Quietest return pump
 

I think I may have bought a bum pump, or their is a piece missing. I took it all apart today, and it appears thattheir is a bit of play in the shaft I think this is causing the noise.

Any way I need another return pump. I will be buying new this time, and would like at least 1200 GPH preferably a bit more.

Any reccomendations out there. I am not rich, but willing to pay for the right product. Is there such thing as an "Eheim" like quiet return pump?

Robb

I've got to say I'm really happy with my Mag 7 for return. I don't even have it insulated agains the bottom of my sump and I hardly hear it when I have the stand doors open.
I played with a Mag 12 briefly and it was quite a bit noisier, but the 7 is a peach.

Snapper.

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sorry to disagree, i have never found mags to be very quiet.

Ditto.

Albert do you carry the poseiden?

How would you compare it to the snapper?

I think mags are quiet up to the 1200 model. After that they are stupid loud.

the only problem with the posidien is it can add heat to the water as it doesn’t have a fan. it does have a titanium core though and is dead quiet. i also have a blueline that is not entirely silent but not bad.

Both my GenX (Pacific Coast Imports) PCX55HP's are deadly quiet.

I think perhaps it is worn out, there is some lateral shaft movement when I had it apart.

Robb

The Snapper runs whisper quiet. I can show you the Dart at the store sometime. They should be identical in performance.

The Poseidon puts out a lot of heat, couldn't run it on my 72 gal. Albert, how are the Snappers as far as heat goes?

You can also check out the Red Devil pump - I believe that Hidden Reef carries them. They are super quiet but also very $$$$$

Devil... :lol:

You mean Dragon, right Ruth. :mrgreen:

:redface: Caught - must have been on a flight of fantasy there Ryan.............. of course I mean Dragon.

Snappers also put out a lot of heat, but the volute is completely seperated from the motor assembly, so there's no heat transfer.

Eheim - 1262 is super reliable and quiet. 80w power consumption - more efficient than the comparable mag9.5 - Only 900gph though

Oceanrunner 3500 - Same as above, 65w - again only 900gph range though

Tunze makes a turbelle return pump - don't know a darn thing about it either - but you know it'd have tunze pricing, and reliability.

I have 2 posiedons on my 65gal and I have no isues with heat. My tank runs between 79-82 deg. And they are super quit, my fans are louder and the only sound they make is the sound of moving air.

Any Experience with Quietone pumps, I was looking at the 6000.

Robb

Quiet Ones are not very quiet. I have one on my skimmer and one on my return (different sizes). They've been very reliable though.

I've heard the expression "Quietnone" on this board before, not sure how quiet they would be then, lol.

I heard Quietone pumps add heat to the system (but that could be the older models....... when the casing was brown and not blue).

Cheers,
Vic [veng68]

All submersable pumps will add heat to a system. Some more than others.