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Rogue951 02-06-2011 11:27 PM

Pump vibration damping.
 
ok I'm having a brain dead moment, normally I think of really weird ideas but...
I have a Eheim 1260 pump that's vibrating on the floor of my sump. Didn't come with suction feet. (bought used) what can I use around the house to help with the vibration???

thanks.

hillegom 02-06-2011 11:29 PM

mousepad, styrofoam

matinbc 02-07-2011 04:41 AM

careful with the mouse pad because of the glue, and certian foams will leech.. I would just grab a sheet of filter media from your local store and lay it on the bottom of your sump. I did and it works great.

good luck.

mike31154 02-07-2011 01:58 PM

Old used suction cups from dead heaters/powerheads etc. Most hardware & dollar stores carry suction cups too. Coil up some rubber air line tubing? Should be able to rig something up.

Northernseacorals 02-07-2011 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike31154 (Post 589188)
Old used suction cups from dead heaters/powerheads etc. Most hardware & dollar stores carry suction cups too. Coil up some rubber air line tubing? Should be able to rig something up.

Ditto, suction cups with plastic ZapSnaps ;-) safe and easy !

phi delt reefer 02-07-2011 02:59 PM

sand in a zip lock bag under the pump :)

SeanPrest 02-07-2011 03:41 PM

im using filter foam out of an old fluval i had kicking around

hillegom 02-07-2011 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matinbc (Post 589146)
careful with the mouse pad because of the glue, and certian foams will leech.. I would just grab a sheet of filter media from your local store and lay it on the bottom of your sump. I did and it works great.

good luck.

My mousepad is made from the same material that wetsuits are made of. One piece, no glue holding little pieces together. I thought they were all like that until I had a look at others.
Right, you do not want glue dissolving in the sump

monocus 02-08-2011 04:34 AM

vibration
 
use neopreen-buy it at rona or home depot-use i/4 " thick

Rogue951 02-20-2011 10:30 PM

I ended up just tying some airline around it on each end of the pump lol. I'll make it look nicer later.

Thanks for the brainstorm!


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