Quiet Canister filter

[zima]

I am wondering what other people's experiences are with the level of noise canister filters make. I keep 4 tanks in my bedroom (roommate is not too crazy about tanks in the living room), one of which - 55g - has a canister filter. I went through Fluval 404 and Rena Filstar XP3, both used, and find them a bit noisy for a bedroom. So I am almost convinced I should get a brand new canister filter hoping it'll be easy on my ears for the next little while. Question is which one I should go for. Any opinions? Advices? Things I should be watching for?

[Brine]

I got a brand new Rena XP1 for my 40G in my bedroom and I am happy with it. It is the quietest filter I have...it also happens to be the only brand new filter I have though so it could be quietest for that reason alone.

[matt]

EHEIM Classic definitely.....I'm running two of them and have absolutely no problems with them. They're so quiet in fact, that most of the time I'm not even sure they're on. I usually have to touch them to know.

[irene]

Eheim Classic.  It is the most quiet one I've got.

Irene

[beowulf]

My EHEIM and Rena are very quiet, the Fluvals, not as much.

[BigDaddy]

Eheims are known for their quiet operation compared to their competitors.  You have to NOT hear one to believe it.

[Jeff1192]

I've got an Eheim Pro II on my 90 gallon in the living room and you can't hear it at all.

Jeff

[fischkopp]

I run three Fluvals 304 (one new, the other two used) and don't notice any noise. Maybe the impeller chamber, the impeller and the surrounding parts just need a good cleaning once, maybe the impeller runs unbalanced, maybe the MTS population in the filter is to big ... just ideas to look at to reduce the current noise level.

[zima]

Thanks all for the reply. I definitely see an agreement on Eheim as a perfect candidate. Now, please excuse my ignorance, but when we say Eheim Classic, do we mean the 22-series? Suppose if I have a 55g that I'd like to over-filter, should I be looking into getting an Eheim 2217-ish?

Fischkopp - thanks for the suggestions, I'll definitely look into those!

[presto]

My Eheim 2213 is absolutely silent!  and I'm picky when it comes to noise.

[freshwater]

new impeller and impeller shaft will make a big difference
Eheim 2235 was the quietest of all my canisters.

Or, if you want to save urself some money, insulate the filter. Box w/ some fiber insulation, that's how I prevented myself from going insane when I lived in res.

[sylvain]

eheim is definetely the best you can find, i've got 13 of them to proove it!

[fishead]

i've heard the fluval 05 series are really quiet

[Funkmotor]

Eheim all the way.  I owned several while into FW, and I don't know if anything could be made to be quieter.

Matt's absolutely right when he says he's got to touch them to see if they're running.  I found myself doing the same thing many, many times.