reeflo in my living room

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    anyone have a reeflo pump in their living room? particularly a barracuda ? are they loud? just trying to minimize noise.i came across a good deal on one so im thinking of pulling the trigger.

    any comparison to something else sound wise. i have a mag24 and its to loud.
     
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  2. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    I have a Goby, which is the Barracuda with a different impeller, that was in the garage. My impression was that it would be loud for a living room, but then a garage has far different accoustics with hard floors, no drapes, etc.

    What size tank is it for?
     
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    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Its for a 210. It will be int the stand so it will have some sound dampening to it.
     
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    mount it on a rubber pad to minimize the vibrations.
     
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    How much are you getting it for? A Dart seems more appropriately sized considering you'll only have on the order of 6' of head pressure. The retail difference is about $100 and the Dart draws significantly less power, as in it would be meaningful enough to work into your cost analysis.
     
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    DAMN lone, you have a Reeflo in the living room! A bit on the large side no? You have a few options my friend.

    Build an enclosure for it with ventilation.
    Do what I did & build a fish room :D The only noise I have is the cool fan for my lighting.
    Switch to a different pump.
     
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  7. loneracer05

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    im getting it for 275 nib so i cant complain.i was going to get one of the bulk reef sound dampening pads for it.

    id love a fish room and when i get my own place ill have one for ssure but im in my parents house so what ever i do/get has to be contained in the stand.they were kind enough to let me run an ro line and a fill line from the basement to the tank aswell as a drain line out the garage.

    ventilated enclosure is a good idea though hmmm this may solve the problem if it arises.

    just to clear thing up this is on a slab the basment ends before this room begins
     
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    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    You can get a Dart for about that. Granted, a Barracuda for that price is a great deal, but it's more than you need, will draw more power and will be louder.
     
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    Im going to be running alot off the pump and I need some pretty kickcn flow outa it its not just for a return.the flow I really need falls between the 2 pumps so ill go alittle bigger and throttle it back.I have a mag24 now and its not cuttn it at full blast.
     
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    This thread has been moved to the Filters, Pumps, etc. Forum
     
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