Noisy Pump Help

[MONTANTK]

Recently purchased a Sicce pump for my 7.4g tank. It runs about 160gph and it’s incredibly noisy. I took it out and ran it dry for a second and it was silent. I checked the impeller as well and it looks fine. Also checked that it’s not laying against anything. Any suggestions? Did I maybe get a bad pump?

 

[Ippyroy]

Get a silicone mat to put it on. That might help. What kind of noise is it? Bubbling, vibrations, humming, grinding?

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[MONTANTK]

Get a silicone mat to put it on. That might help. What kind of noise is it? Bubbling, vibrations, humming, grinding?

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Loud humming noise

 

[MONTANTK]

Get a silicone mat to put it on. That might help. What kind of noise is it? Bubbling, vibrations, humming, grinding?

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And it is on suction cups

 

[Reef.]

I could never get mine quiet no matter what I tried, I tried two of them then gave up and bought a jecod dc pump, near silent on low setting.

 

[Ippyroy]

n And it is on suction cups

The mat will help. Those little suction cups are worthless IMHO. Then using a short piece of silicone tubing from the pump to PVC will should silence it.

 

[MONTANTK]

I could never get mine quiet no matter what I tried, I tried two of them then gave up and bought a jecod dc pump, near silent on low setting.

I have a Newa and a ViaAqua on the way so hoping one of those do the trick

 

[MONTANTK]

The mat will help. Those little suction cups are worthless IMHO. Then using a short piece of silicone tubing from the pump to PVC will should silence it.

Is there a diagram of what this would look like?

 

[Reef.]

The mat will help. Those little suction cups are worthless IMHO. Then using a short piece of silicone tubing from the pump to PVC will should silence it.

May work for the op, I tried all those suggestions, didn’t work for me, if the OP needs to buy those items to try I would just go for the jecod dc pump as they are cheap.

 

[Ippyroy]

Is there a diagram of what this would look like?

Here you go. This is similar to what I did.

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[MONTANTK]

Here you go. This is similar to what I did.

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Ah okay, I must have misunderstood. I currently have the silicone hose in place. I think I’m just going to have to wait until my other pumps come in

 

[Reef.]

It’s weird as some people swear they are silent, my guess it’s either some or just duff pumps or the stand the tank is on plays a big part in what vibrations are transferred.

 

[MONTANTK]

It’s weird as some people swear they are silent, my guess it’s either some or just duff pumps or the stand the tank is on plays a big part in what vibrations are transferred.

I was thinking perhaps the area for the pump is small and bouncing around a lot of the noise. I don’t remember my pumps for my IM10 being this loud but it was also only 90gph. Keeping my hopes up with the Viaaqua because I’ve heard they’re very quiet

 

[ksed]

You need more than silicone mats and tubing to tame one of those Sicce pumps.
Had a couple and will never buy another.
Varios .

 

[MONTANTK]

You need more than silicone mats and tubing to tame one of those Sicce pumps.
Had a couple and will never buy another.
Varios .

After a lot of trial and error I was able to quiet it down a little but not enough. I realized the pump compartment is too tight and it is in fact the vibrations from the pump causing the noise although it doesn’t touch any of the sides. I ordered a silicone mat and I’m going to cut pieces to fit all 4 sides as well as the bottom. Then the next issue to tackle is the heat the pump gives off. My thermometer shows the tank running at 82° with the sicce. The issue is that my heater is set to 78° but it is still on when the thermometer reads 82 so clearly one of those two things isn’t functioning properly. This has been a fun build to say the least

 

[kp33]

After a lot of trial and error I was able to quiet it down a little but not enough. I realized the pump compartment is too tight and it is in fact the vibrations from the pump causing the noise although it doesn’t touch any of the sides. I ordered a silicone mat and I’m going to cut pieces to fit all 4 sides as well as the bottom. Then the next issue to tackle is the heat the pump gives off. My thermometer shows the tank running at 82° with the sicce. The issue is that my heater is set to 78° but it is still on when the thermometer reads 82 so clearly one of those two things isn’t functioning properly. This has been a fun build to say the least

I know this is an old post but did the mat help? My pump is vibrating my tank as well.