holfishbay
New member
I was thinking of putting some blue foam. Like you use to put under the tank, under my pump in the sump. Is this stuff safe to use to quiet the vibrating from my pump? If not any recomendations on what i could do.
Is this stuff Reef safe?
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MMOORE0324
Member
I can't give you a for sure yes or no.. I would say probably not but I for sure wouldn't do it. What pump are you using? Should be to much vibration in the sump.
holfishbay
New member
Its the pump its a mag 36. I have a 30 gallon sump in the basement pretty loud.
MMOORE0324
Member
I can't give you a for sure yes or no.. I would say probably not but I for sure wouldn't do it. What pump are you using? Should be to much vibration in the sump.
MMOORE0324
Member
Oops sorry double post. Umm is it the pump itself or the pump vibrating against the sump? I run two Mag 7 on my skimmer and they are silent.
markviiisvt4
New member
get a piece of acrylic and coat it with silicone on both sides. quiets it down and keeps it from walking around in the sump.
serpentman
part time superhero
Very good idea and much safer. I would be hesitant to use any styrofoam in the tank. In time, it has a tendency to break down into finer pieces. Furthermore, you don't know if it contains any mold inhibitors, etc. Best to keep it out of the water.
holfishbay
New member
Thanks all.
i have the white foam under my mag 9.5, i change it uot every 2-3 months with no problems at all. with my last pump i had i put a piece of flexable pipe going from the pump to the pipe only a couple of inches between them is all you need. that helped cut down on the vibrating sound from the pump too.
PirateFish52
New member
I have heard of people using computer mouse pads for this problem. Not sure if this is totally safe, but you might want to check it out.
