Quietest protein skimmer

[Toothpaste11]

Hello,

Having a hard time sleeping because my protein skimmer is so loud. Wondering if anyone knows what the quietest hang on back protein skimmer is for a 30g tank?

Thanks.

[Myka]

Which one do you have now?

[Scythanith]

My Bubble Kings have been damn near silent. At least as silent as something that makes bubbles on purpose.

[Toothpaste11]

I have a SeaClone Protein Skimmer. I only have about 1.5 inch of opening between my glass lid and the rim of the tank for the pipes to go into the tank. Kind of limits the options

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Toothpaste11

I have a SeaClone Protein Skimmer. I only have about 1.5 inch of opening between my glass lid and the rim of the tank for the pipes to go into the tank. Kind of limits the options

Seaclones are on the low end of the skimmer hierarchy and are known to be very loud and inefficient. I used to sleep right beside my old 20 gallon tank which ran AquaC Remora and I could barely hear it. They are cheap and old but works great. You can also look into aquamaxx HOB-1. Not sure about reef octopus though.

Weird part is skimmer sound is so relative that one skimmer that appears silent to one may be like a vacuum cleaner to someone else.

[polipe]

Aquamaxx cone s and jns skimmers using sicce shark pump are really silent. I believe they make hang on models.


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[brisco]

do you need to skim full time? You could always employ a timer to turn off the skimmer when it's beddy time?

[Toothpaste11]

Thanks for all the help, I am looking into all of these skimmers, some are harder to find then others in Canada. As for the putting it on a timer, I've heard it takes skimmers a few days to set in and if you keep turning it on and off, it never gets to its optimal state?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Toothpaste11

Thanks for all the help, I am looking into all of these skimmers, some are harder to find then others in Canada. As for the putting it on a timer, I've heard it takes skimmers a few days to set in and if you keep turning it on and off, it never gets to its optimal state?

Seaclone isn't going to do much anyway, invest in a better skimmer.

[Fin2you]

I find the sound my Red Sea PRIZM Deluxe Protein Skimmer makes so soothing it puts me to sleep!