Re: [Killietalk] Power filter help

[Joel Antkowiak <mrkillie at optonline_net>]

I am also a big fan of the Marineland Penguin and Emperor lines with the biowheels. I've gotten away from the whispers and use only the Marineland units on my large tanks. Many a time I have let water evaporate away and the impeller stays just wet enough to keep the unit from melting together and seizing. I will also swap biowheels from established tanks to new set-ups to get "instant established tanks". 

Joel Antkowiak


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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:03:53 -0400
From: "Robert Goldstein" <rgoldstein at rjgaCarolina_com>
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Power filter help
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>

I gave up on Whispers and now buy the marineland (and WalMart - same item)
BioWheel filters. They seem to last forever and don't give me worn impeller
problems. The water container compartment for the impeller retains water
even when the siphon quits, so it stays wet while running and shooting
blanks. The BioWheel by the way is a rotating biological contactor, proven
in the wastewater industry, and offers aerobic and highly effective
biological filtration. I like these units and have them in several sizes.
----- Original Message -----
From: <LeeH920226 at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Power filter help


>I have several different power filters I use on larger (29-100 gallon)
>tanks.
> They are mostly Whisper 2 , 3 type. I have them on 8 tanks.  Periodically
> the
> impellers fail -- the magnet and plastic assembly rotates freely instead
> of
> the rather flimsy connection to the impeller. I have no idea why they
> design
> them this way except to make money on the replacement impellers.  I am
> getting
> tired of spending $5-6 for replacement impellers. Has anyone fixed these
> things
> by gluing or other home made repair? Or, should I just throw out these
> filters and replace them? If so, what do other people like?
>
>
> Lee Harper
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