Quietest in-sump return pump? - Page 2

DiscusHeckel · 03/04/2012, 01:38 PM

I use a Sicce pump, which is very quiet. It is also asynchronous. Hence, it is very energy efficient.

opusthepenguin · 03/04/2012, 01:40 PM

I've got two sicce syncras (2.0 and 3.0) and a tunze thats the same design. All are very quiet.

DiscusHeckel · 03/04/2012, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opusthepenguin

I've got two sicce syncras (2.0 and 3.0) and a tunze thats the same design. All are very quiet.

Sicce makes Tunze pumps. The same pump costs less if "Sicce" is written on it.

USC-fan · 03/04/2012, 01:52 PM

Sicce/ tunze are the best return pumps out now. Sicce 3.0 is the best return on the market... a lot better than the ehiem

opusthepenguin · 03/04/2012, 02:55 PM

Oddly enough the tunze was cheaper than the sicce in the 2.0 size when I got mine. The 3.0 size the tunze was way more.

Snausy · 03/04/2012, 03:04 PM

Instead of one bigger Dart or something I use two Eheim 1262 returns. My Koralias are louder than my Eheims.

Love Eheim pumps they seem to never go bad. One of my returns has been going for about 7 years now. It's been run dry a couple times. Once it was running dry for about an hour. That was a few years ago...still just as solid and silent as the other newer one. QUALITY! I wish my skimmer pump was an Eheim.

ksed · 03/04/2012, 03:50 PM

Also look for reliability, I have a Eheim 1262 on a 120gallon for 10 years now.
Highly recommend it.

Retired Reefer · 03/04/2012, 05:51 PM

I used a Sicce 5 for a return pump for 6 months before replacing it with a Flowstar. The Sicce was a loud vibrating piece of junk. I have a SWC 180 with a Sicce 2500. Another piece of junk. Pump was shot after 8 months. With both these pumps I contacted Sicce and got ZERO help. The Flowstar is great.

USC-fan · 03/04/2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retired Reefer

I used a Sicce 5 for a return pump for 6 months before replacing it with a Flowstar. The Sicce was a loud vibrating piece of junk. I have a SWC 180 with a Sicce 2500. Another piece of junk. Pump was shot after 8 months. With both these pumps I contacted Sicce and got ZERO help. The Flowstar is great.

We are talking about the sicce 2 and 3. I heard bad things about 4 and up.

I use a sicce 3 and it silent.

zigzag1 · 03/04/2012, 06:20 PM

Another vote for the Tunze Silence, I've used about all the Eheim pumps and although they are pretty quiet, they are not dead silent like the Tunze Silence 1073.05, IME.

Offshore357 · 03/04/2012, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retired Reefer

I used a Sicce 5 for a return pump for 6 months before replacing it with a Flowstar. The Sicce was a loud vibrating piece of junk. I have a SWC 180 with a Sicce 2500. Another piece of junk. Pump was shot after 8 months. With both these pumps I contacted Sicce and got ZERO help. The Flowstar is great.

+1 on the Sicce. I have just not had good luck with them. I really liked the threaded in/outs on the smaller ones. High hopes faded fast.

samiam1975 · 03/04/2012, 10:37 PM

eheim is pretty quiet

insomniac2k2 · 03/04/2012, 11:02 PM

The waterblaster pumps are dead silent and have very little watt draw. For a 65, I'd go with a 3000.

perk73 · 05/24/2017, 04:28 AM

I put a Sicce 5 in my 150.....may have been overkill. Very efficient and strong, they are known to last......but the vibration noise is there enough that I may move on to a different model.

ClownReef® · 05/24/2017, 07:15 AM

I have a Vectra M1 and it's dead quiet

ktownhero · 05/24/2017, 09:08 AM

I have a 1262 and with silicone tubing it is close to silent. I am a fan of using the Eheim pumps because they are tanks. The only other pumps I'd consider are the Fluval SP line, the Tunze Silence or the Reef Octopus Varios. But you can't beat the peace of mind when running an Eheim pump.

adtravels · 05/24/2017, 09:24 AM

The eheim compact is silent but runs hot! Not a problem for some tanks.
My new tunze silence is controllable and runs a little less hot.
No point paying red dragon prices unles you have a compulsion.

