fans on biocube making noise - Page 2

blackbear · 02/17/2008, 10:45 PM

what number did you guys call to get replacment fans? because the number that is posted above doesnt work for me...maybe cuz i live in canada??

blackbear · 03/12/2008, 12:41 PM

ok just to let you guys know, i never got through with oceanic so i basically gave up, but now my fans stopped making noise....so it all worked out in the end i guess

mskohl · 03/12/2008, 04:49 PM

when I ordered my hood from nanotuners . com, they had some lower db fans that were an option. maybe you can order better replacement fans there.

blackbear · 04/04/2008, 02:32 PM

well im gettin a lighting upgrade so it comes with new fans, so i guess i dont have to worry about this anymore

Weplant4life · 07/30/2011, 01:29 PM

WE had the same problem with our bio cube 29...& what we did was take the sticker off the back of the fan and added 1-2 drops of olive oil in the hole and it was fix immiditly...Yayyyyy!!!!

BioNub · 01/17/2018, 02:45 PM

Hey guys, wow this is an Old Post but If anyone still cares, I've had my BioCube for about 6 months and the fan that came with it was SUPER loud. like a rattle or something, I went to the local Fry's store (or just about any other computer store) and bought a 50mm fan which was a HUGE improvement! makes my biocube sound more modern instead of like an old beat up car.

Basically when you take the light cover off you just unplug the old fan from the main board and cut the conector from the old fan and solder it to the new one, use shrink wrap to cover the connections and just plug it back in to the main board. and thats it!

Look at the noise level the fan makes before purchasing it, some are louder than others but definetly not nearly as loud as the stock biocube fan.

Vmazz · 04/05/2018, 01:33 PM

Mine does this all of the time, the protein skimmer vibrates against the lid and the fan shakes. I just hit the top a few times and it stops.

03/12/2008, 04:49 PM	#28
mskohl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stilwell, KS Posts: 2,114	when I ordered my hood from nanotuners . com, they had some lower db fans that were an option. maybe you can order better replacement fans there. __________________ Current tanks: 225g mixed reef and a 75g lps and softy

01/17/2018, 02:45 PM	#31
BioNub Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 13	I replaced my Fans Hey guys, wow this is an Old Post but If anyone still cares, I've had my BioCube for about 6 months and the fan that came with it was SUPER loud. like a rattle or something, I went to the local Fry's store (or just about any other computer store) and bought a 50mm fan which was a HUGE improvement! makes my biocube sound more modern instead of like an old beat up car. Basically when you take the light cover off you just unplug the old fan from the main board and cut the conector from the old fan and solder it to the new one, use shrink wrap to cover the connections and just plug it back in to the main board. and thats it! Look at the noise level the fan makes before purchasing it, some are louder than others but definetly not nearly as loud as the stock biocube fan.

02/17/2008, 10:45 PM	#26
blackbear Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 89	what number did you guys call to get replacment fans? because the number that is posted above doesnt work for me...maybe cuz i live in canada??

03/12/2008, 12:41 PM	#27
blackbear Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 89	ok just to let you guys know, i never got through with oceanic so i basically gave up, but now my fans stopped making noise....so it all worked out in the end i guess

04/04/2008, 02:32 PM	#29
blackbear Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 89	well im gettin a lighting upgrade so it comes with new fans, so i guess i dont have to worry about this anymore

07/30/2011, 01:29 PM	#30
Weplant4life Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1	WE had the same problem with our bio cube 29...& what we did was take the sticker off the back of the fan and added 1-2 drops of olive oil in the hole and it was fix immiditly...Yayyyyy!!!!

04/05/2018, 01:33 PM	#32
Vmazz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 50	Mine does this all of the time, the protein skimmer vibrates against the lid and the fan shakes. I just hit the top a few times and it stops.