Sound proofing an eqipment room.

[Helter Skilter]

Anybody out there with an in-wall tank? Did you need to sound proof the walls, or was the drywall enough to keep things quiet. My tank is going to be in my family room, and I want to keep noise to a minimum. I was thinking 1/2" - 1" styrofoam glued to the drywall inside the plumbing room (nowhere near the halides though). I figured that would help protect the drywall from water too.

Maybe I'm getting a little carried away!?!?!?

 

[ppurcell]

I don't think so. I have an in-wall and I used regular fiberglass insulation on all of the walls and I can still hear the equipment. More/better insulation will be a good thing....

Layers of styrofoam with airspace or fiberglass insulation in between would help deaden the sound considerably.

 

[BlakDuc]

All this just for an EV-180?

 

[TheGrog]

That may work.

If possible, put insulation inside the wall. Think of the two layers of drywall like a drum. Vibrate one and the other will resonate unless the vibration is dampened.


Another thing to watch out for is the plumbing going through the walls or any equipment near the wall. Make sure they all have clearance so no vibration is transfered.

Hope this helps.

 

[Helter Skilter]

I've also got 2 400w halides, 2 Seio 1100s (thanks again Civicss), 4 4' VHO, an 1100 gph external pump, a 135g sump, 2 surge tanks, a sketch book, and quite an imagination. I still need a lot of gear (mainlya tank) but I'm getting there.

The wife's already cleared me to build an 8' x 8' room where our bar is. As soon as I clear out my current fishroom, demoiltion shall commence. Maybe after I get my tank set up, I can start making relevant posts.

 

[BlakDuc]

I dont know Bro, a bar or a fish room??? That is a very tough choice. Its all good, I am just ribbing you(that is not a sexual reference). Ask all of the questions you have before you spend your money. Sometimes I wish I asked more questions instead of being a smart assed know it all all of the time.

 

[aiko670]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9964841#post9964841 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GrandeGixxer
I dont know Bro, a bar or a fish room??? That is a very tough choice. Its all good, I am just ribbing you(that is not a sexual reference). Ask all of the questions you have before you spend your money. Sometimes I wish I asked more questions instead of being a smart assed know it all all of the time.

Don't ever apologize for being a smart @r$$ed know it all!

Build a bar in front of the tank!

 

[DaveBien]

Noise is transfered through solid objects such as studs (down Beefy) and such. So you need to isolate things like that too in addition to insulation.

 

[Helter Skilter]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9964841#post9964841 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GrandeGixxer
I dont know Bro, a bar or a fish room??? That is a very tough choice. Its all good, I am just ribbing you(that is not a sexual reference). Ask all of the questions you have before you spend your money. Sometimes I wish I asked more questions instead of being a smart assed know it all all of the time.

The good news is that I haven't had time to plumb the bar yet. It is still 100% mobile. It will either be set up next to the tank, or in another part of my basement. No more dreams of a wet bar, but it's a worthy trade off.

I find it absolutely possible to be a smart assed jerk, and still ask a lot of questions.

Thanks for the advice so far. Keep it coming. How do you isolate the studs if the drywall is hung on them? Or do you mean to keep the plumbing and pumps away from the studs? At this point I probably know more about reef keeping than construction, and that's not saying much.

 

[skunkmere]

use 3/4" drywall and mcdonalds cup holders like in hustle and flow. or you could buy this stuff called acusticell.

 

[Evolley1]

If you are planning an inwall you should draw it out on computer. I found a really cool program (free)...google sketchup. It's a cad program that is super easy to use. I am currently drawing out my floorplan for my new place I am moving in to in a week. Check out what I've drawn so far. By the way everything is to scale.

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[ppurcell]

Dave makes a good point. There are some pretty cool things you can do with the drywall to minimize the vibration. I have resilient channel installed between the ceiling studs that the drywall hangs from in my basement in addition to regular insulation. I wish I would have used it on the fish room wall too.

http://www.truesoundcontrol.com/products/RC824.html


Here are some other cool noise supression products:

http://www.asiproaudio.com/vibration_isolation_damping.htm

http://www.quietsolution.com/html/quietrock.html?gclid=CN6Qj7jHlowCFQstWAodzCJ66g