someuser08
Seedling
I've been using JBL e1501 for the last 9 years (two devices, first started leaking after 5 years and I got another another one that is almost 4 now) with Vision 180L tank/cabinet. It was probably the best filter I could fit into the cabinet (<21cm in width), and was always happy with its performance. It was never completely silent, but slight low noise hum was never a problem in the living room. These days we are using a room above it as a bedroom and its quite noticeable there during the night . Not sure if it got louder over time (probably) but also it sounds that humming is made worse by the cabinet itself (even though its not touching anything and had anti vibration pads underneath). Probably a combination of older filter/impeller, position, cabinet state and ceiling construction. Anyway I'm looking for options to resolve this:
Any thoughts? Thanks.
- Get new impeller for existing JBL, consider deeper cleaning of the head and/or move it outside of the cabinet.
- Get new JBL e1502 and hope it will be quieter to start with
- Get a new quieter filter such as Aquael Utramax 1500 or Hydor Pro 600 (which I can't find stock) that would have to be outside of the cabinet.
Any thoughts? Thanks.