Can I get a quiet pump for an air stone? - Aquarium Advice

illuminum · 12-09-2003, 04:22 AM

I've never had one in my tank before b/c I've just always assumed that they make more noise... Am I right or are there quiet pumps for this?

Smonkey15 · 12-09-2003, 04:47 AM

air pumps are usually very quiet. i have a huge one with 2 powerful air outputs and it makes minimal noise. you'd probably have a smaller one and it would make no more than a unnoticable hum.
steve

loganj · 12-09-2003, 07:31 AM

Sitting the pump on a foam type sponge will reduce the noise a lot. The Rena brand pumps are the quietest I have ever used, but they don't seem to last very long for me.

TankGirl · 12-09-2003, 10:03 AM

I agree that the Rena pumps are the quietest. When they start to make noise after you have had them a while there is a kit you get to replace the rubber flapper mechanism inside, then good as new. The Rena's are kind of pricey, so I like to refurbish them if possible.

ferret · 12-09-2003, 10:07 AM

In most cases, the pump isn't going to make more noise than your tank already makes. The key is to make sure its on a flat surface, and touches nothing else.

Most have little rubber peg legs that help dampen the sound, even sitting on wood. As long as nothing but the base touches anything, it should be quiet. If you put it in the corner or something, the noise you hear isn't the pump but it rattling against the wall.

Foam would help but should not be necessary. Just make sure nothing is touching it..

RogerMcAllen · 12-09-2003, 12:17 PM

Some places I have read talk about suspending them in the air by strings. Another idea is to add a chamber in the middle of the line somewhere made out of a pop bottle, this gives the air a place to expand out and will reduce the vibrations in the airline. I always just placed mine on a towel folded over several times.

LondonGman · 12-09-2003, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RogerMcAllen

I always just placed mine on a towel folded over several times.

I too use a folded towel and am lucky to have a cupboard underneath in which to conceal it. But it sitll slightly hums a bit but nothing unbearable or loud

12-09-2003, 04:22 AM	#1
illuminum Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 296 Images: 16	Can I get a quiet pump for an air stone? I've never had one in my tank before b/c I've just always assumed that they make more noise... Am I right or are there quiet pumps for this?

12-09-2003, 04:47 AM	#2
Smonkey15 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 256	air pumps are usually very quiet. i have a huge one with 2 powerful air outputs and it makes minimal noise. you'd probably have a smaller one and it would make no more than a unnoticable hum. steve __________________ -Steve- Figuring out how to keep my fish healthy is like the pethagorean theorem; there is no solution.

12-09-2003, 07:31 AM	#3
loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 4,008	Sitting the pump on a foam type sponge will reduce the noise a lot. The Rena brand pumps are the quietest I have ever used, but they don't seem to last very long for me. __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Logan J www.captiveraisedcorals.com

12-09-2003, 10:03 AM	#4
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	I agree that the Rena pumps are the quietest. When they start to make noise after you have had them a while there is a kit you get to replace the rubber flapper mechanism inside, then good as new. The Rena's are kind of pricey, so I like to refurbish them if possible. __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

12-09-2003, 10:07 AM	#5
ferret Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,377	In most cases, the pump isn't going to make more noise than your tank already makes. The key is to make sure its on a flat surface, and touches nothing else. Most have little rubber peg legs that help dampen the sound, even sitting on wood. As long as nothing but the base touches anything, it should be quiet. If you put it in the corner or something, the noise you hear isn't the pump but it rattling against the wall. Foam would help but should not be necessary. Just make sure nothing is touching it.. __________________ Gamer? Like Counter-strike, World of Warcraft, or just games in general? Visit http://www.gamehavoc.com/

12-09-2003, 12:17 PM	#6
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,360 Images: 16	Some places I have read talk about suspending them in the air by strings. Another idea is to add a chamber in the middle of the line somewhere made out of a pop bottle, this gives the air a place to expand out and will reduce the vibrations in the airline. I always just placed mine on a towel folded over several times. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

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