Quiet skimmers????

roadracer · 09/13/2006, 12:16 PM

Are there any "silent" skimmers or are they all like Niagra Falls?

djrecklessk · 09/13/2006, 12:24 PM

I use the euroreef and ASM skimmers and they are really quiet. As long as you have the cabinet doors closed it should make a sound. The only noise I hear from my tank is my chiller, which doesn't go on too often.

gman19 · 09/13/2006, 12:59 PM

My Lifereef skimmer is very quite as well...it runs off a Mag9.5 and does a wonderful job.

Check it out at www.lifereef.com for pics...Jeff at Lifereef is a really great and most helpful guy.

I have the VS2-24S In-Sump model on my 100g reef.

fkshiu · 09/13/2006, 01:20 PM

Tunze

8BALL_99 · 09/13/2006, 01:40 PM

uhh a mag9.5 and a Sedra 3000- or 5000 are loud to me.. I guess it depends on what you consider quiet..

That said my ASM G4 isn't very loud considering its size.. But I still think its pretty loud.. Not something I'd want beside my Livingroom TV or in my Bedroom..

MJAnderson · 09/13/2006, 02:27 PM

I think it depends on the pump. I think my Sedra 5000 is quiet but my Mag 7 is loud to me. With the doors closed I can't hear my Sedra. My Mag I can hear from 5' away.

gman19 · 09/13/2006, 02:32 PM

Could be...I cannot hear the Mag9.5 with the cabinet doors open. The only pump I can hear is the slight hum of the Iwaki 30RLT I use for a return...and the chiller whenever it kicks in...

The venturi is also inaudible since it is vented from the inside of the collection cup by design.

mg426 · 09/13/2006, 03:25 PM

My g3 is in my sump and I cant hear it at all.

09/13/2006, 12:16 PM	#1
roadracer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 122	Quiet skimmers???? Are there any "silent" skimmers or are they all like Niagra Falls?

09/13/2006, 12:59 PM	#3
gman19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 425	My Lifereef skimmer is very quite as well...it runs off a Mag9.5 and does a wonderful job. Check it out at www.lifereef.com for pics...Jeff at Lifereef is a really great and most helpful guy. I have the VS2-24S In-Sump model on my 100g reef. __________________ 100G AllGlass reef/Lifereef Filter Systems custom sump/skimmer/filter cylinders. 1/5 HP Aqualogic chiller, ACIII controller, Lifereef LCR1 Calcium Reactor. Current Tank Info: 100g reef/Berlin method

09/13/2006, 01:40 PM	#5
8BALL_99 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toney, AL Posts: 3,724	uhh a mag9.5 and a Sedra 3000- or 5000 are loud to me.. I guess it depends on what you consider quiet.. That said my ASM G4 isn't very loud considering its size.. But I still think its pretty loud.. Not something I'd want beside my Livingroom TV or in my Bedroom.. __________________ The problem with political jokes is they get elected. OK, so what's the speed of dark? Why do we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway? Isn't is it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"? Current Tank Info: Custom Starfire 300,92Gallon,35 Gallon Hex,Two 40Gallons,125Gallon,

09/13/2006, 02:32 PM	#7
gman19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 425	Could be...I cannot hear the Mag9.5 with the cabinet doors open. The only pump I can hear is the slight hum of the Iwaki 30RLT I use for a return...and the chiller whenever it kicks in... The venturi is also inaudible since it is vented from the inside of the collection cup by design. __________________ 100G AllGlass reef/Lifereef Filter Systems custom sump/skimmer/filter cylinders. 1/5 HP Aqualogic chiller, ACIII controller, Lifereef LCR1 Calcium Reactor. Current Tank Info: 100g reef/Berlin method

09/13/2006, 03:25 PM	#8
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	My g3 is in my sump and I cant hear it at all. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

09/13/2006, 12:24 PM	#2
djrecklessk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 71	I use the euroreef and ASM skimmers and they are really quiet. As long as you have the cabinet doors closed it should make a sound. The only noise I hear from my tank is my chiller, which doesn't go on too often.

09/13/2006, 01:20 PM	#4
fkshiu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 233	Tunze

09/13/2006, 02:27 PM	#6
MJAnderson Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 2,633	I think it depends on the pump. I think my Sedra 5000 is quiet but my Mag 7 is loud to me. With the doors closed I can't hear my Sedra. My Mag I can hear from 5' away.