I recently bought a Hailea ACO-9602 on Amazon that claims to be 'super silent', but is actually so noisy that it wrecks my domestic living environment. Consequently, I just put in a return request for a refund.
I decided to stop faffing around with cheap pumps, so paid more for a Hailea ACO-208, which is rated at 18 watts. Things are much quieter now. To minimise the sound I suspend it in the air by the mains cable.
@@CrankCase08 I'd screw a couple of small hooks into the case and suspend it off that. If off the mains cable as you mentioned, vibrations + weight over time may cause you problems. The flex though it seems robust is basically lamp wire. Not designed to support weight, neither is the internal grommet or widget that stops the cabke from tugging directly at the solder points. Best wishes.
This concept also works for small noisy children if you suspend them from the clothes rod in the closet and seal the door with duct tape. But remember to leave those tiny air gaps...safety first!
I have a question but first I have to agree with Max Paul in saying "that's offensive" and you should never say things like that !!! OK now that I've cleared the air and got that offensive post from Mark out of my mind I can stop playing around, get serious and ask my question. Most of the stuff you post actually helped me out a few times and I'm always ready to try something new so any and all ideas you give I'm willing to try because I know, you know what you're doing. I'd like to try this idea because I think it might help me in out in the future. My question is... do you duct tape them to the kitchen or the bedroom?
You saved my sanity!!! I have sensory issues/ASD spectrum/anxiety and having an aquarium has been so soothing in so many ways EXCEPT the noise. And my budget. Seriously, thank you!
Yep, it can get pretty noisy at some point, doesn't it. I myself don't even notice it anymore, but my wife on the other hand has problems sleeping sometimes and every little noise in the room keeps her awake then. I solved the rattle noise with a simple sponge taped to the air pumps, now I have to find a solution to the bubble sounds. They are homemade biological filters, made from plastic bottles, ceramic rings and black sponges in combination with air pumps. Kinda makes a lot of noise those things, but super effective I must say. And cheap. LOL
I am a 'princess' sleeper, like your wife. Have you figured out how to quell the bubble sounds? This was a great video with much appreciated info. I'm sure your missus will encourage you to find a bubble sound solution.
@naledilorna Sadly enough, no I haven't yet been able to solve that problem fully. It's better now, but like you said, she a 'princess' sleeper. She wakes up from a fly breathing across the room, so to speak. SMH
@@naledilorna Sure she's not just upset about paying to house fish. Most folks can adjust fully to a new sleeping environment in a month or two. I transited from total country to middle of the largest city in my state in about 3 weeks.
My apologies for not sharing this sooner because this does work 100% :) I just wanted to add for the people saying that this will over heat that the magnet and coil are in a thick plastic case with a tiny breather hole and we are not covering the hole 100% I say that in the video.
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Hi Mark! Just wanted you to know that content from 5 years ago is still helping people! Had a noisy pump and remembered I'd seen this video a while back. Found it, followed your instructions and ta-da! A nice quiet pump for my fry tank! (I chose to go with the Folgers Coffee plastic jug motif rather than glass jar 😊) Thanks my friend!
This information is still appreciated, four years after it was posted. I have a larger pump that I'm now thinking of hanging inside a small cooler. Thanks!!
The "Silent Giant" air pumps actually had the pumping apparatus inside a gravel filled container. They made no noise at all. Years ago, I put a noisy Hush 1 pump in a coffee can filled with gravel to silence it. That might work even better than suspending it in an empty jar.
I usually dont comment on youtube, but good sir, you deserve it. I have a very light sleep, so all these pumps being advertised as "silent" and the thousands of people on youtube pretending that they are got me angy, because every single pump still produces a very notable humming-sound. And then i found your video. simpli trick, no blabbering about, and the best part: IT ACTUALLY WORKS! now i can finally sleep in peace again. Thank you Once more!
@@MarksShrimpTanks dont know whats wrong with the 300 ppl who disliked the video, yours should be the top result when looking for "how to silence airpumps". i dont even own shrimps or fish, i just needed a pump for my hydroponic plant system with a very high flow, and they are all noisy as hell. Thanks again, you saved me so much frustration and money!
You will always get people that dont agree with what you do, most of them dont watch the entire video and form an opinion that its not safe, even though I tell them to use an airhole in the tap and ive tested the temperature in the jar its only a few degree higher.
Now this is what I call good advice, thank you so much! I thought I was too sensitive, that pump drive me crazy and I even thought it was broken because of the noise...thanks again!
