Most silent ATO pump??

christiantt · 07/09/2020, 06:45 AM

What are your experience with ATO pumps??
Right now I’m using the Tunze pump, but it has started to be really noisy (so my girlfriend demands a new one

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It needs to be a 12v pump. But which one is most silent??

tdhnry · 07/09/2020, 07:17 AM

I had the exact issue. The pump got way too loud. I switched to the Ecotech Versa controlled by my Profilux. Now I don't even know when it's filling up. It's super quiet.

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christiantt · 07/09/2020, 09:33 AM

I love the EcoTech products.
But the Versa doser isn’t 12v, so I can’t connect it to the Tunze ATO.

Anyone who has tried the Avast Marine Diaphragm Top Off/ Dosing Pump??

moondoggy4 · 07/09/2020, 05:30 PM

^^^^^Avast makes a peri pump for an ATO and they are silent.

Uncle99 · 07/09/2020, 07:33 PM

My ATO pump only made noise when I ran Kalk in the RODI.
I ran some vinegar for and hour and it’s back silent.
I am really surprised the tunze makes a lot of noise.
Just checking...

chbix · 07/16/2020, 05:09 PM

im running a duetto. I cant say that I can hear the pump itself but I can hear the water going into the DT. I am running a 40g without a sump so I hear more of the water flow than the pump itself.

galoot · 07/17/2020, 08:04 PM

The tunze is only noisy when it's near the end of its life. Get a new one and be done with it.

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reefteaser · 07/18/2020, 12:46 PM

Yeah, my tunze is dead silent and about 3 years old. A replacement is less than $25, and they do go on sale occasionally. I’d buy again

hhaase · 07/18/2020, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moondoggy4

^^^^^Avast makes a peri pump for an ATO and they are silent.

Do they still carry pumps at all? I can't find any when I search their site at all.

-Hans

neiltus · 07/18/2020, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galoot

The tunze is only noisy when it's near the end of its life. Get a new one and be done with it.

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you can always just buy the new pump, not the whole kit. On my 5th I think.

BearCoral · 07/22/2020, 10:10 PM

I love the Duetto as well. Can't hear it all, except the water going into the sump. Just bought another for a nano I just set up.

christiantt · 07/26/2020, 09:43 AM

I bought this pump.
https://marineaquatics.co.uk/shop/to...f-dosing-pump/
It says 12v on the page (so it could be controlled by the Tunze ATO), but the power plug says output 24v.

Can I still use it with the Tunze ATO?? :-/

Vinny Kreyling · 07/26/2020, 04:50 PM

What you should look for is just power, meaning it uses 12V DC.
You should be fine.

christiantt · 07/27/2020, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

What you should look for is just power, meaning it uses 12V DC.
You should be fine.

I thought so too.
But this is what the power supply looks like

Vinny Kreyling · 07/27/2020, 07:05 AM

Well then I would double check with the place you bought the Avast unit from.
Since it is wired I would think the power supply should come with it.

galoot · 07/27/2020, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neiltus

you can always just buy the new pump, not the whole kit. On my 5th I think.

That's what I meant, just buy a replacement pump. I'm on my third

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christiantt · 07/28/2020, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

Well then I would double check with the place you bought the Avast unit from.
Since it is wired I would think the power supply should come with it.

I've tried asking them but they are a bit slow to answer

I'm affraid I can't use it then...

07/09/2020, 06:45 AM	#1
christiantt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 88	Most silent ATO pump?? What are your experience with ATO pumps?? Right now I’m using the Tunze pump, but it has started to be really noisy (so my girlfriend demands a new one ) It needs to be a 12v pump. But which one is most silent??

07/09/2020, 07:17 AM	#2
tdhnry Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New York Posts: 289	I had the exact issue. The pump got way too loud. I switched to the Ecotech Versa controlled by my Profilux. Now I don't even know when it's filling up. It's super quiet. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk __________________ 3x250w HQI's, 1/4hp Chiller, Tunze Wavebox, Tunze 6100, Reefkeeper 2 and RKL, Litermeter III w/PM Kalkreactor, PM Carbon Reactor, Mag 12, SWC xtreme 180 Skimmer Current Tank Info: 125gal reef tank

07/09/2020, 09:33 AM	#3
christiantt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 88	I love the EcoTech products. But the Versa doser isn’t 12v, so I can’t connect it to the Tunze ATO. Anyone who has tried the Avast Marine Diaphragm Top Off/ Dosing Pump?? Last edited by christiantt; 07/09/2020 at 09:44 AM.

07/26/2020, 04:50 PM	#13
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	What you should look for is just power, meaning it uses 12V DC. You should be fine. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

07/27/2020, 07:05 AM	#15
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Well then I would double check with the place you bought the Avast unit from. Since it is wired I would think the power supply should come with it. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

07/09/2020, 05:30 PM	#4
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	^^^^^Avast makes a peri pump for an ATO and they are silent.

07/09/2020, 07:33 PM	#5
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	My ATO pump only made noise when I ran Kalk in the RODI. I ran some vinegar for and hour and it’s back silent. I am really surprised the tunze makes a lot of noise. Just checking...

07/16/2020, 05:09 PM	#6
chbix Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 40	im running a duetto. I cant say that I can hear the pump itself but I can hear the water going into the DT. I am running a 40g without a sump so I hear more of the water flow than the pump itself.

07/17/2020, 08:04 PM	#7
galoot Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Carlos Posts: 559	The tunze is only noisy when it's near the end of its life. Get a new one and be done with it. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

07/18/2020, 12:46 PM	#8
reefteaser Convince'em or confuse'em Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: S FL Posts: 341	Yeah, my tunze is dead silent and about 3 years old. A replacement is less than $25, and they do go on sale occasionally. I’d buy again

07/22/2020, 10:10 PM	#11
BearCoral Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 8	I love the Duetto as well. Can't hear it all, except the water going into the sump. Just bought another for a nano I just set up.

07/26/2020, 09:43 AM	#12
christiantt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 88	I bought this pump. https://marineaquatics.co.uk/shop/to...f-dosing-pump/ It says 12v on the page (so it could be controlled by the Tunze ATO), but the power plug says output 24v. Can I still use it with the Tunze ATO?? :-/