Skimmer pump

[hockey nut]

I have 2 mak 4's. One ( the old one ) is louder and the new one is fairly quiet. Blue line makes a nice pump and is not too $$$ compared to the Iwaki. I also bought my skimmer from OA as well as the mak 4 and both are working very well. Anything with a cooling fan attached to it is going to make some noise. check out the Blue lines and Velocity pumps. FYI the Velocity will add some heat to your tank by a degree or 2 but they are very quiet. HTH

http://www.bluelineaquatics.com/index.html

[Quagmire]

Thanks HockeyNut,I was looking at bluelines lastnite They sound like a nice pump.The problem with looking for a quiet pump is that every company claims theirs is the quietest,thanks for the info.

[Willow]

hockey_nut is indeed correct, the t4 is very quiet. it's only drawback is the heat it can add to your tank, in my case around 4 deg to a 90. check out the bluelines, quiet and lower power consumption.

[mr_alberta]

The BlueLine NS1100 is a pretty nice pump. A tad quieter than my Mak 4, but overall, they are almost identical. The Mak 4 does push 100GPH more than the NS1100 though, but the NS uses 70W versus the 90-110W of the Mak 4.

[Willow]

Originally Posted by mr_alberta

The BlueLine NS1100 is a pretty nice pump. A tad quieter than my Mak 4, but overall, they are almost identical. The Mak 4 does push 100GPH more than the NS1100 though, but the NS uses 70W versus the 90-110W of the Mak 4.

wow my T4 chews up 140 watts!

[Quagmire]

I thinK I'll be going with the BlueLine NS1100,I was looking at it already and the second opinion is nice,thanks everyone.And I definatly like the 70w versus 100w for the Mak4.Quiet plus 30% less operating cost is a good selling piont