Old Vid, I know: But it works! Hanging it in a vessel works. I have the standard Tetra 100 "Whisper" that whispers in a loud hum. On patio for plant drip cycle system, sitting in a corner it was way too loud for me to feel okay. I like my neighbors. Hung it in a black-square bucket. HUGE difference; not perfect but I intend to line with eggshell foam. Only a noticable drone when sitting on patio. Not throughout the courtyard! THANK YOU. VERY USEFUL TIP!
Instead of putting the pump in a sealed jar, we can also reduce the vibration by placing a thick cloth like a small piece of Turkish towel type cloth. This also reduces the vibration & noise.
I remember when you put this video out. This works amazing, by far the best way yo silence the pump. Very minimal noise. I came back again necause I have 2 noisy pumps in my livong room and they drive me nuts. Problem is, they're way too big for a jar. Is there any type of containers that work just as well as glass to insulate sound? Thanks Mark, you rule bro.
Working! I put the pump inside a jar with some sponges inside to make it even more silent. The pump is working 24/7 for more than a week and it is not overheating!
I can wait to run home to try this!!! I love silence (except for the actual sound of the bubbles bursting at the surface which I love).The application is so sound. I've tried towels, sponges, etc. and have never been satisfied.
Thank you so much for this. My tank room is a lot quieter & i got to enjoy my Me time staring at my tanks without the annoying sound from my air pumps. You're a life saver!
I've always used that type of air pump --- a friend silenced his air pumps; he replaced all of them with a big air pump and located it in another room that had extra insulation LOL Hey, it worked! Of course your approach works but the noise never bothered me, I had lots of kids. Noise has been part of my life. ;-)
Thanks very much, this is the first time how to silence your air pump that worked for me, I’ve tried everything even filling up the air pump with polyfil didn’t work. your idea worked like a charm thank you.
Thx for this video. The silencing crate is Not working properly. Bought a more silenced air pump. If this is also as loud i'll try the small air pump with the jar, you show in the video.
My three Whisper Air Pumps I just turned off...this will be better than my cardboard box method! My problem in California is finding a Glass Jar, they are all made of cheap recycled plastic over here!
"Liked" this video but I can't believe in this day and age that someone can't manufacture a silent aquarium air pump. For me at this point the choices are to either keep an aquarium with a loud buzzing sound while you're trying to sleep or not to keep fish at all ? ? ? Unbelievable
Taping the plug wire...how long do you think the plug wire will last from all the vibration an air pumps make? Do you think the plug wire will come off the air pump from the vibration an air pump makes being taped like that?
It's hard to say exactly how long the plug wire will last, but if it's securely taped, it should be able to withstand the vibrations from the air pump for a decent amount of time. Just keep an eye on it and make sure to re-tape if needed.
I just use a cheap thick sponge and let the pump sit on it. Done. No rattling noise anymore at all. And if you want to make sure the pump stays put all the time, just get a bit of ducktape and secure the pump to the sponge with it. It can't get any easier or cheaper if you ask me. Cheers.
Thank you sooo much for this! Emptied out our coffee jar and put the pump in. Added some noise absorbing foam at the bottom of the jar and sat the jar on some foam as well and i cant hear the vibrations at all (can still hear up close but its gone from about a 100 to a 10) . Can now only hear the noise from the bubbles which is minimal as they go through a foam filter
You can get REALLY quiet air pumps like the aPump that operate basically silently. I have a tiny piezoelectric Japanese-made air pump called the Nisso Mute S that makes only the tiniest of humming noises. I sleep a foot away from it with no problems. The only cons are they don't move a lot of air (although mine runs a box filter in my 25 gallon just fine) and they are a little pricey too ($35ish).
I did it with a tupperware container and lined it with some foam insulation and yeah hanging it so its not touching anything is key just doing that alone helps. Also I think its better to get 1 good quiet powerful pump and hook it up to a gang valve like the pen plax 5 site one. Instead of a room of those things buzzing i have 1 silenced one running all my tanks.
I like the idea. But if you seal the jar with tape how is the pump intake drawing fresh air ?this must put extra strain on pump coursing overheating.?GREATLY decreasing it's efficiency and lifetime .Need to leave some hole for air flow.
You can also wrap the pump in a tea towel or cloth of some kind and tape it. That's what I do. Seems to work pretty well. Sometime even just setting pump on a cloth or piece of foam works too.
This is great, I want to get a shrimp tank for my bedroom (the only place I can) but I don't want a constant sound other than a little water bubbling. This should help!
Nah, Duck tape is actually correct, since it isn't named Duct due to repairing ductwork, but Duck due to it's semi-waterproof nature. It was only colored silver and called "duct" tape because people kept getting it wrong- you were right at first!
Waw awesome timing. Thanks you uploading this video. I've been getting annoyed with my air pumps now I have three to listen to :) such a lovely simple idea.
