How to quiet down a fan in a Coralife Hood?

dismayed · 08/02/2010, 04:37 PM

So I have a Coralife hood containing compact fluorescent bulbs which has one fan mounted in the hood. I decided to pop it out thinking I'd replace it with something quieter. When I removed it (while running) I found that the fan itself is quite quiet -- it's the vibrations it is making in the plastic hood that is causing its very loud humming noise.

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to dampen the vibrations?

seege · 08/02/2010, 07:46 PM

Some kind of non-flamable insulation... not foam-too permanent.

08/02/2010, 04:37 PM	#1
dismayed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 321	How to quiet down a fan in a Coralife Hood? So I have a Coralife hood containing compact fluorescent bulbs which has one fan mounted in the hood. I decided to pop it out thinking I'd replace it with something quieter. When I removed it (while running) I found that the fan itself is quite quiet -- it's the vibrations it is making in the plastic hood that is causing its very loud humming noise. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to dampen the vibrations?

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08/02/2010, 07:46 PM	#2
seege Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Palm Desert California Posts: 76	Some kind of non-flamable insulation... not foam-too permanent.