Hum from new 6100 driving my wife nuts

[chi]

I've recently setup a new 120g and decided to trade up my seio's to a 6100 with the single controller (6110 package). The tank has been running now for a couple weeks and from the get go the tunze stream has been the loudest component in the tank. Regardless of whether it's on the high/low cycle there is a loud hum from the pump. I had hope that this would go away as the pump broke in, but the noise has not changed. It is so loud that my wife and I can hear it upstairs in our bedroom.

Is this humming normal? I big reason why I bought this pump was because it was suppose to be really quiet. It is way louder than the seio. My wife is threatening to shut it down if I don't do something about it. So please help.

Chi

 

[rvitko]

PM me an adddress and I will send you a new drive unit, some hum is normal but you shouldn't hear it much more than a foot away.

 

[dcoufal]

Are you using the magnet mounts? I had the same annoying hum with the magnets and went back to the hang-on mounting clips to solve the problem....

Dwain

 

[rvitko]

The magnet mounts should actually reduce the hum when used with the included rubber feet.

 

[chi]

Thanks Roger, it's nice to see such great customer service when you're buying quality parts.

Dwain, the stream is not mounted with the magnets. I wish I could but PA have been sold out of them.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

don't you have an LFS near you?
they should have mag. floats.

Man....you would hate my tank(2 external pumps about 4 feet behind headboard!(i like the hum....can't sleep in total silence-so it works for me!)

 

[chi]

Do you have a picture of how to integrate the mag floats into something similar to the tunze magnet system? The tunze magnets aren't cheap, I'm assuming that's for a good reason because the pumps are pretty powerful. I don't want to ruin what I've read as a great system by combining with some mediocre DIY stuff.

Chi

 

[d4a2n0k]

I think Reef Exotics might have the magnets in stock. www.acropora.net