What is the most quiet return pumps?

[golf nut]

I have an Ampmaster 3000 that is absolutely silent, no noise, no vibration.














I wonder what it will sound like if I plug it in.

[Mrfish55]

Originally Posted by Veng68

Where is the best place to get Red Dragon pumps in Canada? Or is everyone getting them from the States?

Cheers,
Vic

Ask your favourite dealer, I know my local shop can get them, not cheap but worth every penny.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Veng68

Where is the best place to get Red Dragon pumps in Canada? Or is everyone getting them from the States?

Cheers,
Vic

Any LFS that sells Vertex products should be able to bring in RD pumps. My LFS sold me the deluxe 6.5m3 version for under $700. Which isn't too bad as they tend to sell for around $650 US.

[JPotter]

I am also interested in a quieter pump. I am new to reef keeping so really don't know how many gal/hr is required for 120 gal. I think the pump I now have in the sump is 2600 but I could be mistaken.
Everyone says the Red Dragon pumps are expensive...expensive is a relative term...what would one be expecting to spend to get it to the tank?

[JPotter]

I am interested in this thread as I have recently set up a 120gal sps tank and the noise from the return drives me nuts!! I have the sump in a closet..the sump is on styrofoam and the pump is submersed and on neoprene. When the return is off the other pumps in the sump are hardly noticeable.

I don't want to go with minimal flow..would rather too much than too little. Are these Red Dragon pumps seriously quiet? What size would be preferable for a 120 gal tank.

Thx

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by JPotter

I am interested in this thread as I have recently set up a 120gal sps tank and the noise from the return drives me nuts!! I have the sump in a closet..the sump is on styrofoam and the pump is submersed and on neoprene. When the return is off the other pumps in the sump are hardly noticeable.

I don't want to go with minimal flow..would rather too much than too little. Are these Red Dragon pumps seriously quiet? What size would be preferable for a 120 gal tank.

Thx

Dragons are seriously quiet but they are also seriously expensive.

I have an Eheim 1260 and while it is not dead silent it is very, very quiet and has been absolutely bulletproof.

[aquatechy]

Hey guys,

Havent i seen your cards at JL?

Anyway, i'm using a reeflo dart right now, and its pretty quiet, considering its in a cabinet. Im happy with it. BUT, make sure there are absolutely no elbows on the intake line of the reeflo if you want it to be as quiet as possible, because they are extremely sensitive to negative pressure (restriction on intake side).

Red dragon is good too, if you have $$$$$ One thing though, keep in mind that the red dragon pumps are uncomparable to reeflo when it comes to pump size-watt draw-flow. I looked into buying an equivalent red dragon pump to the reeflo dart, and it was a huge pump, and was going to run me approx. $1000.

My advice: go reeflo. I mean, poseidon is great, but it heats your water, and wont get as much pressure. You can ask Jeff at JL; awhile ago, both of the titanium shafts on their poseidons rusted out, leaching harmful metals into their tank, killing most of their nice sps corals.......