insulating a stand

[swpassion]

What is the best way to insulate a stand to reduce noise from the sump, skimmer etc.?

[MarineBiology!]

generally i take a heavy foam tape and tape it to the bottom of whatever is making the noise,
if that doesnt work, at walmart they have a cabinet "grip" liner which i have used quite a few times. its like 2 dollars for 10 feet X1 foot which is plenty for most decent size stands. put down 2 layers. should silence most noise, or muffle to a humm.

[kraze3]

I use the stuff they put under vinyl siding. Its 3/4 os insulating foam. Lined the inside of my stand, haleped alot.

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14511150#post14511150 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by swpassion
What is the best way to insulate a stand to reduce noise from the sump, skimmer etc.?

how big is your sump--and assuming your skimmer is in it I would caution about too much insulation--alot of oxygen exchange occurs in the sump and protein skimmer.

Can you post a picture of your sump area--there may be some other steps you can take to reduce noise.

[swpassion]

I cant seem to get pics to post, keeps coming up in the wrong format.

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14515234#post14515234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by swpassion
I cant seem to get pics to post, keeps coming up in the wrong format.

register at www.photobucket.com its free

upload your pics from your computer to there

under each pic will be four codes---copy and paste the "img" code into your posts
when you submit them the code changes to a picture

[swpassion]

Here is the link to photbucket,

http://s661.photobucket.com/albums/uu333/v92c1999/