quietest skimmer
- Thread starter KahluaZzZ
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Well even if your not planning on setting up a 55 gallon tank I would like to offer you some personal experience anyways. I have a AquaC Remora protein skimmer which uses a Maxijet 1200 on my 55g FOWLR tank and I absolutely love it. It is powerful, quiet, and pulls so much scum out. A Remora could definitely handle a 55g tank, but you could always upgrade to the Pro model for even better performance.
I find my CPR bak-pak skimmer to be quite noisy. The noise isn't the coming from the Rio 800 pump itself, or any of the business inside the skimmer, but rather the noise is coming from the end of the air intake tube. Surely this can't be avoided and is a problem with all the skimmers. They all need to suck in air through a tiny whole which can easily get obstructed by salt residue. It's does work surprisingly well though.
I just got the Red Sea Prizm Pro Deluxe on Tueday, and I love it. I replaced Amiracle's SL-15 HOB Skimmer/Sump, which broke..too much to repair..and it was extremely loud. Not just the air hose, but the constant gurgling in the pipeline. The TWO pumps that operated it were quite noisy too.
The Prizm is great! The only noise I hear now is a tiny bit of bubbling inside the skimmer. It is completely sealed off, even the air hose has a place to be so that it is silent. My light's fans are louder than entire the skimmer.
It's rated up to 100 gallons too, so it should work great on a 55.
Oh yea, my tank is in my room also. It is at the end of my bed that I sleep with my head at too.
The Prizm is great! The only noise I hear now is a tiny bit of bubbling inside the skimmer. It is completely sealed off, even the air hose has a place to be so that it is silent. My light's fans are louder than entire the skimmer.
It's rated up to 100 gallons too, so it should work great on a 55.
Oh yea, my tank is in my room also. It is at the end of my bed that I sleep with my head at too.
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If you have a sump, have you considered an insump skimmer? I know little about them but imagine them to be quietest. I don't know why. Perhaps because I Imagine them to be fully submerged.
On a side note, this week Wayne had been discussing some things in another thread with me, when he kindly pm'd me to let me know he may be away for a while and therefor may not be able to post. I just thought you'd wanna know in case if you're like me and of course value and appreciate everyones comments to your questions, good or bad, but I know I am always especially keen to hear what Wayne has to say.
On a side note, this week Wayne had been discussing some things in another thread with me, when he kindly pm'd me to let me know he may be away for a while and therefor may not be able to post. I just thought you'd wanna know in case if you're like me and of course value and appreciate everyones comments to your questions, good or bad, but I know I am always especially keen to hear what Wayne has to say.
