My pump is SO LOUD!

maxcab · 09/13/2006, 06:12 PM

I have a mag 7 and it is extreamly loud so I was wondering if an external pump would be quieter of if there is some kind of foam pad that I can put under it.
I don't think anything is wrong with the impeller but it's driving me NUTS!

Thanks for your help,

sjm817 · 09/13/2006, 06:26 PM

Dont know what the deal is with those things. I had the same issue, and have seen others post the same. Mine was hideously loud. I replaced it with an Eheim 1260 which is almost dead silent (is it on?) and has a ton more flow to boot.

baller71ss · 09/13/2006, 06:30 PM

A foam pad works, but may collect detritus. Try a mouse pad. Cut it in half, put one half on top of the other, and the pump on top. Works for me...

baller71ss · 09/13/2006, 06:32 PM

OH, even better, Radio Shack type stores sell small rubber feet with adhesive backing. Then tend to vibrate out of postion, but a little silicon will hold them in place.

sjm817 · 09/13/2006, 06:33 PM

If its anything like mine, none of that helps. Its just too loud. My tank is on the main level of the house and I could hear it upstairs. I tried every trick in the book and none of it made an appreciable difference.

baller71ss · 09/13/2006, 06:48 PM

Well that sucks. Here's to hoping mine stays nice and quiet

Good luck Max

ppurcell · 09/13/2006, 07:26 PM

It is interesting you say that. I swapped my Iwaki WMD-40RLT for a Mag 12 because the Iwaki was making a racket. Now I have two Mag18's, a Mag12 and a Mag 7 all running and none of them making much noise at all.

sjm817 · 09/13/2006, 07:48 PM

I've owned Mag3/5/7/9.5. None of them were quiet, but the Mag7 was by far the loudest of any of them for some reason. I doubt that I would find a Mag12 or 18 quiet.

scarpenter · 09/13/2006, 08:46 PM

I had a Mag 36 for one day. Had to get rid of it...now have 2 Quiet One 4000's. Not even sure they are on except for watching the water surface.

jagtech76 · 09/13/2006, 09:26 PM

i run a mag 24 as main and i had the same problem it was extrmely loud all i could do is put that foam it comes with , and i used some filter floss to isolate it and made sure it did not touch
anything else around it

Kurt03 · 09/13/2006, 09:38 PM

i use a mag 9.5 as a return and its quiet. Has a very slight hum if your ear is right next to it. Does your pump need cleaned? Maybe run it in some vinegar after you clean it out.

Newreeflady · 09/13/2006, 09:50 PM

I am running an OceanRunner 2500 (submersed) & 3500 (externally). I barely know they are on. Very quiet, I was impressed. I have the external on top of two thin mousepads. I also use flex-pvc.

-A

ultraxr · 09/13/2006, 09:55 PM

Any heat issues with the EHIEM 1260? I'm thinking of skipping all this Mag issues

jagtech76 · 09/13/2006, 10:14 PM

huh? run it in vinegar ? what will this do ? lubricate???

markandkristen · 09/13/2006, 11:13 PM

doesnt lubricate but it cleans the impellar and housing hopefully

gman19 · 09/14/2006, 06:12 AM

I have a Mag 9.5 running my skimmer. They are connected using a short length of flex tube and the only way I know mine works is to look at the skimmer column...very quiet pump IMO.

MJAnderson · 09/14/2006, 07:22 AM

I think it's just luck. My Mag 7 is loud, even on a rubber pad and after being cleaned. Probably going to go the Eheim 1260 route as well.

crumbletop · 09/14/2006, 07:50 AM

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Any heat issues with the EHIEM 1260? I'm thinking of skipping all this Mag issues

Not really. The eheim will add some heat. It is rated similarly to the mag 7 (65W for the eheim, 70W for the mag 7).

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I think it's just luck. My Mag 7 is loud, even on a rubber pad and after being cleaned. Probably going to go the Eheim 1260 route as well.

I don't think you'll be disappointed. The eheim is a nice pump.

One word about noise. The 1260 will still vibrate some. Depending on how it is plumbed or what it is bumping up against it can still cause noise. If it isn't transmitting vibrations by bumping against the side of the sump, or transmitting through entirely rigid plumbing then you shouldn't have any problems. It is fairly simple to set it up so that you don't hear it at all. FWIW, I have heard that eheims are used for liquid coolant circulation by the ultra quiet computing crowd.

