Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 05/08/2012, 02:37 PM   #1
Authentic
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,030
QUIET pumps?

I just bought a eheim 1262 for my 65 gal setup.I have done everything to quiet the hum,high density pads,acoustic foam,and a pad under my sump,still i can hear it hum.the tank is against an adjoining wall to the bedroom and the last thing i want to do is move it,is there a quieter pump out there?does anyone have a eheim compact?if so is it quieter.


Authentic is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 02:39 PM   #2
Allmost
Moved On
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: canada, toronto
Posts: 8,161
I use the same pump, and no noise, but Im noise tolerant, so might be there and I dont hear it.

if you want quiter than Eheim, you would have to look at Red dragon pumps, expensive, but reliable and produces only 3 DB of noise I think.


Allmost is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 02:43 PM   #3
Subw00er
Registered Member
 
Subw00er's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 460
Look at sicce


Subw00er is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 03:04 PM   #4
Landsailor
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 430
It's external, but the ReeFlo Blowhole pumps are "put your ears next to them to hear 'em" quiet.


Landsailor is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 03:05 PM   #5
sirreal63
Go Spurs Go!!!
 
sirreal63's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Meadowlakes Texas
Posts: 13,357
How is it plumbed, hard pipe or soft?


__________________
Jack

No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function.

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency.

Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.
sirreal63 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 03:24 PM   #6
bdr
Registered Member
 
bdr's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: kingston ontario
Posts: 375
i too just bought this pump from great reviews. mine isnt quiet so silent either. i have 3ft soft pipe even when i hold it off the bottom a couple inchs it hums.


__________________
75g display, 40g breeder sump. 85 lbs lr 2 korillia 1050gph powerheads, vertex 100gpd rodi, brs media reactor water went in jan 3 12
bdr is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 04:09 PM   #7
atreis
Registered Member
 
atreis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Yellow Springs, OH
Posts: 942
All pumps hum - some more loudly than others, but they all do it some.

My Tunze Silence is good, but would be about the same as the Eheim.


__________________
reef tank up since 8/2009. Previous tank up since 4/2004, taken down in 2007.

Current Tank Info: custom 100g reef, custom sump
atreis is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/08/2012, 07:05 PM   #8
a.browning
Registered Member
 
a.browning's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 975
All pumps will have some hum to them. Is your pump plumbed straight with hard plumbing? This can add to vibration. From my experience, the Eheim pumps are about as quiet as you can get, as well as the ATB/Askoll/Laguna based pumps.


__________________
75 SPS, 80 & 45 Frag Tank, 40B Leather Tank
a.browning is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/09/2012, 05:06 AM   #9
Authentic
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,030
Plumbed it with soft tubing for about a foot,there is another thread about the 3000 compact that says its super quiet,anyone else have one of these?


Authentic is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 10:59 AM   #10
reeflo/sequence
Registered Member
 
reeflo/sequence's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 33
BlowHole

Of course I'm biased but the one comment that we heard from 100% of our field testers last year was-super quiet..just saying


reeflo/sequence is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 12:20 PM   #11
KevinYates
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 194
a complaint with an ehiem pump? almost unheard of. Check the magnet and impeller and make sure the impeller shaft has its little rubber piece on the end of it.


KevinYates is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 12:27 PM   #12
E.intheC
Registered Member
 
E.intheC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 5,373
A 1262 is also a TON of pump for that size tank.

Take a look at the Tunze silence return pump or the maxi jet utility pumps. Theyre also good


__________________
-Eric
E.intheC is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 01:45 PM   #13
James77
Registered Member
 
James77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 8,158
It is always a gamble with pumps and reviews of the noise level of them, it is such a subjective area. I have had pumps-like Eheim 1262- that people swear are silent drive me up a wall with their humming. The one truly dead silent pump- that is zero noise with no other ambient noise around it- was the velocity external pumps. Discontinued as that brand, but sold under "Laing" pumps. Lagunas are ones that all have said are dead silent- including ATB and MSX plus skimmer adaptions. No personal experience yet, but I will be trying likely a Laguna or the ATB version very soon. Other than that....the water blaster, Sicce Syncra, and Eheims are all comparable noise wise, very quiet but in no way silent.


__________________
Jim

Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater
James77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 03:32 PM   #14
reeflo/sequence
Registered Member
 
reeflo/sequence's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 33
funny you should say that because the BlowHoles are based on the velocity pumps-but without the heat


reeflo/sequence is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 03:34 PM   #15
bamf25
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 1,419
My waterblaster hy5000 is quiet. The 2000 or 3000 would fit your tank better. Not 100% silent, but the slight bubbling of the return is louder than the pump.


bamf25 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2012, 06:05 PM   #16
James77
Registered Member
 
James77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 8,158
Quote:
Originally Posted by reeflo/sequence View Post
funny you should say that because the BlowHoles are based on the velocity pumps-but without the heat
Yes, they also remind me of hydronic circulators used in heating, which are also extremely quiet if not silent. I was really considering ther blowholes, and may again someday, but on my yet-another-tank-redo I am going with an internal.


