XR30 g4 pro fan noise question

larryfl1 · 09/15/2018, 02:28 PM

Hi

I just read and want to confirm that the fan stays on on the XR30 and is quite loud. Is that correct?

I had my local shop order me 2 XR30. Now I’m thinking I should have gone with 15’s.

Hopefully my lfs can exchange them

mfinn · 09/16/2018, 10:21 AM

I have had 4 of the gen 4's for about a year and yes the fans do stay on 24/7, but I can't hear them until I get my ear within a foot of them.
Standing in front of the tank, normal viewing distance ( 2-3 feet away) I do not hear them.

rvareef · 09/16/2018, 12:25 PM

once they get fully saturated with dust you will hear them

Jay1982 · 09/30/2018, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mfinn

I have had 4 of the gen 4's for about a year and yes the fans do stay on 24/7, but I can't hear them until I get my ear within a foot of them.
Standing in front of the tank, normal viewing distance ( 2-3 feet away) I do not hear them.

I have no idea how you don't hear them. I sleep on the 3rd floor of my townhouse and I can clearly hear the xr30 from my bed at night. I regret buying these lights.

JMetaxas · 10/10/2018, 07:09 AM

Why are the fans on all the time if the lights aren't?

Sisterlimonpot · 11/15/2018, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay1982

I have no idea how you don't hear them. I sleep on the 3rd floor of my townhouse and I can clearly hear the xr30 from my bed at night. I regret buying these lights.

The fans can vary speed depending on temperature of the light, if the lights are geared up to 100%, you will hear them wail, but if the lights power are low or off, they're seemingly quiet. if you can hear them from 3 stories away, you either have GREAT hearing and I envy you, the the fans need a good cleaning, or you have a faulty fan.

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Originally Posted by JMetaxas

Why are the fans on all the time if the lights aren't?

The lights are in the worst spot they can be in regard to condensation they sit above a warm tank and as water evaporates it can collect and pool inside the light fixture, the idea is to have the fans running at a low speed to prevent that from happening.

ca1ore · 11/15/2018, 09:44 PM

If that’s true, why are the fans in the 15s not on all the time?

09/15/2018, 02:28 PM	#1
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,094	XR30 g4 pro fan noise question Hi I just read and want to confirm that the fan stays on on the XR30 and is quite loud. Is that correct? I had my local shop order me 2 XR30. Now I’m thinking I should have gone with 15’s. Hopefully my lfs can exchange them

09/16/2018, 10:21 AM	#2
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,552	I have had 4 of the gen 4's for about a year and yes the fans do stay on 24/7, but I can't hear them until I get my ear within a foot of them. Standing in front of the tank, normal viewing distance ( 2-3 feet away) I do not hear them. __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

11/15/2018, 09:44 PM	#7
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,338	If that’s true, why are the fans in the 15s not on all the time? __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

09/16/2018, 12:25 PM	#3
rvareef In Memoriam Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 667	once they get fully saturated with dust you will hear them

10/10/2018, 07:09 AM	#5
JMetaxas Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Old Saybrook, CT Posts: 83	Why are the fans on all the time if the lights aren't?