Mag Pump Noise....Please Help!!!!

bededog

Member
I set up a refugium yesterday with PVC plumbing to and from the display. The fuge is in a closet behind the wall that is behind my display. I turned the MAG 5 pump on today and it seems very loud. I knew I didn't want very much flow through the fuge so I set it up so the out flow went through a four way conecter. Basically the four ways are 1) From the pump 2) to the fuge and the other two are just pipes with holes drilled in them for use as spary bars.
The only thing that I can think of that might be causing the excessive noise is my PVC pipes go through the wall (sheet rock only). I drilled the holes in the wall just big enough so that I could just push the pipes through. I think that the tight fit of the pipes are the reason for the loud vibration noise.
Please, If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate some help. I would really like to get this done tonight. I have a fuge critter package coming on Friday.
Thanks in advance.
 

bheron

Member
Maybe the noise is caused by the pumps vibration on the botom of the fuge? If so, you can use some 1" vinyll tubing cut in half and rest the pump on it. Or, rest it on some sand?
 

shanev

Member
If its rigid PVC going through the wall it will cause vibration where it touches. You can make the hole a little bigger and/or wrap the pvc it wrap (Like outside pipe wrap) to help reduce the vibration noise.
 
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