Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 16, 2001
Pros: Low maintenance, quiet and gets the job done!
Cons: None
Summary: This will be written by me but with my 6 year old daughter narrating. She's absolutely fascinated with our 20-gallon tank and she does a great job of helping maintain it.
Well, I was feeding the fish today and there was no water moving ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 12, 2012
Pros: quiet, easy to use
Cons: My fish were all dying
Summary: When we got our new aquarium , it came with a Tetra Whisper Power Filter. There was a Bio Bag included and we thought we were all set. After cycling our tank for a little over a month, I decided it was time to introduce the little fishies and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2009
Pros: Reasonably priced,widely available,easy to assemble.Does a good job circulating large amounts of water.
Cons: Uses "Carbon" filters instead of Bio-Bags.Filter and power unit must be carefully installed.
Summary: As the years passed,my goldfish grew to the point where "she" was constantly clogging the filter,and the water began to be always cloudy,despite my best efforts. I really didn't want to get a new aquarium so I spoke to several folks who have ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 21, 2008
Pros: Self-Priming!, fairly inexpensive, parts widely available, 2 filter slots available, lasts for many years.
Cons: Ongoing cost of Bio-Bags? I don't use them anyway.
Summary: Hey folks, This is a review on the Whisper 40. Seems to work quite well and contrary to other people's comments about water flow, there have been studies performed comparing flow of water through various HOB filters. Summary of designs as ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2007
Pros: Quiet, keeps water crystal clear.
Cons: Water flow should be monitored daily.
Summary: When I went shopping for a new filter for a 55 gallon tank I was drawn to the Whisper PF60 which is supposed to handle a 40 to 60 gallon tank. Fortunately, I noticed the width of this model is 13½ wide; too large for the standard 55 gallon tank if you ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2007
Pros: It is quiet and it cleans.
Cons: Filter changes can be messy.
Summary: Fish need a clean home. Their tank of water is their home, and you need to keep it clean so that they will thrive. This means partial water changes from time to time, but for day to day maintenance, a good filter system will keep your tank clean for ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 4, 2005
Pros: please read on:)))))
Cons: nothing
Summary: I want to start out by saying that this is the most amazing power filter!! I used to use an Aqua-Tech 5-15 on my ten gallon community tank. Every time my filter made a noise, I would dump the water out in the sink and find my Chinese Algae Eater in the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2003
Pros: Easy setup, adjustable flow, filter pads available in bulk.
Cons: Instructions did not include a few vital facts to starting the filter.
Summary: This is a great filter because: Right out of the box its ready to go! It comes complete with a filter pad (good for 2-4 weeks on average, read more below) and all instructions. And it takes less then 5 to 10 minutes to get going. * Please note, to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 10, 2003
Pros: Media Space, Price!, very fast, high flow rate,
Cons: Color (smoke is out!), possible leakage when old
Summary: In my experience using Tetra Whisper Filters at the fish store were I work, I have found that whisper filters are a fairly decent power filter. There are a few benefits that can makes this filter appealing such as the high flow rate and the large media s ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2003
Pros: Cleans water well, relatively reliable, as or more quiet as any other power filter.
Cons: Don't expect more then 5 years of life.
Summary: Since I was 5 I have used Whisper Power filters of all sizes. They need replacing every 3-5 years, b ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 27, 2003
Pros: Cheap
Cons: Does not truly filter the water. Can trap only large particulate matter at best
Summary: Having been an aquarium hobbyist for about 10 years there are a few things that I don't like about the whisper filters.
First you have to repurchase the filter media every couple of weeks or so ... its an ongoing cost expenditure.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 20, 2002
Pros: Very quiet, Effective, and affordable
Cons: None
Summary: Fish are a generally the easiest and cheapest pets out there, which makes them so common, however you don’t tend to think about the possible problems. Among them is finding the right filter. Most power aquarium filters out there are very loud, and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 15, 2002
Pros: great for eliminating dirt and odors quickly, very powerful
Cons: rather loud and variable speed control doesn't work well
Summary: The Tetra Whisper Power Filter is one of the best filters I have had in a while. I bought this filter at, of all places, Wal-Mart (the other filters I have bout at Wal-Mart have been useless) and its seems to be doing its job. The water in my tank is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 11, 2002
Pros: Inexpensive? New Black Body Hides Gunk
Cons: Many...Read on
Summary: My last Whisper Filter (Size 10-20) lasted 10 years, but it was clear so that all of the biological gunk from Goldfish was readily seen. It required 2 new impellar-units during that time and foolish me, I went to store and paid, not knowing that YOU MAY ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2002
Pros: easy to customize
Cons: too many to list here!
Summary: First of, let me start out by telling you that I have used many types of filters in a number of situations. I am only 23, but have been keeping fish for almost fourteen years and have sold fish and supplies for three years now. I have my own ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 2, 2001
Pros: Low cost, low maintenance, and filters my aquarium very well.
Cons: Almost too quiet.
Summary: Tetra Whisper Power Filter is really as quiet as a whisper. I use one on my 10 gallon aquarium. It seems to filter my aquarium very well. It is not too expensive and is very easy to set up and operate.
First stuff:
Here I am, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2001
Pros: Quiet, effective, dependable
Cons: Can get noisy when water level gets low
Summary: I have had numerous aquariums and have complete trust in Whisper Filters. The Tetra brand has many aquarium products to choose from, as well as filters. When choosing a Whisper Filter, the main difference between the models has to do with how much ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 24, 2001
Pros: Very quiet, easy to change filter media
Cons: Smaller models don't have as good biological filtration
Summary: I recently purchased a new 20 gallon aquarium, and it was one of those "kits", the ones that have everything you need to get started, a tank, gravel, a filter, some food, and a heater (I wrote an opinion of the heater. Just search for "Profile Heaters"). ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 20, 2001
Pros: Quiet, easy to change media, seems good for goldfish
Cons: Slight cloudiness to the water, no room for additional media
Summary: From the moment I plugged in my Whisper 4, I was amazed by how silent the thing was. At the same time, I was also a little concerned about the flow rate, which seemed much lower than it should be for a filter a big as this one. A few months later, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 27, 2001
Pros: Extremely easy installation and easy replacement of filter material.
Cons: Gets noisy, inlet/filter bag/material clogs up very fast, too little permanent bio-filtration surface area.
Summary: This filter does have power and would provide fantastic filtration ..for a ten gallon tank that is!
Yes this filter is extremely easy to install; it just slips and sits right on the side of your tank. Maintenance
is easy in that you just; ... read more
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