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i have a aproxx 30L tank home to two shell dwellers

recently the tank has been moved to my room but the noise of the filter is affecting my sleep

the filter is one of those cheap box filters (basicaly a plastic box with filter wool and rocks in it and air passing through it)

the 2 other tanks in my room (i no im a freak) are a 4 and 3 foot with canister filters they dont worry me at all.

what sort of filter should i get? i don't want UGF becase the little guys dig. also HOB might make noise with the cascading water. is this assumption correct?

im fairly keen on HOB provided you guys think its Quiet otherwise are there mini canisters?

all suggestions welcomed thanks in advance.

I will try to help you out... I have had great luck with my Aquaclear HOB filter. It is extrememly efficient and very quiet. When I first got it, it made all kinds of noise... That is until I noticed I didnt put the lid on all the way. Once I put the lid on correctly, it is quiet as a mouse (no more vibrating noise). The cascading noise is very minimul with the Aquaclear, you will still get a little bit, but you can adjust it to minimize the noise. I have also had good luck with the Tetra and Topfin HOB models. They dont keep the water as clean as the Aquaclear, but they dont keep that water as nice. I hope this helps! Good luck!

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I second the Aquaclear.
... And three tanks in your room really isn't that bad. Can't be. I have three in mine. Actually, I've had up to five in my room at one time. You get used to the noise pretty quickly. I have trouble sleeping in rooms without tanks now. Another thing that helps keep noise down is to make sure you have your tank filled all the way. I check all my tanks every night to make sure they're full.

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I agree a properly adjusted HOB filter such as aquaclear will make very minimal noise. If the water in the tank is high enough where the water coming out of the filter skates across the surface of the water, you will not hear it You'll know when it's time to replace water as you will hear a slight trickle. By then you only have to replace a gallon or so of water, so it's really a good option. It'll be a big difference between that and your corner filter. Bloop blooop bloop bubbly blip bloop

if you are looking for a small canister you dont really need to go small the fluvals have output adjustment so you can take a big fillter slow it down and have a ton of extra biological filltration, like a 404 is good for 100 gallons but i run it on all my tanks big or small sure keeps the tanks clean and water perameters in check.

The Aquaclears are great filters and are very quiet if the water level in the tank is kept high enough.

Here is a link to a small canister filterhttp://www.thatpetplace.com/MainPro/itemdy00.aspx?HKW=&TKW=501+Turtle+Canister&SKW=&EDP=39135&T1=R25+0495+0279&PgNo=1

thanks for the reply all

i was wondering now if the following is a good option?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Aquaclear-Mini-Hang-On-Filter_W0QQitemZ7700936646QQcategoryZ20758QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

can someone tell me how wide it is?

That's the one.

Size: 5"L X 4"W X 6"H with 2 1/2" of the width behind the aquarium

is the price good?

i dont realy have a lot of time to shop around

I found the ACs rattled slightly, enough to keep me awake at night. I went with the fluval+ internals. Quiet as, and more pull than the equivelant AC

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

hmm fluvals? i do have a 304 that seems quite good had it 12 months and no problems. ill look int that too.

can any one give me ball park price?