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RobbAdams
08-22-2006, 05:20 AM
I think I may have bought a bum pump, or their is a piece missing. I took it all apart today, and it appears thattheir is a bit of play in the shaft I think this is causing the noise.

Any way I need another return pump. I will be buying new this time, and would like at least 1200 GPH preferably a bit more.

Any reccomendations out there. I am not rich, but willing to pay for the right product. Is there such thing as an "Eheim" like quiet return pump?

Robb
Rikko
08-22-2006, 06:23 AM
I've got to say I'm really happy with my Mag 7 for return. I don't even have it insulated agains the bottom of my sump and I hardly hear it when I have the stand doors open.
I played with a Mag 12 briefly and it was quite a bit noisier, but the 7 is a peach.
albert_dao
08-22-2006, 06:43 AM
Snapper.
Willow
08-22-2006, 07:00 AM
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/details/pumps.php?product_ID=wp-ps4

sorry to disagree, i have never found mags to be very quiet.
albert_dao
08-22-2006, 07:14 AM
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/details/pumps.php?product_ID=wp-ps4

sorry to disagree, i have never found mags to be very quiet.

Ditto.
RobbAdams
08-22-2006, 02:19 PM
Albert do you carry the poseiden?

How would you compare it to the snapper?
rudy
08-22-2006, 02:52 PM
I think mags are quiet up to the 1200 model. After that they are stupid loud.
Willow
08-22-2006, 02:52 PM
the only problem with the posidien is it can add heat to the water as it doesn’t have a fan. it does have a titanium core though and is dead quiet. i also have a blueline that is not entirely silent but not bad.
Psyire
08-22-2006, 03:39 PM
Both my GenX (Pacific Coast Imports) PCX55HP's are deadly quiet.
RobbAdams
08-22-2006, 03:44 PM
I think perhaps it is worn out, there is some lateral shaft movement when I had it apart.

Robb
albert_dao
08-22-2006, 05:15 PM
The Snapper runs whisper quiet. I can show you the Dart at the store sometime. They should be identical in performance.
Reefer Rob
08-22-2006, 06:07 PM
The Poseidon puts out a lot of heat, couldn't run it on my 72 gal. Albert, how are the Snappers as far as heat goes?
Ruth
08-22-2006, 06:13 PM
You can also check out the Red Devil pump - I believe that Hidden Reef carries them. They are super quiet but also very $$$$$
muck
08-22-2006, 06:34 PM
Devil... :lol:

You mean Dragon, right Ruth. :mrgreen:
Ruth
08-22-2006, 06:49 PM
:redface: Caught - must have been on a flight of fantasy there Ryan.............. of course I mean Dragon.
albert_dao
08-22-2006, 11:50 PM
Snappers also put out a lot of heat, but the volute is completely seperated from the motor assembly, so there's no heat transfer.
AndyL
08-23-2006, 12:16 AM
Eheim - 1262 is super reliable and quiet. 80w power consumption - more efficient than the comparable mag9.5 - Only 900gph though

Oceanrunner 3500 - Same as above, 65w - again only 900gph range though

Tunze makes a turbelle return pump - don't know a darn thing about it either - but you know it'd have tunze pricing, and reliability.
Manny
08-23-2006, 12:48 AM
I have 2 posiedons on my 65gal and I have no isues with heat. My tank runs between 79-82 deg. And they are super quit, my fans are louder and the only sound they make is the sound of moving air.
RobbAdams
08-23-2006, 06:17 PM
Any Experience with Quietone pumps, I was looking at the 6000.

Robb
Reefer Rob
08-23-2006, 10:50 PM
Quiet Ones are not very quiet. I have one on my skimmer and one on my return (different sizes). They've been very reliable though.
Funky_Fish14
08-23-2006, 11:06 PM
I've heard the expression "Quietnone" on this board before, not sure how quiet they would be then, lol.
Veng68
08-24-2006, 02:12 AM
I heard Quietone pumps add heat to the system (but that could be the older models....... when the casing was brown and not blue).

Cheers,
Vic [veng68]
muck
08-24-2006, 05:01 AM
All submersable pumps will add heat to a system. Some more than others.