Silent HOB skimmer? Throwing Remora into bonfire.

sjm817 · 07/08/2007, 05:40 AM

Check out a Tunze DOC as well.

Edit. Now that is weird. My post is above the original and shows 7:40. Its 8:38.

mr.maroonsalty · 07/08/2007, 06:02 AM

The tunze comes with extension ferrals and should work. I put a 9005 doc in the tank and it is silent. Ask over at the Tunze forum how your tank will hold it. w/o a sump the skimmer is in my tank and bigger than I pictured. I'm now in the market for one on my 70.

aiv · 07/08/2007, 06:22 AM

BAAH! I'm sick of the noise my protein skimmer makes. It's driving me nuts!

aqua c remora

If I use the wet paper towel method to silence the thing it barely skims anything. So, I've decided to get rid of the godless thing for something better and more quiet. What do you guys think about this skimmer http://toofishy.com/product.php?prod...at=772&page=1. I can't find any reviews, but it seems like it wouldn't create the sucking/gurgling noise my remora makes because of the air silencer. I'm really hoping it's the salvation I've been searching the internet all night for. What do you guys think?

aiv · 07/08/2007, 06:42 AM

I was thinking about a tunze DOC, but I have an acrylic tank with no sump, so it's impossible to mount in the aquarium because of the top acrylic edges. Thanks for the advice though, yeah i heard they were really quiet too.

aiv · 07/08/2007, 07:11 AM

Do you have it mounted in an acrylic tank mr.maroonsalty? It seems impossible to mount a tunze 9005 on a seaclear acrylic aquarium because of the tiny openings on the top of the tank.

yeldarbj · 07/08/2007, 08:26 AM

I replaced a Remora with a Tunze 9010, running it in-tank. I had read how quiet it is, but I actually think it is louder than the Remora. I was using the paper towel to reduce noise on the Remora. With the skimmer turned off, my tank is otherwise dead silent.

Ask Roger in the Tunze forum about your mounting options.

Now on the flip side, I'm getting better than 5x the amount of similar colored skimmate with the Tunze.

lamphere · 07/08/2007, 09:50 AM

Just did the paper towel thing, WOW! Amazing differance. Now i just have to save my bucks for a tunze 9010. My tank is in my livingroom so the quiter the better.

aiv · 07/08/2007, 01:33 PM

Well, thanks to everybody for their advice. I've decided to go with the Bermuda Aquatics Rogue HOB skimmer and will order one come Monday. When it arrives I'll post a full review with pictures! I'm praying it's as quiet as they claim.

polwick · 07/08/2007, 01:41 PM

Wait, so what's the paper towel trick?

aiv · 07/08/2007, 01:49 PM

hey polwick, all you have to do is wet a paper towel and stick it in the left chamber of the skimmer to quiet it down. Although it works, it reduces the skimmate production for me.

07/08/2007, 05:40 AM	#1
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	Silent HOB skimmer? Throwing Remora into bonfire. Check out a Tunze DOC as well. Edit. Now that is weird. My post is above the original and shows 7:40. Its 8:38. __________________ - Scott

07/08/2007, 06:02 AM	#2
mr.maroonsalty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: upstateny Posts: 2,504	The tunze comes with extension ferrals and should work. I put a 9005 doc in the tank and it is silent. Ask over at the Tunze forum how your tank will hold it. w/o a sump the skimmer is in my tank and bigger than I pictured. I'm now in the market for one on my 70. __________________ Back from the dead! Current Tank Info: 140 dt reef

07/08/2007, 06:22 AM	#3
aiv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 55	Silent HOB skimmer? Throwing Remora into bonfire. BAAH! I'm sick of the noise my protein skimmer makes. It's driving me nuts! aqua c remora If I use the wet paper towel method to silence the thing it barely skims anything. So, I've decided to get rid of the godless thing for something better and more quiet. What do you guys think about this skimmer http://toofishy.com/product.php?prod...at=772&page=1. I can't find any reviews, but it seems like it wouldn't create the sucking/gurgling noise my remora makes because of the air silencer. I'm really hoping it's the salvation I've been searching the internet all night for. What do you guys think?

07/08/2007, 09:50 AM	#7
lamphere Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colchester,Vermont Posts: 119	Just did the paper towel thing, WOW! Amazing differance. Now i just have to save my bucks for a tunze 9010. My tank is in my livingroom so the quiter the better. __________________ DO, OR DO NOT, THERE IS NO TRY. Current Tank Info: 125 tank no overflow,2 Tunze 6025's, Aqua C Remora pro, DSB

07/08/2007, 06:42 AM	#4
aiv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 55	I was thinking about a tunze DOC, but I have an acrylic tank with no sump, so it's impossible to mount in the aquarium because of the top acrylic edges. Thanks for the advice though, yeah i heard they were really quiet too.

07/08/2007, 07:11 AM	#5
aiv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 55	Do you have it mounted in an acrylic tank mr.maroonsalty? It seems impossible to mount a tunze 9005 on a seaclear acrylic aquarium because of the tiny openings on the top of the tank.

07/08/2007, 08:26 AM	#6
yeldarbj Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,295	I replaced a Remora with a Tunze 9010, running it in-tank. I had read how quiet it is, but I actually think it is louder than the Remora. I was using the paper towel to reduce noise on the Remora. With the skimmer turned off, my tank is otherwise dead silent. Ask Roger in the Tunze forum about your mounting options. Now on the flip side, I'm getting better than 5x the amount of similar colored skimmate with the Tunze.

07/08/2007, 01:33 PM	#8
aiv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 55	Well, thanks to everybody for their advice. I've decided to go with the Bermuda Aquatics Rogue HOB skimmer and will order one come Monday. When it arrives I'll post a full review with pictures! I'm praying it's as quiet as they claim.

07/08/2007, 01:41 PM	#9
polwick Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 165	Wait, so what's the paper towel trick?

07/08/2007, 01:49 PM	#10
aiv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 55	hey polwick, all you have to do is wet a paper towel and stick it in the left chamber of the skimmer to quiet it down. Although it works, it reduces the skimmate production for me.