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I have 2 filters running on my 55 gallon tank. One is a biowheel and one is a canister. Can I put the canister filter on a timer? since having both of them running at night is a little annoying with all the humming.

I don't think i should turn off the biowheel since it might dry out and kill the bacterias. what about the canister? there're water in it all the time so it's fine, right?:confused:

In short: can i turn off my canister filter for the night (like from 11pm-6am)?

BTW, this is a noob's fish-only-tank:)
 
i would be worried about the media in the canister filter sitting stagnant overnight and then when you turn it back on in the morning you could potentially be releasing toxins that have built up into the water.

why not try folding a towel two or three times and placing it under the bottom of the canister, like a sound suppressing mat? i did that on the lower shelf of my tank stand and it reduced the lil bit of humming noise from my Rena XP3 quite a bit.
 
BettaFishMommy said:
i would be worried about the media in the canister filter sitting stagnant overnight and then when you turn it back on in the morning you could potentially be releasing toxins that have built up into the water.

why not try folding a towel two or three times and placing it under the bottom of the canister, like a sound suppressing mat? i did that on the lower shelf of my tank stand and it reduced the lil bit of humming noise from my Rena XP3 quite a bit.
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Actually I did just that, i start out with just a folded towel then I switched to a huge piece of sponge today. maybe i should custom-make a full cover sound damper for both filters with those sponges I have laying around:)
 
lol, new career: Aquarium Sound Suppressionist. just don't acronym it...... hahahaha!


there will be some noise from filters and other equipment, it's just something that is part and parcel of the hobby. i actually find the slight hum from my canister a soothing sound, reassures me that it's still running. lol.
 
BettaFishMommy said:
i would be worried about the media in the canister filter sitting stagnant overnight and then when you turn it back on in the morning you could potentially be releasing toxins that have built up into the water.

why not try folding a towel two or three times and placing it under the bottom of the canister, like a sound suppressing mat? i did that on the lower shelf of my tank stand and it reduced the lil bit of humming noise from my Rena XP3 quite a bit.
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Never thought about that. Plus you would probably stir all the gunk up inside it and blow that into your tank.
 
yep, the gunk would definitely fly! whenever i shut down a filter for maintenance, then start it back up, any leftover gunk goes straight into the tank, swirls for a bit, then gets sucked back up by the filters.
 
Blown 346 said:
You can turn off the canister at night. As long as there is water movement to provide oxygen and circulation there wont be a problem.
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apologies, not sure how to say this in a nice way and not cause offence but this is bad advice

first, there's just no point in having the cannister unless you are running it 24/7

bacteria will build up in the cannister to keep the nitrogen cycle going. if you switch the cannister off for significant periods of time then the bacteria will die and thus pollute the tank, potentially with serious consequence...just read through all the posts with people worried abut power cuts

you then get the other situation where bacteria doesn't build up at all as you are consntantly switching it off...first point is what's the point...second is there is a potential for anaerobic bateria to build up every night and pollute the tank every morning...

in short just don't switch it off

what make / model of cannister do you have?
 
nickmcmechan said:
apologies, not sure how to say this in a nice way and not cause offence but this is bad advice

first, there's just no point in having the cannister unless you are running it 24/7

bacteria will build up in the cannister to keep the nitrogen cycle going. if you switch the cannister off for significant periods of time then the bacteria will die and thus pollute the tank, potentially with serious consequence...just read through all the posts with people worried abut power cuts

you then get the other situation where bacteria doesn't build up at all as you are consntantly switching it off...first point is what's the point...second is there is a potential for anaerobic bateria to build up every night and pollute the tank every morning...

in short just don't switch it off

what make / model of cannister do you have?
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Thats why I corrected myself in my post 2 above yours. :)
 
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