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Had a power outage lastnight and it fryed my airpump and my hob filter. Got them running again but the are way noisey. The tank is in my room so i need a hob filter and airpump thats quiet enough so we can sleep. Any ideas before I buy some new ones. I had a aquaclear hob filter and tetra whisper pump. They werent to bad but a little noisey!

Well what you might want to do is first with the HOB turns it off and clean the impeller and the impeller housing. usualy a noisy HOB is caused by something getting into the impeller. By cleaning that you remove the dirt that collected around it when the water stopped moving.

A noisy air pump may just be that when it turned back on it shifted a little bit and is vibrating against something. Move it and if that doesnt work try turning it off and back on.

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Hi,
In addition, check the air-stone that is connected to
the pump. Sometimes these "glaze over" with bacteria that
clogs the small pores through which the air passes and that
back pressure will cause a vibrator type pump to really
rattle and make one heck of a racket. Also, check the air
lines to be sure none have been crimped or even closed off.

Frank


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I fully agree to happen so fast after a power out. I would pull it all apart and give it a very good cleaning. To check the pump remove it completely and set it up at a different outlet if it is noisy it could be one of the internal rubbers if not no pump problems.

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Did you fill the HOB with water after the power came back on? Sometimes I have to fill my HOB to start it back up after a power outage after its water drains out.

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hi... sorry about your loss of those two peices of machinery. the air pumps are usually noisy, but the tetra ones are feirly good for a low priced one. the best HOB filter i have had is one i just got, it is a Marineland penguin 350 (for like a 60g tank) but they make smaller models for smaller tanks. the penguin filter is really nice it has the biowheel , and the filter cartridges and the automatic syphon if the power goes out... and also for your machinery try taking them apart and cleaning them (unless it is an excuse to upgrade and get more and better stuff...) but if you go to get a new filter definatly get the marineland... good filters... but a lil pricey... and also, check the rubber diaphragm in your air pump and make sure it isnt popped, if it is go order some more online and do a temporary repair with silicone or some electrical tape. the new diaphragms usually sost less than 2$ apeice (usually arround 50cents) and save you the cost of a new pump...

good luck with that!

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your aquaclear filter should be fine with a cleaning and priming. Usually you must pour water into the filter until it starts pumping. Then it should be quiet. The air pump, hmmm. In my experience most air pump noise comes from back pressure, which can easily damage the pump. If you want a nice quiet air pump buy a rena. I've three of the smallest they make and they provide more than enough air for my tanks. I've had the whisper pump and it was rather loud out of the box when it was functioning normally. tried to valve it down a bit and it, within an hour, built up enough back pressure to fry it. now I have the renas and they are silent and dependable.

Spanky

If I remember correctly you have discovered the problem and it turned out to be the large air stone. I had to leave chat to put eye drops in and you had gone when I got back.

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