WHISPER in-tank filter

[JEAE21]

anyone here use it?
any suggestion to it?

and the biological filtration seems pretty cheap..it's just a piece of "foam pad"
since my other filter had some rocky things in it. is foam actually going to be enough biological filtration?

i thought i could add some of the biological rock things into the whisper in-tank filter, but if i do that will the filter break?

 

[Cross127]

The filter just plain sucks. Not good flow and everything is bypassed or overflowed. Bio is garbage on it. The only way to improve Bio in that filter is to fill the bags up with biomax or something. It won't hold much but it will improve filtration. I have used this in the past and worked ok in the filters as the filters aren't that great in the first place.

 

[JEAE21]

what's bypassed & overflowed? and bio is garbage on it??
biomax is a cartridge, correct?

 

[Cross127]

Ok you can buy Aquaclear biomax from a LFS. All you have to do is instead of putting the carbon in you put the biomax in. Bypassed means all water doesn't flow throught the filter media because of the suction cups connected to the back. Also the water over flows over the top so you are getting even less filtration. The Bio sponge doesn't hold any bio really. It just doesn't have enough surface area to hold much beneficial bacteria. Biomax has tons of surface area and would be the best bet.

 

[krzr3000]

What kind of tank setup? If it needs to be in-tank i would suggest just getting a sponge filter, it will be a lot cheaper. Plus its not like the whisper has much flow.

 

[JEAE21]

yeah my whisper 40i is extremely powerful..it flows everywhere.

the reason i wanted a in-tank is because i can't stand the waterfall sound effect that comes from over-hang filters..
wolfsomething told me to get a canister filter but is that one going to make noise? what are sponge filters like?

 

[Mr.V]

if you don't like the "waterfall" effect the keep your tanks water leveleven with the edge of the return on the HOB i hav 3 HOB's on my 50 and they dont make a peep.

canisters hav a hose tht sucks the water out send it through an enclosed system thena hose that returns it. however these can get price)

if your must get internal id say get a fluval(different size for water size your tank is)

 

[pmtuneman13]

In-tank filters are such an eye sore. I actually have a whisper internal for one of my grow out tanks. It sucks. It just spits everything back out into the water. It might catch some waste, but I tossed it out the other day and put a penguin 200 on the back... works like a charm, as usual.

 

[Wolf3101]

A sponge filter is the best bang for the buck you can get in biological filtration. You can look the Hydro5 up on line...only takes a couple of moments...they don't make any noise...are very inexpencive...12.00 for the filter....another 10.00 for the air pump or 25.00 for a small powerhead.

Many of us run nothing BUT hydro5's on our breeding and fry tanks and have for years....

 

[ShadowBass]

Yup, let me be another to suggest a sponge filter.
I only run a couple right now, but they work wonderfully and the ones I've run in the past worked good too. I'll probably run several pretty soon since some of my fish are starting to breed and power filters and fry don't exactly mix, lol.

Whisper filters in general kind of suck, but their in tank filters seem to be worse, so yeah I wouldn't suggest them. If you don't like the overflow sound, sponge filters are the way to go.

wolfsomething told me to get a canister filter but is that one going to make noise? what are sponge filters like?

Sponge filters are just what they sound like. A big round sponge, you run air or flow water through them to provide oxygen for the biological bacteria.
No, canister filters won't make noise either if you have the output set below the water. Sponge filters are a cheaper and efficient way to go though if you're worried about price.