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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 21:42:26 GMT -5
I just got a small 2.5 gallon fish tank for my dorm room. It's pretty basic. Just the tank, a filter, some gravel, and a couple fish. Pretty sweet way to liven up my room. But I have one problem. My filter's air pump is vibrating so much, and it makes a horrible loud ticking and vibration sound. Anyone have any tips to solve my problem?
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Post by Mike on Jan 12, 2009 21:49:07 GMT -5
Yeah, you could try and take a small wash cloth or towel and place it under the air pump so that it absorbs the vibrations.
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 21:51:35 GMT -5
Yeah, you could try and take a small wash cloth or towel and place it under the air pump so that it absorbs the vibrations. I tried that with a sock. Didn't work so well though. Still getting the loud noise. |
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Post by Mike on Jan 12, 2009 21:55:56 GMT -5
I had a really noisy one, same thing yours did. There was nothing I could do, i ended up going to walmart and buying another one for 5 dollars and it is silent.
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 21:59:21 GMT -5
I checked out the company's website. It mentioned that the rubber diaphragm could be shot. I figured this was not likely seeing as I just bought the dang thing today. So I unscrewed the pump, poked at the rubber diaphragm reassembled it, and now it's quiet as possible. So I fixed whatever was wrong I guess. Thanks for the help anyways Mike.
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Post by Mike on Jan 12, 2009 22:01:03 GMT -5
cool deal. What kind of fish you got
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 22:09:22 GMT -5
two Tiger Barbs and a High Fin Tetra. both from Walmart, lol
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Post by Mike on Jan 12, 2009 22:10:17 GMT -5
cool, its an addicting hobby. I started out with a 10 gallon tank and 3 fish. Now I have a 45 gallon and 12 fish
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 22:13:11 GMT -5
Yeah. I figured a nice little 2.5 gallon tank on my desk would make studying and school a little more homey. I have a 10 gallon tank and the stuff for it at home, it just never got set up.
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 22:19:29 GMT -5
Any suggestions on a decent filter, that's air pump wont be so loud? Cause now it's loud again.
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Post by Mike on Jan 12, 2009 22:20:27 GMT -5
is it the filter thats messed up, or the pump that makes air bubbles?
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 22:21:08 GMT -5
it's the air pump for the filter
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Post by Mike on Jan 12, 2009 22:23:48 GMT -5
hmmm.. my filter doesnt require an air pump, i just use my air pump to make bubbles and circulate the water, my filters just plugs into an outlet.
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Post by FireFighter32 on Jan 12, 2009 22:25:37 GMT -5
ooo. Mine is a Whisper by Tetra for 1-3 gallon tank
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Post by Dr. Thunder on Jan 12, 2009 22:28:49 GMT -5
I have a fish tank, it's big and the fish are a little on the rowdy side.
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