Best mouse pad / material to reduce in-sump skimmer vibration?

pompeyjohn · 08/27/2012, 11:34 AM

Hi all,

Anyone have a particular make/model they recommend? Thank in advance.

John

bdroptjj · 08/27/2012, 11:57 AM

I used silicone trivets from Bed Bath & Beyond. They have a waffle like pattern and are about a quarter inch thick. Although they are 100% silicone, I put them in ziploc bags for now as I'm not sure if they're completely reef safe. They probably are but I'm just OCD about things. They have worked great in reducing vibrations/humming.

randomfishguy85 · 08/27/2012, 01:44 PM

i personally use sand in a ziploc bag. nice and cheap

pompeyjohn · 08/27/2012, 08:57 PM

I dont have any sand (I run a bare bottom tank)

Is this the stuff from BB&B?

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/...rying-mat.html

bdroptjj · 08/28/2012, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pompeyjohn

I dont have any sand (I run a bare bottom tank)

Is this the stuff from BB&B?

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/...rying-mat.html

No, that's not exactly what I used, although that may work, too. I don't see the trivets I bought on the BBB website, but here is an Ebay link to something very similar. I'm sure you can find them at a local BBB store...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Silicone...11%26rk%3D1%26

BSmitty22 · 08/28/2012, 08:37 PM

lowes sells some foam flooring by the foot. I used that to put under my sump tank and under the pumps.

Crusinjimbo · 08/29/2012, 06:46 AM

I had a tube of reef safe silicone so I squeezed it all out between two pieces of clear plastic wrap, flattened to about 3/8" and let it cure forever. Finished size is the footprint of my Ehiem 1260 return.

Mmiller40gt · 08/29/2012, 12:53 PM

Target sell 100% silicone food grade baking mats. They are like 10x20. I cut them up place where I need them. My mag 9.5 is dead silent now and the sro2000int is much quieter.

Jester376 · 08/29/2012, 04:21 PM

Best thing to use that I have found is http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/sound-dampening-pads.html

Have been using it with no problems so far.....7 months in tank not wrapped in plastic bags or anything

pompeyjohn · 09/02/2012, 07:08 AM

I found some of this stuff in Lowes. It was right at the back of the store, on the end of an aisle.

it cuts easily and is working well so far.

cisowskia · 09/02/2012, 10:25 AM

Oddly enough I use a piece of spaflex nearly cut in half and put the pump on top of that... Just had it laying around... Goes underwater.... flexible and smushy enough

Snausy · 09/02/2012, 11:18 AM

Pompey do you know what that stuff is made out of? If it's floor tiles made of rubber for like commercial kitchens it might not be safe.

I just use silicone hotplate squares that I got at the local grocery store. They work great and are totally safe.

I know another guy that used airline tubing. He just created a pad out of it and it works really well too.

OffDaHook · 09/02/2012, 11:45 AM

I too use 100 % silicone pot holders from Bed Bath & Beyond and it has made a huge diffrence for my 2 Ehiems 1262 and Skimmer. Amazon has some as well very cheap.

pompeyjohn · 09/02/2012, 01:57 PM

Actually, I dont know what they are made of and now I have tossed the packaging. I think I did a quick checkI'll keep digging through the lowes website for them. Thanks for the headsup.

pompeyjohn · 09/02/2012, 02:04 PM

I think I have found the same item on amazon. The lowes website is terrible.

link

Snausy · 09/02/2012, 04:21 PM

I wouldn't use that myself. Try to find something that is 100% silicone. Stop by a couple local grocery stores or wallmart or whatever and check out the kitchen area(spatulas, etc) and look for colored silicone potholders.

on the spot · 09/02/2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdroptjj

...I put them in ziploc bags for now as I'm not sure if they're completely reef safe. They probably are but I'm just OCD about things...

How do you know the bags are safe?

good luck sleeping tonight.

The plain old mouse pads have worked fine for me. Whenever I need one I just take the one on my desk, and the mouse pad angel replaces it by morning. I think she drives an alabaster carriage protected by golden guardians. I hear she won it in a poker game from the Spirit of the West. It's quite nice, four cup holders!

