not fellow aquarists are exaggerating when they call their Aquaclears silent, because my own Aquaclear’s humming keeps me up at night.
It might be noted that I’m a light sleeper.
My tank is in a cabinet next to my bed, on the lowest shelf since my area experiences earthquakes once in a while. I’ve had it for three days, but the motor hasn’t gotten quieter. It sounds like an idling engine, actually- I’ve pinned the source of the humming to the motor (or impeller, if they’re different).
When I stand next to the cabinet, I feel the motor vibrating under my feet. Likewise, I can feel my tank vibrating when I touch it, although my betta seems unaffected. I can’t even take a video that conveys the intensity of this humming that I can hear from the next room because the sound of the water currents cover it up (I’m not as bothered by them as I am by the filter motor).
https://imgur.com/gallery/yXWUUae
^ There’s a link to a video of my filter with audio.
One question I do have is if Aquaclear filters should be silent. I mean, actually silent (like an inanimate object), not just “acceptably” quiet, because I know people like hyperboles. I can’t tell whether or not fellow aquarists are exaggerating when they call their Aquaclears silent, because my own Aquaclear’s humming keeps me up at night.
It might be noted that I’m a light sleeper.