03/04/2012, 03:04 PM	#31
Snausy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 907	Instead of one bigger Dart or something I use two Eheim 1262 returns. My Koralias are louder than my Eheims. Love Eheim pumps they seem to never go bad. One of my returns has been going for about 7 years now. It's been run dry a couple times. Once it was running dry for about an hour. That was a few years ago...still just as solid and silent as the other newer one. QUALITY! I wish my skimmer pump was an Eheim. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 300gal FOWLR- Emperor Angel, Rainbow Wrasse, Green Bird Wrasse, Dogface Puffer, Niger Trigger, Flame Hawkfish, Matted Filefish 150 Turbosnails that only come out at night! :D

03/04/2012, 06:20 PM	#35
zigzag1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 1,276	Another vote for the Tunze Silence, I've used about all the Eheim pumps and although they are pretty quiet, they are not dead silent like the Tunze Silence 1073.05, IME. __________________ :beer: Mixed Reef, started 10/2004: 6' BB 125g DT, 100lbs LR, 40g sump, Dual Ehiem 1000 returns, Eshopps dual overflow, JBJ ATO, Vertex IN-180, PM Ca reactor, 250w MH w/VHO Actinic, AC3 w/Aquasurf, Tunze 6105 pair & 40B frag tank 8 Fish, 20+ corals, shrimp, snails, worms, bugs, etc.

03/04/2012, 10:37 PM	#37
samiam1975 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 59	pump eheim is pretty quiet

05/24/2017, 07:15 AM	#40
ClownReef® Bubbletrousing Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,872	I have a Vectra M1 and it's dead quiet __________________ Waterbox Peninsula 5526 l Ecotech Radion XR30w G4 l Ecotech Vectra M1 l MP40QDW l Vertex Omega 180i l Tunze ATO l Apex Fusion l DOS l Trident l Ice Cap Scrubber

05/24/2017, 09:24 AM	#42
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	The eheim compact is silent but runs hot! Not a problem for some tanks. My new tunze silence is controllable and runs a little less hot. No point paying red dragon prices unles you have a compulsion. __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

03/04/2012, 01:38 PM	#26
DiscusHeckel Acropora Gardener Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 2,780	I use a Sicce pump, which is very quiet. It is also asynchronous. Hence, it is very energy efficient.

03/04/2012, 01:40 PM	#27
opusthepenguin Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 117	I've got two sicce syncras (2.0 and 3.0) and a tunze thats the same design. All are very quiet.

03/04/2012, 01:52 PM	#29
USC-fan Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,626	Sicce/ tunze are the best return pumps out now. Sicce 3.0 is the best return on the market... a lot better than the ehiem

03/04/2012, 02:55 PM	#30
opusthepenguin Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 117	Oddly enough the tunze was cheaper than the sicce in the 2.0 size when I got mine. The 3.0 size the tunze was way more.

03/04/2012, 03:50 PM	#32
ksed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,867	Also look for reliability, I have a Eheim 1262 on a 120gallon for 10 years now. Highly recommend it.

03/04/2012, 05:51 PM	#33
Retired Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Ukiah Posts: 133	I used a Sicce 5 for a return pump for 6 months before replacing it with a Flowstar. The Sicce was a loud vibrating piece of junk. I have a SWC 180 with a Sicce 2500. Another piece of junk. Pump was shot after 8 months. With both these pumps I contacted Sicce and got ZERO help. The Flowstar is great.

03/04/2012, 11:02 PM	#38
insomniac2k2 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: concord Posts: 1,280	The waterblaster pumps are dead silent and have very little watt draw. For a 65, I'd go with a 3000.

05/24/2017, 04:28 AM	#39
perk73 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 22	I put a Sicce 5 in my 150.....may have been overkill. Very efficient and strong, they are known to last......but the vibration noise is there enough that I may move on to a different model.

05/24/2017, 09:08 AM	#41
ktownhero Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,426	I have a 1262 and with silicone tubing it is close to silent. I am a fan of using the Eheim pumps because they are tanks. The only other pumps I'd consider are the Fluval SP line, the Tunze Silence or the Reef Octopus Varios. But you can't beat the peace of mind when running an Eheim pump.

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