08/27/2012, 11:34 AM	#1
pompeyjohn Registered Member. Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 890	Best mouse pad / material to reduce in-sump skimmer vibration? Hi all, Anyone have a particular make/model they recommend? Thank in advance. John

08/27/2012, 11:57 AM	#2
bdroptjj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 131	I used silicone trivets from Bed Bath & Beyond. They have a waffle like pattern and are about a quarter inch thick. Although they are 100% silicone, I put them in ziploc bags for now as I'm not sure if they're completely reef safe. They probably are but I'm just OCD about things. They have worked great in reducing vibrations/humming. __________________ "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley" Current Tank Info: Reef Savvy rimless 60x24x18 ~ ATB Elegance 200 Pro ~ Apex ~ MP40wES x2 ~ Radion XR30 x3 ~ Nextreef MR1 reactors ~ ATB Flowstar 1500 ~ Bubble Magus doser ~ Trigger Systems Ruby 36 sump

08/29/2012, 06:46 AM	#7
Crusinjimbo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel FL Posts: 751	I had a tube of reef safe silicone so I squeezed it all out between two pieces of clear plastic wrap, flattened to about 3/8" and let it cure forever. Finished size is the footprint of my Ehiem 1260 return. __________________ Jimbo 13.5G EVO

08/29/2012, 04:21 PM	#9
Jester376 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: IE, California Posts: 44	Best thing to use that I have found is http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/sound-dampening-pads.html Have been using it with no problems so far.....7 months in tank not wrapped in plastic bags or anything __________________ Jeremy Current tank: 225g 60x36x24 eurobraced, 60g sump, 10 bulb ATI PM, Cadlights TIA-1350 skimmer, 2x mp40

09/02/2012, 11:18 AM	#12
Snausy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 907	Pompey do you know what that stuff is made out of? If it's floor tiles made of rubber for like commercial kitchens it might not be safe. I just use silicone hotplate squares that I got at the local grocery store. They work great and are totally safe. I know another guy that used airline tubing. He just created a pad out of it and it works really well too. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 300gal FOWLR- Emperor Angel, Rainbow Wrasse, Green Bird Wrasse, Dogface Puffer, Niger Trigger, Flame Hawkfish, Matted Filefish 150 Turbosnails that only come out at night! :D

08/27/2012, 01:44 PM	#3
randomfishguy85 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ajax, Ontario Posts: 522	i personally use sand in a ziploc bag. nice and cheap

08/27/2012, 08:57 PM	#4
pompeyjohn Registered Member. Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 890	I dont have any sand (I run a bare bottom tank) Is this the stuff from BB&B? http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/...rying-mat.html

08/28/2012, 08:37 PM	#6
BSmitty22 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 61	lowes sells some foam flooring by the foot. I used that to put under my sump tank and under the pumps.

08/29/2012, 12:53 PM	#8
Mmiller40gt arrogant reefer Join Date: May 2012 Location: N Texas Posts: 687	Target sell 100% silicone food grade baking mats. They are like 10x20. I cut them up place where I need them. My mag 9.5 is dead silent now and the sro2000int is much quieter.

09/02/2012, 07:08 AM	#10
pompeyjohn Registered Member. Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 890	I found some of this stuff in Lowes. It was right at the back of the store, on the end of an aisle. it cuts easily and is working well so far.

09/02/2012, 10:25 AM	#11
cisowskia Moved On Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 48	Oddly enough I use a piece of spaflex nearly cut in half and put the pump on top of that... Just had it laying around... Goes underwater.... flexible and smushy enough

09/02/2012, 11:45 AM	#13
OffDaHook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 515	I too use 100 % silicone pot holders from Bed Bath & Beyond and it has made a huge diffrence for my 2 Ehiems 1262 and Skimmer. Amazon has some as well very cheap.

09/02/2012, 01:57 PM	#14
pompeyjohn Registered Member. Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 890	Actually, I dont know what they are made of and now I have tossed the packaging. I think I did a quick checkI'll keep digging through the lowes website for them. Thanks for the headsup.

09/02/2012, 02:04 PM	#15
pompeyjohn Registered Member. Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 890	I think I have found the same item on amazon. The lowes website is terrible. link

09/02/2012, 04:21 PM	#16
Snausy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 907	I wouldn't use that myself. Try to find something that is 100% silicone. Stop by a couple local grocery stores or wallmart or whatever and check out the kitchen area(spatulas, etc) and look for colored silicone potholders. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 300gal FOWLR- Emperor Angel, Rainbow Wrasse, Green Bird Wrasse, Dogface Puffer, Niger Trigger, Flame Hawkfish, Matted Filefish 150 Turbosnails that only come out at night! :D