Looking for a quiet in sump return pump.

[kenand]

I'm looking for quiet,budget in sump return pump.
What are some brands to look for?

 

[doubleshot00]

Jebao DCP series on Amazon. What im running.

 

[Dbichler]

+1^ I run two mdp as well work flawlessly and quiet push a ton of water and controllable WiFi kind of sucks getting it connected but once you do it’s fine

 

[JayM]

Jebao DCP series on Amazon. What im running.

Totally agree. I just purchased a DCP 5000 and it is dead silent.

 

[Reefer911]

Red dragon pump is SILENT

 

[wlmalek]

Running two Octo Varioss in sump. Powerful and silent

 

[ErikVR]

The Aqua Medic DC Runner is dead silent. And not expensive.

 

[nursingcoral]

I'm using a Jebao DCP 15000 sine wave and it is very quiet.

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[exnisstech]

Another jebao dcp user here. Have a 3500 in my reefer 170 and a 5000 in my reefer 300. I can't hear them over the water flowing into the sump. No fancy wifi but I see no reason I for that on a return pump.

 

[00W]

DCP 4000 on my 75.
My trigger makes more noise grunting.
I don't hear it at all and sleep right next to it.

 

[C_AWOL]

Any dc pump on the market should typically be very quiet.
You might get even less noise from oversizing and dialing a pump down to reduce the work load on whatever pump it may be.
Jebaos from what I know are the king of affordability when it comes to dc pumps that are widely used by many hobbyist without breaking the bank

 

[hexcolor reef]

SICCE!!!!

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

Jebao smart return pumps for sure. And cheap enough you could get 2 of them to swap out quickly for cleaning at your convenience instead of working within constraints of tank downtime.

 

[slingfox]

Reef Octopus Varios is dead silent.

Do not get a Sicce or RedSea (rebranded Sicce pumps). They run much louder straight out of the box but quite down a bit over time once the part build a slime layer. I much prefer the dead quiet of Reef Octopus straight out of the box.

 

[hexcolor reef]

Reef Octopus Varios is dead silent.

Do not get a Sicce or RedSea (rebranded Sicce pumps). They run much louder straight out of the box but quite down a bit over time once the part build a slime layer. I much prefer the dead quiet of Reef Octopus straight out of the box.

Not true, I have a SICCE and mine runs quite in and out of water. Only return pump I’ve bought and needed. I always go with SICCE

 

[ErikVR]

Any dc pump on the market should typically be very quiet.
You might get even less noise from oversizing and dialing a pump down to reduce the work load on whatever pump it may be.
Jebaos from what I know are the king of affordability when it comes to dc pumps that are widely used by many hobbyist without breaking the bank

The Red Sea dc pumps are the exception. Those things are loud! I threw mine in the spare parts bin because of it.

 

[dowdalld]

Another Jebao recommendation, an MDP and totally silent.

 

[ryanjohn1]

Mighty Jet

 

[Naekuh]

I have a 3 jebao and 1 Sicce, and the Jebao makes me sad that i spent that much on a Sicce SDC.
Meaning they both are very quiet.

Although the Sicce has way more features if you like to constantly tweak like Wifi.

Not true, I have a SICCE and mine runs quite in and out of water. Only return pump I’ve bought and needed. I always go with SICCE

Can confirm the Sicce SDC is very quiet out of the box.
But the only reason i got it is because its Wifi, which i never use after i dialed in the DC.

 

[doubleshot00]

Reef Octopus Varios is dead silent.

Do not get a Sicce or RedSea (rebranded Sicce pumps). They run much louder straight out of the box but quite down a bit over time once the part build a slime layer. I much prefer the dead quiet of Reef Octopus straight out of the box.

I totally agree with this. People thinking sicce makes a quiet pump is wild to me. Maybe they are known to be reliable but so is my Jebao.