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I have a 55 gal. I will check everything for tightness, and lube the rings also. Thanks!

I have a gang valve attached to my Whisper Flow (cheapie but semi-silent) and I've noticed the more flow is restricted the more noise and vibration is generated. If you're using any valves you can try full open or just add more outlet avenues (more airstones I guess). I haven't been at this long but I this is my observation.

I finally just unplugged the darn thing. It was making such a mess on the stand. It was vibrating so much it was wearing the rubber feet right off. I have a Rena on order! I hope it gets here soon!! Thanks for all the replies!

Last edited by NeptunesLady at 12-Jun-2005 17:09

Another thing to consider is if the air is diverted and valved down. Many air pumps simply do not want to be valved down, it creates back pressure and really makes it loud. I found the solution to this is simply ising the smallest air pump I could, the rena 10 designed for 5-10 gal tanks. provides more than enuff air and is very quiet.

well..i did try to put in on a mouse pad and among other things...but its just keep on humming and vibrating...so..this is not the norm for rena...ill go today to my lfs and have it exchange (sorry...kitty...no patience to wait that long for it to settle down...better now than never!!!).

Last edited by tankie at 06-Jun-2005 07:42

i dont use airpumps anymore, but when i did i actually was going to drill a hole through the wall. i found putting a piece of carpet (a mouspad sounds like a good idea too) greately decreases the noise because it practically eliminates noise from vibration, it just leaves the sound of the pump.

when i did use pumps i found the renas to be the wuetest though.

i'm actualy used to the soud of the air pums (3 of 'em) running in my room so i can just sleep through it

but some peoplle can't get used to the sound which could simply mean turning the air pump(s) off at night.

i THINK:%) the larger AQUA ONE models are reasonably quiet cause my friend has one of them and i couldn't find the pump is was so quiet as it turns out it was just sitting on the shelf right behind the tank

Declan

i would recomend stellar air pupms.. as suggested before they are totally silent.. although price is a bit more, your paying for good quality..

r0b3y

The sound of the bubbles hitting the surface is the only noise I can hear when my pump is on anyway...a silent pump doesn't really do much good

The trick to this whole thing is... the sounds will decrease IMMENSELY over a month or so. Everything just needs to wear itself in. I got a Rena, also expecting it to be silent, but it wasn't until it had run for a while.

I have an old air pump on my ten gallon (not sure what it is offhand, but they're not sold anymore), and it's silent... of course, the thing was secondhand and had run for years prior to my ownership of it.

Take a facecloth, fold it into quarters and place the pump on top of that. Or put it on carpet. Or both.

Now, the only time when my air pumps make noise is when I bump them out of place and they start to vibrate... against each other, cords or tubing, whatever it might be. Otherwise, just a very faint hum... the type of sound that you don't really notice until you turn the pump off and hear the absence of the sound.

Last edited by Kitten at 05-Jun-2005 23:29

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

ok...i bought my rena 50 just today after reading this tread...and its not 100% noise free...theres a humming sound im hearing not from the cord vibrating hitting the wall but from the motor itself???so....is my rena broken?? should it be very quiet or the humming vibrating sound is normal....otherwise...i wana exchange it..any feedback is much appreaciated...

Would be much appreciated, Frank! She plugged it in when I was on the phone with her, and it sounded like the diaphragam was broken or punctured because it was making some really loud noises. I figure I'd be able to replace that part...I've done it in other air pumps, shouldn't be too hard to do it on this one...

If I run into any problems or have trouble finding parts or something, I'll shoot ya a PM. Thanks

Is there such a thing as a SILENT air pump??? I need one for a tank in the bedroom.... the one we have is driving us nuts with humming sounds.

I looked online at Big Al's they seem to think the Rena Airs are silent. Is this true?

If anyone has experience with a SILENT air pump please let me know ASAP:%) Thanks!

AS for the 404's bubbling, the filter should NOT bubble at all.

It might be either catching bubbles through the intake or the hoses are not tightly attached, or the filter is not well seat on the canister, or its getting bubbles through the Aquastop valves.

Use some kind of lubricant in the o'ring seal, such as a light rub of vaseline along the canister seating surface where the o'ring rests, or a drop or two of cooking oil rubbed with one finger.

Its a good measure to prevent cracked canisters... the o'ring tends to get 'grabby' when its not lubricated. Everytime you open it, you can do this.

BTW, what size is your tank?

Thanks again for all your replies! Today I finally had to unplug this pump I have, it was dancing all around the bottom of my stand. Don't know what's going on with it... I think I will just go by a new pump at the LFS! Thanks again for all your help everyone!!!

Hi,
The "Silent Giant" air pumps were all the rage, way back
when. I worked in a LFS and one of my jobs was to repair
them. If yours does not work, I'll be glad to assist you,
long distance, with instructions.

When I was using air pumps, I finally gave up and put the
pump in a closet and ran the hose through a hole in the
wall at the baseboard to the tank. There simply was no
truly quiet pump.

Frank

-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

Don't know about the rena. No, wait, I'm running two of them now (doh!). They are very quiet, although ime any sound from them usually comes from the hose vibrating against the wall or the cord. Keep them separated. I also have one of them resting on a mouse pad, the other is on a carpeted floor, and aside from the bubbles I have to look to make sure they're even on.

Last edited by divertran at 04-Jun-2005 09:21

My aunt is sending me a Silent Giant...it's over 20 years old, she found it in a closet

I've heard Rena's are quiet...never used one tho

Try this, I know our special ed class had a pump that simply drove them batty, yet I never noticed itgo figure so many running in my house I only notice when they quit running

Put the airpump in a thick sock, or two...place it in a drawer, or both...it will deaden the sound quite a lot if not totally...

best of luck, heidi

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