Hammerhead pump vibration

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I installed a 4300gph hammerhead on my 180 and 29show. It is sitting on a wood subframe floor. It is vibrating the floor and both tanks. It is really bad. What can I do to stop it. It is loud. I know it cant be good for the fish.
 
You've got three main issues to consider. One is where it contacts the floor. A firm mounting point can help reduce the vibration. You don't want to bolt it down due to tile. Maybe you can bolt it to a large board and use some type of removable adhesive to hold the board to the tile.

The second issue is your plumbing transmitting the vibrations to other surfaces. Those vibrations can actually be amplified, sort of like how a small magnet makes a load sound with the cone of a speaker. Securing your plumbing firmly and using a flexible section of pipe, such as flexible PVC, spaflex, or silicone tube, near the pump to dampen the transmission of the vibrations along your plumbing can help.

Perhaps your stand is acting like a speaker box. Some foam might help with that.

Well, I guess your pump could be broken or dirty too. It might be worth opening it up just to make sure it's clean and in one piece, but it's probably fine.
 
In 2013 I ordered a ReeFlo Tiger Shark High-Pressure Pump and was sent some monster (Don't recall the brand) I hooked it up and I swear it sounded like a jet engine and within a few seconds had blown a DSB and all the plumbing shook and I'm lucky it didn't crack it on my 300g. Sent back ASAP and finally got the other which worked well but I did have to bolt it down on thick rubber on the bottom of the tank stand.

Please keep us updated on how the sound turns out.
 
I am going to Lowe's today when I get off work and see if they have something I can use.
 
I am also getting little fine air bubbles out of the return. I have been trying to adjust the flow to stop it.
 
I got a lot of the vibration out. Now I am getting a bunch of tiny bubbles. What would cause this.
 
Normally it is caused by air being sucked in from a connection on the input side somewhere. I have heard of people spreading petroleum jelly over threaded connections in order to isolate which joint is leaking air in but it has never worked for me. I assume you are sure there are no bubbles being drawn into the intake.
 
I’ve also found that I’ll sometimes get bubbles for a little while after a pump shutdown until all the bubbles work their way out of my plumbing.
 
Maybe cavitation? Do you have any sharp bends before pump intake? Also what size is intake plumbing?
 

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