Equipment Review and Discussion :: Quick Review Please...Tetra Whisper Power Filter 60

[adam85491]

Rated for up to 60 gallons and is only $35 compared to $45 Aquaclear 70. I'm really short on cash and this will only be for about 17 gallons of water so I need to know if it is any good as my brother will be leaving the store soon. Thanks for the help.

[xsavingsaturdayx]

It's a good filter. I use an aqua tech 60 and a whisper 60 in my 60 gallon, and I now use another whisper 60 in my 20 gallon rubbermaid for my male and I do partial water changes weekly and I do a 100% water change in which I scrub everything and drain out all the water once a month, i never have a problem with ammonia. I'd say go for it. But I know the aqua clear is supposedly better....maybe you should save your money?

[adam85491]

I told him to get it..there's little chance of saving as I have to pay back a small loan and look to buy a new dock as mine is about to sink (I have a small floating zoo med dock). I wanted to get the aquaclear but I don't have the finances. I currenty use a whisper filter and it is pretty good but it is the repto filter. Thanks for the help.

[adam85491]

Nevermind. Told him not to get it..probably wont reach the water in my tank and with aquaclears you can get extensions. Oh well.

[xsavingsaturdayx]

I'm confused lol what do you mean it wont reach the water?

[adam85491]

The water level is about four inches from the top of the tank. The intake tube would have to be pretty long because the one I tried before didn't reach..I can't fill it too high or my turtles will climb off the dock and out of the tank.

[steve]

Can you get extension tubes? The Aquaclears have extension tubes... I think people have also used extra hose tubing to extend the intake tube.

[marisa]

adam, I think I told you elsewhere that I bought an extra extension tube when I bought my Aquaclear 70 (and it comes with two anyway). I've used the Aquaclear with a tank that was only half full and it will work (but the waterfall will be noisy unless you have a piece of plexiglass or something for the water to travel down before it hits the water).

Instead of buying a new dock, can you make a basking area and put the money toward the filter?

[adam85491]

I wanted to get this whisper, however, I didn't think that the tube would be long enough to reach the water unlike the aquaclear.

I plan to make a new basking area with a crate, however, my Mom put pool toys in there like goggles and now it's been exposed to chlorine, so I sort of need another crate. Since I want to maxamize the size of the tank for now, I want to make the basking area but have some questions...I might need to make another thread. Thanks.