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View Poll Results: What is the noisiest part in your aquarium?
Light Fixture Fans 55 20.30%
Main Pumps 35 12.92%
Powerhead Pumps(Vottech,Koralia,Tunze etc..) 17 6.27%
Protein Skimmer 87 32.10%
Sump Waterfall 65 23.99%
Others(Please specify) 12 4.43%
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Old 01-06-2011, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by zum14 View Post
Skimmer air intake, sounds like someone sucking the last bit of a milkshake with a straw. Except it never stops.
There are a bunch of diy stuff that you can make to silence the air intake.
On that note my skimmer pump is the noisiest part of my system. Next is my return pump which couldn't be heard if the sump cabinet was closed.
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