Skimmer Noise
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Topic: Skimmer Noise
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Subject: Skimmer Noise
Date Posted: October 19 2014 at 2:25pm
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So Nick was at my house yesterday and said that he thinks I could quiet down my skimmer. I have a beast, Orca 250, which uses an air intake venturi on a sequence dart. The skimmer DOES have a silencer chamber on the air intake, but even with that it is super noisy. Nick suggested using a larger tubing coming off the top. I've played with that today, no luck. I just sort of assumed it couldn't be quiet. I've had the skimmer for years. Anyway if you know of a way to silence the air intake in a skimmer let me know how. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
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Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: October 19 2014 at 7:17pm
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Try and make a larger silencer =) ? even if it was in line with your other? ------------- http://www.reefinsanity.com" rel="nofollow - www.ReefInsanity.com http://www.facebook.com/ReefInsanity" rel="nofollow - www.Facebook.com/ReefInsanity 801-680-4676 |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 19 2014 at 8:34pm
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Come on over and I'll show you my large air silencer/muffler. Works awesome. Aloha  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 20 2014 at 1:05pm
That large silencer worked so great that I had been putting off making a smaller one. Did it today. Here it is.  It's practically silent. Aloha
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Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: October 20 2014 at 4:19pm
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Nice idea with the abs ------------- http://www.reefinsanity.com" rel="nofollow - www.ReefInsanity.com http://www.facebook.com/ReefInsanity" rel="nofollow - www.Facebook.com/ReefInsanity 801-680-4676 |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 20 2014 at 9:57pm
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Yeah, I discovered the chamber needs to be stiff. I had tried a plastic juice bottle which reverberated the sound like a drum. The three stiff tubes, two for air IN and one for air OUT to the skimmer (same tubing we use on our RO Units, except one size larger) extend deep into the chamber almost to the other end. Aloha
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Posted By: aporter360
Date Posted: October 21 2014 at 8:28am
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thats how my silencer came with my skimmer. works like a charm! dead silent for my needs. uses the same method, mark mightve gotted the tube idea from mine as it came with tubes deep in the silencer, seems like it will work on any skimmer so good luck! ------------- 54 gallon rimless mixed EA sump 1 year running |