Best Way to Make My Pumps STFU!

[Break]

The return pump and chiller pump I have jammed into the 3rd chamber of my Solana are rather noisy due to vibrations. What material do you guys recommend I use to quiet them? I've seen folks use a sponge but I would prefer something that isn't going to hold detritus.

[StevieT]

rubber or plastic material for a buffer/gasket.

 

Where on the pumps does it need to be located?

[Break]

Just on the sides/bottom where it makes contact with the tank. So rubber then? Sounds like a plan.

[snowlancer2720]

you could probably use some strategically placed rubberbands, the thicker kind, to cut the vibrations...good good good good vibrations

[bdare]

Mouse pad!

[StevieT]

Mouse pad!

 

 

neoprene one?

[reefone]

in my ap i shortened the return line so the pump hangs in the chamber. made it real quiet.

[thecowkid]

mousepads can release gas into the water.

[bdare]

mousepads can release gas into the water.

Just the airbubbles trapped inside... nothing harmful.

[StevieT]

I have had this stuff in mind. It comes in a roll, you usually put it in your kitchen drawers to provide a non slip surface

 

[bdare]

I have had this stuff in mind. It comes in a roll, you usually put it in your kitchen drawers to provide a non slip surface

 

 

Isn't that similar to stuff you put under carpet on hardwood floors to keep it from sliding? I agree... that might work as well.

[vangvace]

tie straps so they float in the water instead of touching the walls.