Hello fish fam!
Iām looking for new filters for my 10, 20, and 30 gallon tanks. I currently have AquaClear for all of them and well for the most part theyāre great. They are *quiet* which is very important because I have 5 tanks in my bedroom next to my bed, they trap a lot of nasty stuff while not needing replacement filer stuff for a long time, and they havenāt managed to suck up one of my baby fish yet.
But! They have a teeny tiny little microscopic problemā¦.
They flood. A lot.
Water gushes out of the back at random intervals (normally when Iām not home because karma). They come with the leveling pieces but those pop off easier than dandelion seeds. And when they do, it turns into a very big issue thatās ruined a few of my floor boards. Iāve half a mind to glue the levelers on at this point. And the tubes clog. Very frequently. Fish poop, so I can understand a clog in every now and then but itās kinda ridiculous how quick the tube turns brown and the flow is reduced to a trickle. And the one I have on my 20 gallon, almost half the time I plug it back in after cleaning it, the motor doesnāt start. The little propeller doesnāt spin and the filter doesnāt filter. But the motor gets HOT even so. So I typically either take the filter back out and reclean the motor, taking the propeller out and gently rinsing it out. Other times I leave it unplugged for a while before trying again. Sometimes these methods work. Sometimes they donāt. Right now the filter isnāt working but itās also 10:30 at night so Iām just leaving it unplugged for now.
So any sturdy quiet filter suggestions so I can put the 20 galllon aqua clear to rest and save the rest of my floors?
Iām looking for new filters for my 10, 20, and 30 gallon tanks. I currently have AquaClear for all of them and well for the most part theyāre great. They are *quiet* which is very important because I have 5 tanks in my bedroom next to my bed, they trap a lot of nasty stuff while not needing replacement filer stuff for a long time, and they havenāt managed to suck up one of my baby fish yet.
But! They have a teeny tiny little microscopic problemā¦.
They flood. A lot.
Water gushes out of the back at random intervals (normally when Iām not home because karma). They come with the leveling pieces but those pop off easier than dandelion seeds. And when they do, it turns into a very big issue thatās ruined a few of my floor boards. Iāve half a mind to glue the levelers on at this point. And the tubes clog. Very frequently. Fish poop, so I can understand a clog in every now and then but itās kinda ridiculous how quick the tube turns brown and the flow is reduced to a trickle. And the one I have on my 20 gallon, almost half the time I plug it back in after cleaning it, the motor doesnāt start. The little propeller doesnāt spin and the filter doesnāt filter. But the motor gets HOT even so. So I typically either take the filter back out and reclean the motor, taking the propeller out and gently rinsing it out. Other times I leave it unplugged for a while before trying again. Sometimes these methods work. Sometimes they donāt. Right now the filter isnāt working but itās also 10:30 at night so Iām just leaving it unplugged for now.
So any sturdy quiet filter suggestions so I can put the 20 galllon aqua clear to rest and save the rest of my floors?