__________________
Jim

Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater
James77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/10/2012, 01:54 AM   #17
makutaku
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 17
Question

Quote:
Originally Posted by James77 View Post
..., but on my yet-another-tank-redo I am going with an internal.
Could you please share why you will prefer to go with an internal ? What brand/model ?


makutaku is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/10/2012, 06:36 AM   #18
96p993
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mckinney, Tx
Posts: 1,130
Quote:
Originally Posted by Authentic View Post
I just bought a eheim 1262 for my 65 gal setup.I have done everything to quiet the hum,high density pads,acoustic foam,and a pad under my sump,still i can hear it hum.the tank is against an adjoining wall to the bedroom and the last thing i want to do is move it,is there a quieter pump out there?does anyone have a eheim compact?if so is it quieter.

I hope you are running one HUGE manifold off this pump, that thing is way to big for a 65 gallon...Im running a 1260 on my 100 gallon and its been great, have you run it in vinegar, cleaned it, opened it up to make all is ok (not sure if its new)....


96p993 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/10/2012, 02:16 PM   #19
Subw00er
Registered Member
 
Subw00er's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 460
I went with a sicce .5 in my pico and a 3.5 in my 50br. Both have been great, nice and quiet, as long as they're not touching a wall. On board adjustment is a nice touch.


Subw00er is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/10/2012, 10:42 PM   #20
LStorm
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 90
I have two Sicce pumps. I use a 2.0 as my return pump, and I can't hear it running at all. However, I use a 3.0 to run my reactors and it's driving me crazy with the vibration/humming. Luck of the draw, maybe? Both pumps use the same body it seems.

Anyway, good luck, the eheim 1262 is a good pump by reputation.


__________________
Lars
120 gal SPS; Radion G3 pro; MP40's; Apex Fusion

60 gal 24"x24" cube - Montipora garden
Ecoxotic Panorama Pro 24 inch fixture, Tunze 6095, BRS dosers, bio pellets, Apex.

Current Tank Info: 60 gal Montipora garden, build in progress
LStorm is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/11/2012, 01:50 AM   #21
Blayz77
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: ca
Posts: 436
I have a 1262 on my 50g cube and find it to be pretty silent. If its humming I wouldnt know it because all i can hear is my drain going into the sump lol. im currently sitting about 13 feet away from tank and the only noise in room right now is me typing for reference. However if i stick my head into the stand i can hear a slight hum, but at that point im pretty much right ontop of the pump. so far i find the 1262 very reliable, quiet enough for me. and a good overall performer.

by the way why do some here say that a 1262 would be to much for a 65g? i have a 50 and its just fine..


Blayz77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/11/2012, 07:40 AM   #22
SimonSKL
Registered Member
 
SimonSKL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Danville, IL
Posts: 1,918
I have been running a BlowHole 1450 pump since March. The pump is so quiet I have to put my hand on it to know it is running. It is also very efficient too and the price is right.


__________________
Simon

Mixed LPS and SPS corals
Camera - Canon T2i with EF100mm 2.8f USM macro lens

Current Tank Info: AG 92g corner tank and Marineland 125g, RKE controllers, Maxspect and Eshine LEDs, MP40WES, Jebo WP40 & WP25
SimonSKL is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/11/2012, 09:26 AM   #23
jrpark22000
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 572
Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonSKL View Post
I have been running a BlowHole 1450 pump since March. The pump is so quiet I have to put my hand on it to know it is running. It is also very efficient too and the price is right.
Just a note, these are new pumps. They have not been proven in aquarium use. Nothing against reeflo, I run 2 of their gold series pumps.


jrpark22000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/11/2012, 10:28 AM   #24
James77
Registered Member
 
James77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 8,158
Quote:
Originally Posted by makutaku View Post
Could you please share why you will prefer to go with an internal ? What brand/model ?
Less risk with an internal pump, no potentially leaky bulheads to deal with.

Im trying a Sicce 4.0, not too bad....overall a quiet pump, but not silent. Not sure if there is even a dead silent internal pump. Lagunas are also called quiet, but I have an ATB skimmer right now using a laguna motor block, and it is not dead silent. Though it is extremely quiet.


__________________
Jim

Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater
James77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/11/2012, 01:35 PM   #25
waffler
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 30
I am also running the Sicce 4.0 as my return and the hum is not too bad when the stand is closed ( I am running this in the tank in my bedroom so noise was a big issue for me). The one thing I can't stand is the suction cup feet. As soon as I set the pump down they stick and there is no way to move the pump without the feet popping off so I am sure if I had a solution for this and had all 4 feet on it right then there would be even less hum.


waffler is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:19 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.