dapdap Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I recently bought an AquaC Remora Pro skimmer. It came with an Aqua One 105 Maxi Power Head. It wasn't a quiet pump to start with, but we had a brief power out last night and now it sounds like a small helicopter. Anyone got a clue how to quieten it down again? Anyone recommend a quiet power head/ water pump (2200 l/hr)? Maxi Jet 1200 & Mag Drive 3 are the pumps recommended with the Remora Pro, and are meant to be pretty quiet, but I haven't been able to source either here in New Zealand Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 try turning it on and then of again and see how that affects it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapdap Posted February 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Hi Brianemone Thanks for your reply. I've tried switching it off and on. I even left it off for ten minutes. No joy. I can't work out how a loss of power could make it suddenly so noisey! It's beyond me. Any recommendations for a quiet pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Jump in it and fly down the shops and get a new one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 ive noticed most of the pumps that ive used have started making noise after a while, worst one was the small viaaqua on my brothers skimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 pull the impellor out check the shaft is ok then put it back in with a firm push- sometimes this helps if all else fails PM me I have a selection of S/H pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Sometimes they quieten off after a couple of weeks. The Remora Pro (I have one too) put a lot of head pressure on the pump, which can increase noise. I run my one with a pump from Jansens called an extrema. 550 gph and 10 foot head pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzza Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 How well does the skimmer go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 They created quite a stir on Reef Central when they first came out, people ranting on how awesome they are. But for me, I'm not totally impressed, however in fairness I'm not using the standard issue pump, mine is slightly higher GPH than recommended, I could not get the exact pump locally. It's not that it doesn't skim, it does. But it pumps a huge amount of air with an inconsistent bubble size, and can be very sensitive, and if I add a bit more pollution than normal the skimmer can go nuts and literally skim out gallons of water overnight. Lucky I got the model with the autodrain. I've also had to put an on/off float switch in the draining container, to make sure if the skimmer goes crazy it will turn off before it takes the tank to lower levels than I want. Now they are being brought in by a shop, presumeably there will also be the correct pump available, so others may have different opinion to me and may have comments on this also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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