Iwaki Pumps are Loud?

[goldmullet]

Hey I have a brand new Iwaki MD55RLT Japanese pump and it sounds like someone is mowing my lawn in the living room?

Is there a way to silence this thing? PLease help?

 

[goldmullet]

Does anyone have a reef flo pump on here? Are they noisy?

 

[Mark Bianco]

I have a Reeflo Tarpon No its not dead silent but very quiet for a high head pump Not sure what your requirement is, but form what I have read the Reeflo blowhole is dead silent.

 

[goldmullet]

I went with the Iwaki and it seems too loud. Is there anyway to silence it?

Its brand new, and I was about to go with the Reeflo

 

[Aquatron]

That's Funny

That's Funny

Hey I have a brand new Iwaki MD55RLT Japanese pump and it sounds like someone is mowing my lawn in the living room?

Is there a way to silence this thing? PLease help?

That is funny Had a MD55RLT run for many years no problem with noise. Once cabinet closed ---quite.

 

[James77]

Its amazing the amoun of subjectivity with noise in this hobby.

While I have not owned an iwaki, I can say that the reeflo tarpon is nowhere near silent. I could hear it throughout my basement, mostly the motor mounted fan. Reeflo has a new line of pumps out.....the blowholes....that are based on Hydronic heating circulatory that are supposed to be silent. Most all circulators I have heard are silent, and they are adjustable as well so I would look into those.

 

[bretcummings]

Well im interested in seeing peoples responses who have used both. I am in the middle of a build and purchased an iwaki MD55RLT just because I've heard it has less noise than others.

 

[goldmullet]

Really Your MD55RLT is silent? Mine seems like you can hear the fan really loud. Its just loud. Do you use any kind of soundproofing?

 

[viggen]

The quietest IWaki's are the one's without a fan, I think 30 series and smaller & even those aren't silent. When you get to the 40 series.... you hear them mostly due to the fan & the 55/70/100's do make noise, no way I would put one in my house. They were great 20 years ago but to me it's old technology.....

Is there a reason you need such a powerful high head pump?

Possibly using a rubber mat under the pump & the flexible PVC would help with the noise... but it will still be there.

 

[goldmullet]

Thanks Viggen. I am new to the aquarium world. So I had my LFS people set up my tank and they said this was the best pump out there and they are old so I don't think they can hear that well anyway, so its probably not that loud to them anyway.

But I have a 240 gallon tank. They said I needed this pump. Could I have gone smaller?

I will try a rubber mat under it but it doesn't vibrate its like just loud, like a vacuum sound.

You have a big tank, what pump do use?

 

[JC VT]

Iwakis have a great reputation for being workhorses that work flawlessly (when properly maintained) for years and years.

 

[tmz]

Use and Iwaki 100 on my system and have for about 6years , no issues but it is loud. Mine is in the basement .

 

[goldmullet]

Ya they are great pumps and don't die. But there so loud. Does anyone on here use soundproofing like inside their cabinets?