09/13/2006, 06:12 PM	#1
maxcab Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 161	My pump is SO LOUD! I have a mag 7 and it is extreamly loud so I was wondering if an external pump would be quieter of if there is some kind of foam pad that I can put under it. I don't think anything is wrong with the impeller but it's driving me NUTS! Thanks for your help, __________________ Max __________________ \|58 Oceanic & 24g Aquapod w/25gal-ish Shared Sump/Fuge\| Current Tank Info: 58 Oceanic LPS Reef-->250w PFO Mini Pendand, 75lbs LR, 2xTunze NanoStream 6025, EuroReef RS-80, Mag 7, Potter's Angel, Radiant Wrasse, Twin-Spot Goby, Orange Spotted Shrimp Goby & 2xCromis

09/13/2006, 06:26 PM	#2
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	Dont know what the deal is with those things. I had the same issue, and have seen others post the same. Mine was hideously loud. I replaced it with an Eheim 1260 which is almost dead silent (is it on?) and has a ton more flow to boot. __________________ - Scott

09/13/2006, 06:30 PM	#3
baller71ss Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 248	A foam pad works, but may collect detritus. Try a mouse pad. Cut it in half, put one half on top of the other, and the pump on top. Works for me... __________________ Nick Current Tank Info: 55g reef, 12g sump, 12g fuge, 6x55 PC, Marshall Island LR, LED moonlights, 2 tank raised clowns, RBTA, LPS and softies, monticaps, etc...

09/13/2006, 06:32 PM	#4
baller71ss Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 248	OH, even better, Radio Shack type stores sell small rubber feet with adhesive backing. Then tend to vibrate out of postion, but a little silicon will hold them in place. __________________ Nick Current Tank Info: 55g reef, 12g sump, 12g fuge, 6x55 PC, Marshall Island LR, LED moonlights, 2 tank raised clowns, RBTA, LPS and softies, monticaps, etc...

09/13/2006, 06:33 PM	#5
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	If its anything like mine, none of that helps. Its just too loud. My tank is on the main level of the house and I could hear it upstairs. I tried every trick in the book and none of it made an appreciable difference. __________________ - Scott

09/13/2006, 06:48 PM	#6
baller71ss Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 248	Well that sucks. Here's to hoping mine stays nice and quiet Good luck Max __________________ Nick Current Tank Info: 55g reef, 12g sump, 12g fuge, 6x55 PC, Marshall Island LR, LED moonlights, 2 tank raised clowns, RBTA, LPS and softies, monticaps, etc...

09/13/2006, 07:26 PM	#7
ppurcell Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,911	It is interesting you say that. I swapped my Iwaki WMD-40RLT for a Mag 12 because the Iwaki was making a racket. Now I have two Mag18's, a Mag12 and a Mag 7 all running and none of them making much noise at all.

09/13/2006, 07:48 PM	#8
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	I've owned Mag3/5/7/9.5. None of them were quiet, but the Mag7 was by far the loudest of any of them for some reason. I doubt that I would find a Mag12 or 18 quiet. __________________ - Scott

09/13/2006, 08:46 PM	#9
scarpenter Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tupelo, MS Posts: 436	I had a Mag 36 for one day. Had to get rid of it...now have 2 Quiet One 4000's. Not even sure they are on except for watching the water surface.

09/13/2006, 09:26 PM	#10
jagtech76 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: west palm beach Posts: 52	i run a mag 24 as main and i had the same problem it was extrmely loud all i could do is put that foam it comes with , and i used some filter floss to isolate it and made sure it did not touch anything else around it

09/13/2006, 09:38 PM	#11
Kurt03 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,602	i use a mag 9.5 as a return and its quiet. Has a very slight hum if your ear is right next to it. Does your pump need cleaned? Maybe run it in some vinegar after you clean it out.

09/13/2006, 09:50 PM	#12
Newreeflady Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,840	I am running an OceanRunner 2500 (submersed) & 3500 (externally). I barely know they are on. Very quiet, I was impressed. I have the external on top of two thin mousepads. I also use flex-pvc. -A __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

09/13/2006, 09:55 PM	#13
ultraxr Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va Bch, VA Posts: 321	Any heat issues with the EHIEM 1260? I'm thinking of skipping all this Mag issues __________________ 120 gal- Softies & some LPS

09/13/2006, 10:14 PM	#14
jagtech76 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: west palm beach Posts: 52	huh? run it in vinegar ? what will this do ? lubricate???

09/13/2006, 11:13 PM	#15
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	doesnt lubricate but it cleans the impellar and housing hopefully

09/14/2006, 06:12 AM	#16
gman19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 425	I have a Mag 9.5 running my skimmer. They are connected using a short length of flex tube and the only way I know mine works is to look at the skimmer column...very quiet pump IMO. __________________ 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

09/14/2006, 07:22 AM	#17
MJAnderson Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 2,633	I think it's just luck. My Mag 7 is loud, even on a rubber pad and after being cleaned. Probably going to go the Eheim 1260 route as well.