I need a quiet skimmer

Giovanni · 05/31/2006, 01:09 AM

I have my tank in the living room. I need a very quiet skimmer if I want to keep it in the living room. Which ones are very quiet and which ones are definatly loud?

Thanks in advance.

powdertang05 · 05/31/2006, 06:46 AM

you can make most skimmers a muffler basiclly with some foam but their will always be noise. you could try a down draft with no needle wheel that would make most of the noise.

sjm817 · 05/31/2006, 06:50 AM

I run a Deltec AP600 and it is very quiet.

_K_E_P_ · 05/31/2006, 08:47 PM

The Tunze Doc Com range is next to silent.

rsxs1212 · 05/31/2006, 09:20 PM

i agree needle wheels contribute to sound.

JER-Z · 05/31/2006, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sjm817
I run a Deltec AP600 and it is very quiet.

same here

old salty · 05/31/2006, 10:59 PM

I use a Deltec APF600; I think my heaters make more noise!!

05/31/2006, 01:09 AM	#1
Giovanni AKA Flippa Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KY Posts: 2,207 Blog Entries: 8	I need a quiet skimmer I have my tank in the living room. I need a very quiet skimmer if I want to keep it in the living room. Which ones are very quiet and which ones are definatly loud? Thanks in advance. __________________ Giovanni Most of My Money I Spent On Whiskey, Women and Reefing, The Rest I Just Waisted! Current Tank Info: 180 Mixed Reef

05/31/2006, 06:50 AM	#3
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	I run a Deltec AP600 and it is very quiet. __________________ - Scott

05/31/2006, 08:47 PM	#4
_K_E_P_ Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 270	The Tunze Doc Com range is next to silent. __________________ 60% of the time, it works EVERY time! Current Tank Info: 500L with 90L sump; Deltec APF600; 2x IceCap 250W 14K Hamiltons; 2x 6100 1x6080 Streams

05/31/2006, 09:20 PM	#5
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	i agree needle wheels contribute to sound. __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

05/31/2006, 10:59 PM	#7
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I use a Deltec APF600; I think my heaters make more noise!! __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

05/31/2006, 06:46 AM	#2
powdertang05 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 613	you can make most skimmers a muffler basiclly with some foam but their will always be noise. you could try a down draft with no needle wheel that would make most of the noise.