Planning a QUIET tank!!

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I'm interested in stepping up to a larger tank from my 33 sometime in the future and my primary objective will be to make it QUIET. I plan to have 3 sides visible probably a 75-120g with equipment from one small end.

I will likely build a stand for it to put the noisy skimmer in the cabinet and so I have the option to put in a refugium underneath as well. However, I want it to be silent and low flow so what are the best options for this? Doesn't anyone have such a system that is very quiet and still with a sump/refugium?

I may consider running without the sump/fuge but the problem then is how to hook up the skimmer so it is quiet, can a skimmer be converted to work like a canister filter that is enclosed under the stand?

Any ideas would be appreciated.