Hi, Just wondering if you guys can rank some filters by noise created for me.

eg.

1. (being noisest) Canisters
2. Internal Filters
3. Sponge
4. etc etc.

Even if you rank some brands too...

Thanks for your time.

Mostly it depends on the brand and where you put the filter...

I have an Eheim 2217 canister filter under my tank in a cabinet and you cant hear it run at all. I also have a Fluval 303 canister it's not as quiet as the eheim but still very good. I would say canister filters are the quietest IMO.


Aaron

it depends on what sound are you referring to; is it the motor sound
or the dropping water sound.... most aquarium makes noise by the
discharge of the filtering system, not the motor itself.

you may find if the flow is restricted you will get a little more noise

My Eheim canisters made virtually no noise whatsoever. However, my sump filter is quite noisy. Internal filters may be little noisy if you have the outlet just breaking the surface, which really it should be. However, if you think about it, by the nature of how an aquarium works, flowing water does make noise, you can't really mask the sound of the water entering the tank. it's something you may have to live with.

my pair of rena xp4 canisters are absolutly silent. they dont make a sound. the tetra 30-60 HOB filter on my 55's makes tons more noise than that and anymore the loudest thing on my aquariums are the air pumps for the bubbles.

My fx5 is very quiet. My emperor 400 HOB is fairly noisy. I am currently using a air pump to help figure out a problem;It is so loud I can hardly type.

I only have cannisters. I have used fluval 205,404,405 and FX5, also i have an eheim that has a heater in it (dont know model as it came with a second hand tank). I find all of these are very quiet

i found that as long as the filters are in good repair meaning the impellor and shafts are in good condition most are quite quiet. of all the filters i use presently the noisiest one is the crappy emperor from marineland that is getting replaced as soon as my new canister makes it way here from south dakota....