Skimmer is extremely loud

scott_r · #1 03-23-2014, 04:52 PM

Hello

I have a Remora Pro S skimmer HOB and its etremly loud? I can hear it work through out my whole house. Anyone else have this skimmer and is it loud?

Cheers!!

Slyguy00 · #2 03-23-2014, 04:56 PM

Sounds like maybe you need a new motor for it

Dearth · #3 03-23-2014, 06:23 PM

Have you tried moving the unit around sometimes the motor rubs against the glass causing a lot of noise moving the unit a little bit might solve the issue

darkreef · #4 03-23-2014, 07:12 PM

Clean the motor , run it in vinegar and water for a day or two.
Sometimes you can get a air bubble in the pump or a snail !
Maybe you can place filer material between where it touch's the glass. ?

Madreefer · #5 03-23-2014, 07:21 PM

Is it the motor or an air sound? I had the same skimmer on my fish only tank years ago and it was loud as well. It was an air sound. IMO I think those skimmers are junk.

scott_r · #6 03-24-2014, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

Is it the motor or an air sound? I had the same skimmer on my fish only tank years ago and it was loud as well. It was an air sound. IMO I think those skimmers are junk.

Ya its an air sound...super loud. The motor seems to be fine. I watched a youtube video from Remora and their machine was near silent. Maybe time for a Reef Octopus.

Cheers!!

** will look into the mod if it doesnt get thrown out the door..lol Thanks RDnanoguy!!**

Scythanith · #7 03-23-2014, 07:22 PM

I'd guess the impeller is wearing out and it's starting to rub in the block, the block or base is vibrating against the sump walls, or there is something banging around in the impeller housing (snail, small piece of GAC, etc).

mike31154 · #8 03-23-2014, 08:45 PM

I had one of these for a while as well. Noise has nothing to do with the pump, it's simply a very loud skimmer due to the way the bubbles are generated by venturi effect in the top of the skimmer. I could hear that sucker from most every room in my house, even with doors closed! I'm back to my old school, counter current, wooden air stone driven skimmer which is super quiet & skims better than I could ever get the Remora to.

If you search on the net, there are some workarounds which involve placing sound deadening material into the top of the skimmer to muffle the noise.

What kind of pump are you running? They generally come with a MaxiJet as the smaller pump option & a Mag 4 or something as the larger one. I had a Mag 4 which produced one heck of a lot of bubbles, but also a ton of noise in the process. I ended up cracking the inlet tube while trying to lift the skimmer off the tank for cleaning. That's the best thing that ever happened with that skimmer, 'cause it made be get rid of it & go back to my counter current job.