LarryS
Aquarium Advice Activist
So, I'm using a new Supreme Mag Drive 7 (MD7) in a 20g long sump/fuge (DIY in construction). Have not yet installed the baffles.
While water testing all fittings and plumbing joints (drain and return), I noticed with the MD7 sitting directly on the glass bottom of the 20g that it's vibration traveled through the tank....then to the cabinet/stand...and became magnified both in sound (annoying) and in vibration - can actually feel the tank vibrating (slightly) when you place your fingers/hand on the top of the frame.
The pump is probably not defective, as in fact, it's fairly quiet. I believe that this is all about an "amplifying" effect of the plastic base directly on the glass, the glass directly on the wood and all that getting amplified by the cabinet because when I touch the pump, it's quiet and vibration is minor.
Question:
1) Best way to insulate/isolate the pump from the glass?
2) Suggestion for insulate/isolate the 20g from the cabinet, e.g., some sort of padding, pink insulation, or whatever.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
Larry
While water testing all fittings and plumbing joints (drain and return), I noticed with the MD7 sitting directly on the glass bottom of the 20g that it's vibration traveled through the tank....then to the cabinet/stand...and became magnified both in sound (annoying) and in vibration - can actually feel the tank vibrating (slightly) when you place your fingers/hand on the top of the frame.
The pump is probably not defective, as in fact, it's fairly quiet. I believe that this is all about an "amplifying" effect of the plastic base directly on the glass, the glass directly on the wood and all that getting amplified by the cabinet because when I touch the pump, it's quiet and vibration is minor.
Question:
1) Best way to insulate/isolate the pump from the glass?
2) Suggestion for insulate/isolate the 20g from the cabinet, e.g., some sort of padding, pink insulation, or whatever.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
Larry