physicsdude
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi all- A few days ago the filter I have running on my ten gallon tank died. Last nite at around 6 am, the air pump started to make a noise similar to a bulldozer going thru my room! So, after unplugging it and thankfully putting it out of its misery I started out this morning to the lfs to look at filters and replacement parts for the air pump.
I was puttering around the equipment section and noticed this filter I have not seen before called the Tetratec PF150. It pretty cool- I really like what the box said about the living chamber idea- that seemed really new and sounded like a great idea. Its on sale for something like 30 dollars or so and I'm thinking about getting it. But I thought I'd do some research first before jumping into it.
I did a little research online here and on epinions and the reviews are mixed. Is it true that its really noisy? I mean that would'nt bother me; I could just unplug the thing at nite and let the foam soak in a bucket or something or would that defeat the purpose. Also, is it true its built cheap? I would'nt run the advertised heater; thats still working strong. Most concerning though is some threads that told how the filter overflowed onto people's floors! I think thats more of a case of not caring for the filter than anything else, but its kinda...concerning. Is that a real danger or is it just cases of mis-management? Also, why would it overflow to begin with? Does the aquarium water level need to be dropped to prevent this or something? Any thoughts from owners would be helpful. Many thanks!
I was puttering around the equipment section and noticed this filter I have not seen before called the Tetratec PF150. It pretty cool- I really like what the box said about the living chamber idea- that seemed really new and sounded like a great idea. Its on sale for something like 30 dollars or so and I'm thinking about getting it. But I thought I'd do some research first before jumping into it.
I did a little research online here and on epinions and the reviews are mixed. Is it true that its really noisy? I mean that would'nt bother me; I could just unplug the thing at nite and let the foam soak in a bucket or something or would that defeat the purpose. Also, is it true its built cheap? I would'nt run the advertised heater; thats still working strong. Most concerning though is some threads that told how the filter overflowed onto people's floors! I think thats more of a case of not caring for the filter than anything else, but its kinda...concerning. Is that a real danger or is it just cases of mis-management? Also, why would it overflow to begin with? Does the aquarium water level need to be dropped to prevent this or something? Any thoughts from owners would be helpful. Many thanks!