Been thinkin' about new MP40s

[Casey8]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I'm sorry to hear you have noisy returns

We sleep next to our tank, too, but luckily I was able to punch a hole in the wall and set up the sump in my office
We still hear the hum of 2 pumps ( which drives me nuts ), although the wife says it's all good

I wish I could hear your tank

Did you mean your Eheim pumps ? I have 2 of them in my tank too, they are dead quiet because I have connected them with vinyl hoses instead of pvc pipes. Even so, when I touch the hoses, I still can feel the strong vibration from them or when I just touch the outside sump, but no noise at all. You can use just a few inches of vinyl hose first then attach it with the pvc pipe, it can help to reduce the humming sounds too.

[Proteus]

Foam pipe insulation also absorbs some ofthe vibration