Re: Wet/Dry Trickle filter vs Canister Filter

["Rachel Sandage" <rachelsor at hotmail_com>]

We have two Marineland Eclipse System tanks in bedrooms - an Eclipse system 
6 in my sons bedroom, and the 29 gallon tank with the Eclipse II hood in 
mine. I don't know how noisy they are compared to trickle filters/sumps. 
Both tanks are over 3 years old. If I had it to do again, I wouldn't put 
these tanks in the bedrooms. We thought the water sound would be soothing, 
but often it is just annoying. I took the biowheel out of the larger tank 
and put some coarse foam in instead to reduce the noise, which helped alot, 
but there are still many nights where I think about just unplugging the 
thing or putting it on a timer with the lights.

The 72 gallon tank in the living room has a silent Eheim canister filter, 
and I love it. It is true that the filter is harder to clean, but then again 
I only clean it every 6-8 weeks. I can't figure out where I'd put it, or I'd 
replace the bedroom tank filter with an eheim canister too.

My opinions only.
-Rachel

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