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06-04-2006, 12:24 AM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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little giant pumps
Im thinking off purchasing a new pump to maybe setup a spraybar in my 75 gallon. Im thinking of either a little giant or one of the gen x. Anyone have experience with any of these? I want something really really quiet. I was also thining of maybe a mag 18 but I hear they are noisy, so I decided against them.
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06-04-2006, 12:48 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Phoenix AZ
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Mag's are noisy. I have a GenX PCX 55 driving my skimmer, it is audiable, but the rushing water is louder, I can't hear my pump over the noise of my tank. What makes them kinda loud is vibration through the pipe, and the fan. The first you can fix by using rubber hose right off the pipe for an inch or two, the second you can't do anything about.
My friend has a few little giants, and they are about as loud as my pump GenX. The quietest pumps you will find are ones without fans IMHO.
HTH,
Whiskey
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06-04-2006, 05:46 AM
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The Bitter Mod
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta
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My Genx pumps are by no means quiet.
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06-04-2006, 07:36 AM
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Location: Pittsboro, NC
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if you are looking for quiet there is really only one choice. Velocity pumps. they do heat the water a bit, but this is why they are so quiet. these are the only pumps i use if the pump is going to be in a room with a person in it. 
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06-04-2006, 08:29 AM
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squid
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Midland, Texas
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I use a mag 12 on my 110RR that is in the living room, pump is in the cabnet below the tank, and the only time i hear it is if the tv is off, very little sound, and less power usage that the pumps you have suggested. just my opinion, good luckwith your setup.
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06-04-2006, 08:59 AM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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Does the velocity pump transfer as much heat as a submersible pump like a mag?
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06-04-2006, 09:01 AM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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I use Little Giant pumps for my return. They are a little loud from the hum when they are running but they are a reliable pump.
Tim
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06-04-2006, 09:09 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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I have used little gaints for years and they are very reliable. I have them on my tanks with other type of pump, They all seem the same to me, I hear water more then I do any of the pumps
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06-04-2006, 09:17 AM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Originally Posted by VWD
They all seem the same to me, I hear water more then I do any of the pumps
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Yeah that is true about the water hearing it over the pump. With my over flow i drilled my drain pipe so behind my overflow there is only 2" of water at all times so you hear a slight water fall noise but i did this so nothing can sit back there and cause nitrate problems.
Tim
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