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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 01-04-2011, 11:26 PM
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The 2 waterfalls into the overflows and the one durso that wont settle down after I cleaned it. Every 15 seconds I get this giant sucking noise.
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Old 01-04-2011, 11:34 PM
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I voted sump waterfall as it will be until I change to a Herbie this weekend coming up.

After that, it'll be in this order:

1. Skimmer pump (Vertex IN-100)
2. Vortech (when near max gph)
3. Return pump
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definitely my skimmer, the pump is making an odd noise but I'm kind of scared to take it apart with my track record on equipment "maintenance"
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Old 01-05-2011, 12:02 AM
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definitely my skimmer, the pump is making an odd noise but I'm kind of scared to take it apart with my track record on equipment "maintenance"
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i voted the diy skimmer.its the 1/4' air tube into the pump,too lazy to silence it.
but again its not a problem as i have an in-wall tank and back room is only for equipment.
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Old 01-05-2011, 12:54 AM
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My return pump, but that's in the basement and the tank is on the main floor. Upstairs the noisiest part is the wavebox.
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Old 01-05-2011, 02:20 AM
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My screams of frustration, second would be the three darts running the system. Each of them alone are pretty quiet but together they make a quite a loud hum.
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Skimmer air intake, sounds like someone sucking the last bit of a milkshake with a straw. Except it never stops.
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Old 01-05-2011, 04:16 PM
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My noisiest was my Rio 32HF return pump that just died. My Mag 9.5 that I replaced it with is near silent. The noisiest part of my tank now is my skimmer, but it is pretty quiet.
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Loudest part of my system would be the nagging sound I hear on a regular basis about how much time and money I spend on the tanks.
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