how to silence a tank ?

[Justin144]

I have my tank in my room and am pretty tired of hearing my tank while im trying to sleep... I know one thing i NEED to do is replace the bearings in my MP10 that thing is so loud. Im also tired of hearing the buzzing of my return pump etc.

Anyone have any tips on how to make a tank not as obnoxious?

 

[fishguy69]

How about thin foam padding to decrease the vibrations from the pump?

 

[BryanF]

Are you getting any noise from the drain or overflow? If so put a valve where water enters the sump and experiment. Makes all the difference!

 

[jda123]

I have never heard of a quiet MP. If you set it to run constant through the night, then you won't be able to hear it as much as when it changes speed.

What return pump do you have? There are some pretty quiet ones, but they are pricey.

 

[kyuubichan218]

My mp40s are almost impossible to hear and they're on 100% in reef crest mode with two running anti sync. As long as I have the pad on and adjust the wet side, my skimmer and return are usually louder.

 

[Justin144]

ill try adjusting my mp10 to fit better and hopefully it will be more quiet. Right now its the loudest thing on my tank. the drain on my overflow isnt to bad. IMO i would rather hear that than a buzzing pump lol!!

 

[SkyDiv3r17]

Blue filter floss helps everything. Set your return pump on top of it. And if the water draining is kind of loud, you can put blue filter floss ontop of the water it's draining into and that should help.

 

[Justin144]

Thanks ill try it out!

 

[Rumen]

Reduce Noise from your Pumps | How To Tuesday: http://youtu.be/BInkqoDuaQk
Check THIS out

 

[Justin144]

Awesome ill have to find one of those mats! think lowes has em?

 

[Justin144]

if they have one similar or ill have to get it off BRS?

 

[Rumen]

U might can find it at Walmart as well.