Shhhhhh!!! Quiet Parts Needed...

Sprockett · 03/07/2006, 05:42 PM

Is there a truly quiet air pump that doesn't vibrate for a reasonable amount of money??

The loudest item on my whole setup is the darn air pump, I'm using an Elite802 which is a good pump, but like all diaphram pumps it vibrates and makes noise.

I'd like to have a completely quiet tank if that's possible...

Cheers

HBtank · 03/07/2006, 05:51 PM

I never found one... for something reasonable..

Try using a mouse pad or something to dampen the vibrations.

Avi · 03/07/2006, 06:12 PM

I have three Mag Drives of different sizes. Two are in my reef's sump and one is dry-plumbed for a CO2 unit on a planted freshwater tank. They're all in the same room and they've been going for a minimum of over two years, and one's been going for four years. All are literally silent and have been all along. I know some people find them "noisy" but I just don't have that problem with them.

YoungReefer06 · 03/07/2006, 06:51 PM

Try Rena-Air or the NEW whisper pumps, which are raised up on rubber feet.

I use the rena myself for hatching brine shrimp and it is quiet,k and people have bought the whisper from the fish store i work at and they said it is very quiet.

-Kyle

03/07/2006, 05:42 PM	#1
Sprockett Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kuna, Idaho Posts: 80	Shhhhhh!!! Quiet Parts Needed... Is there a truly quiet air pump that doesn't vibrate for a reasonable amount of money?? The loudest item on my whole setup is the darn air pump, I'm using an Elite802 which is a good pump, but like all diaphram pumps it vibrates and makes noise. I'd like to have a completely quiet tank if that's possible... Cheers __________________ -Paul- Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Show Tank

03/07/2006, 05:51 PM	#2
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	I never found one... for something reasonable.. Try using a mouse pad or something to dampen the vibrations. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

03/07/2006, 06:12 PM	#3
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	I have three Mag Drives of different sizes. Two are in my reef's sump and one is dry-plumbed for a CO2 unit on a planted freshwater tank. They're all in the same room and they've been going for a minimum of over two years, and one's been going for four years. All are literally silent and have been all along. I know some people find them "noisy" but I just don't have that problem with them. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR

03/07/2006, 06:51 PM	#4
YoungReefer06 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Eastern Shore Posts: 285	Try Rena-Air or the NEW whisper pumps, which are raised up on rubber feet. I use the rena myself for hatching brine shrimp and it is quiet,k and people have bought the whisper from the fish store i work at and they said it is very quiet. -Kyle