So, if you've been following my posts at all on this forum, you've probably noticed that I have issues with the amount of noise made by my overflow, my
sump pump, my protein
skimmer, etc. I know your first thought is that I need to just get used to it, but it's been almost a month and the noise is driving me a little (lot) nuts.
So, I've been thinking about my
sump implementation, and realized that the my
sump was providing the following:
Extra water capacity
A place to put my heater
A place to put my Protein
Skimmer (AquaC Remora)
I decided that other than the extra water capacity, I really didn't need my
sump. Additionally, it wasn't well configured to put a
refugium in there, so the benefits were somewhat limited.
So, last night, I removed my
sump from the system and put in my extra Hydor pump to replace the circulation provided by my water return pump.
I plugged my protein
skimmer in as a
HOB (previously in the
sump), and I was unhappy about the amount of noise made by the power head (a new AquaClear 1200)) and the
skimmer. It ended up being a constant high-pitched whine. Additionally, it introduced quite a few microbubbles into the
DT.
So, my question to everyone is if anyone knows of a hang on back
skimmer that is super quiet? Additionally, if it doesn't introduce microbubbles into the
DT, so much the better.
I'm sure I'm asking too much, but I thought I'd at least try.
Thanks,
-Chris
