290G Peninsula Tank

[mseepman]

I'm just not sure. I just took apart the fan cover on the pump and put some padding into it where it touches the metal body. Haven't restarted it as I'm fixing a few spots where my unions needed to be "tightened".
If I can't get it to be quieter, I might take apart the return plumbing just out of the pump and try black spa-flex. The stores tell me it shouldn't be used salt as in salt pools, it degrades quickly. I'm also watching for the Blowhole 2750 pump as it might be enough to replace my Blackfin (with less watts and better head pressure abilities). I hear they may be out in March.

[Reef Pilot]

Is your pump base bolted down to something solid? If not, it is free to vibrate and transfer motion noise to your plumbing.

[mseepman]

Yup, bolted to the bench, through several layers of padding and another 5/8" board. She can't move. The bench is bolted to the floor and is 1" plywood with 4" beams. You can't feel any vibration in the bench at all.

[mseepman]

Okay...lots of effort but not a lot to show for it today. Kids were home sick so I was off and trying to get some tank work done.
Here's my skimmer getting its first workout. My daughter really wanted to help (be in the way) and so she jumped in the pic.