Aquarium Filter Sponges : Buy Tetra Whisper Power Filter 60, 60 ...
After investigating the price of a new impeller and a new energizer, we realized it would be about the same price to just order a whole new Whisper 60 off of Amazon. I’m glad we did– unlike the old Whisper 60 we had, the new one is very quiet. The old one: after years of use, it was really loud at times — this filter pulls up water using the impeller (a magnet and fan-thing that moves the water) and an ‘energizer’ or motor which pushes the impeller around. So thats why after 1 month I ditched the Aqueon filter system that came with the tank I purchased and switched to the Whisper filter. I had the appropriate Whisper filter on that one so I got the larger version for this one. I’ve had two of these filters– one that I got used, and one that I bought new. I had looked at the more expensive cylinder filters but after assessing the cleaning problems, the leaking problems and the overall work involved, I chose to stick with the Whisper and spend my $$ on new fish and decorations. There is no such thing as a silent filter (unless it is in another room) but the whisper does a good job of keep noise to a minimu. The whisper does work better than most standard filter systems that come with aquariums these days. I have owned a whisper filter in the past and find them a superior product. When these filters work right, they are really quiet. Also, I replaced the additional media in the filter with a better mesh to control phosphates and (hopefully) cut down on algae, and there was plenty of room for this material along with the bags and charcoal.