Filter sale Tetra Whispers All Sizes

Cool beans, but i find bio bags to be a hastle, and not too efficient. i would probably use the sponges from an AC and shove em in there xD
 
Leginess said:
Cool beans, but i find bio bags to be a hastle, and not too efficient. i would probably use the sponges from an AC and shove em in there xD
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I agree, I still use bio bags but shove sponge everywhere where it can fit in the filter.
 
The tetras seem to have the most feeble GPH and ability to draw before loosing prime. However the largest size is viable especially when used as a nitrate filter of which I own 2 the 60 dual water fall model. I believe this model is being discontinued for a new "advanced tetra time strip model" which I believe in store will cost about the same as the old model after shipping. I bought my Aqua-Tech 30-60 at Wallymart a week ago for $36. In the F&S add the Whisper 60 model cost $32 shipped.

I use these for my Pothos nitrate filters without cartridges which are very effective once established in tanks as large as 200 gallon's, but other then that application I don't consider or recommend them as viable mechanical or bio filter except for small QT tanks 5-20 gallons top. Still for someone that must buy one online, the F&S sale is probably the best online deal out there right now and for that reason a great post by Rod-Cali.
 
Tetra filters get bashed alot and they shouldn't. They work as they were designed to do. They are not the "best" filter out there, but for inexpensive, functional filter they are fine. For the non-serious aquarist, I find them to be acceptable for a lightly stocked system.

For filtration, I do to them as I do to all my filters, toss the factory cartridges and use filter floss instead. They are indeed quiet and never fail to restart after a power outage.

I have many that were given to me and I use them as an extra or backup. I shy away from use as a primary filter although I have used them as primary on lightly stocked tanks - especially on fry/growout tanks.
 
I started with them, BECAUSE they were cheap, and now have ~6 of them. I use pantyhose over the filter frame...haven't bought a filter insert in years.

Yes, the 10 is a bit undersized for a 10G. The 20 would be better. The 20 and larger all use the larger size filter frame too...another reason not to buy the 10. The 20/30/40 are similar, different intake tubes and GPH. The 60 is basically a dual 40.

When I do need carbon, I use the imagine aftermarket inserts...way better than the biobag IMHO. Bought a box of 12 several years ago and still have a couple left.
 
you can buy a small bag of polyester quilt batting in a roll at walmart cut a strip of material and wrap it around the filter frame and make a filter pad for a few pennies instead of buying the pre made one replacements. It works excellent and is the cheapest poly pad you can make. A small roll of the quilt batting will last a year and cost about 6.00 prices vary at different walmarts.
To get even finer filtering you can also buy white felt material off the large fabric roll they cut what ever amount you want this material will clog faster but it will polish your water, and it is cheap.
I use the felt material on the bottom of my polyester quilt batting in my wet dry filters and it really does a excellent job of polishing the water and keeping it crystal clear.
Just a few ideas to stretch a dollar and make a penny scream on the cheap.
There is no need to buy replacement filter pads when its so easy and cheap to make your own, yes you have to cut the material but I think we all own a pair of scissors LOL
And there is no skill level required for this kind of DIY anyone can do it.
Aquarium keeping can be a expensive hobby only if you choose to let it be by buying everything pre made if you choose to do that, thats fine but there is other ways to make a expensive hobby a very affordable one.
 
Since the topic has transmuted to PF filter media, in the beginning when I converted my first PF to a Pothos nitrate filter I was using the standard stock cartridges but discovered that they were actually inhibiting the living media from full capacity. Now that my Pothos nitrate filters are established the root structure forms hundreds of hair like roots that both mechanically grasp and chemically absorb toxins and debris from the water as the entire contents of that tanks water passes by the roots several times a day. When it comes to PF filter media a true living bio-organism filter that is self sustaining and able to close the nitrate-toxin-cycle gap, is truly worth having.
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for me i dont want to mess with plants in a HOB i prefer to do what i am doing now it works for me and i dont consider tank maintance a hassle. but there is nothing wrong with doing it the way you are if it works for you thats all that matters in the end.
 
The Whisper is the nosiest filter I've ever used. I bought 2 long time ago and they are somewhere in my garage.
 
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