Bruh that air pump needs to take in air, you covered it's ability to take in air. Make a little hole so that air can go inside the pump cavity. Nice idea to silence it. I'm currently using a portable protector case, made it quiet by 95%.
So here is an evil plan to combine combine aquarium and and rock polishing hobbies. Attach a tray to house polishing grit and rocks to the air pump. Will it work as a vibrating rock polisher that runs 24/7? I'm gonna find out.
You would think the glass jar would make it way louder! (like setting your cell phone in a jar to make the sound louder! i wonder if you put like a $1 store sponge or 3 inside the jar might help dampen the sound by soaking it up and then duct tape the top?? I have those older whisper deep water air pumps and OMG the noise drives me CraZy!!! ive set them on sponges to keep vibrating down or keep from rattling.
The noise you hear is all from vibration ,thats why if the jar is big enough you can suspend it in the Jar so that the pump has nothing to vibrate against...ducttape also seems to help dampen the noise even further because with normal tape it doesnt really work the same .
what about the heat? and where does the pump suck air from? it kinda looks like if it super tight seal air pump would just make a vacuum in the glass...
also keep in mind that hanging it from the wire means that in the long run you are going to damage the wire which is unsafe. So just keep an eye on the cable :)
Hello Mark! I'm fairly certain I have seen Flourish Fert in your room.Is that what you use? I have gotten several different opinions on it being Shrimp safe
maybe I missed the part about the air pump needs air coming in to pump air out. If you mentioned that needs airholes already.. my apologies ! Nice approach to overcome the noise they create. Thnx !
Why not just surround the pump in the jar with Large Polystyrene balls (from a craft store... Hobbycraft)! I've put noisy pumps into cardboard boxes with packing foam/curly chips before now with holes cut in the box for air inlets. The packing chips allow a circulation of air around the pump to stop it overheating!
Hi, one question if I may. I did your trick with a verry cheap air pump,and the result was amazing. Can you recomand me wat you think is the most quit air pump. Thanks greetings from Holland.
I think so, Image how annoyed I was when I went outside and my son had used what tape I had left to duct tape a punching pad to a wide tree!! he used the whole roll which cost me about $12 and it looked a mess on the tree hahahaha kids eh :D
It seems you restrict air flow which gives extra resistance in the spool which shortens the lifespan of the pump. The noise from pumps like this is 9/10 times caused by a slightly shifted membrane( the magnet hits the spool), or dirty valves. You can open it up, clean it out, ad a little lube and the noise is gone. These pumps just need a little love from time to time.
I am not restricting any airflow the inlet size on the pump is tiny compared to the size of the breather hole I have on the jar, this pump lasted for years and never overheated and yes I did test it, this video wouldn't have anywhere near as many views if this didnt work.
@@MarksShrimpTanks I´ve put a beer coaster under a wobbly table and it hasn´t wobbled in years ! This jar thing might work but it's a beer coaster solution. Just find the problem and fix it. Restricted air flow or not this pump is still not repaired, still making noise, noise means mechanical contact in the pump, mechanical contact means wear. These things are easy to fix if you would jus take the couple screws out and have a look. If you're washing machine starts making noise you don't isolate your washing room, you fix the machine right ? The screws and nuts in these things can loosen up due to vibration/ valves get dirty / membranes break/ and things move a litle out of the place. All you need is a screwdriver, no jars and ducktape. You could even see what air flow restriction does to the mechanical working of your pump while it's working and why it becomes quieter with a little load on it.
My pleasure, you know whats funny is I sat on that idea for years not telling anybody and then one week I didnt have any content so I made this, Its funny because it was just a throw away video but now its one of my most watched... just goes to show.
I was looking through some of your older stuff and I actually found three that I haven't seen till now and this is one of them. They are also the only three videos you have that didn't get a thumbs up from me... Till now :) There were and still are a few that I didn't like as much because of different reasons. A.) They were simple "common sense" but I give you the thumbs up anyway (because "common sense" isn't common these days. If things aren't bought up, people won't bother to notice them) B.) been done hundreds of times, by others with aquariums, vivariums or any other type of animal habitat. Thumbs up for the fact that you work hard at pointing out everything in detail, explaining as well as visual instructions giving everyone not just the "how" but more importantly, the "why" C.) I may have something that works better in my opinion or I though of ways to improve what you've done. 365 days in a year + 365 videos = 365 thumbs up, Congrats to you sir!
Not to advertise, but I have an "aqualiter a pump" the thing is seriously tiny (a little bigger then a suction cup) and is quieter then the sound of the bubbles it makes. It's even quieter then my lamp lol.
Mark, you know those awful D-cell air pumps that are used during power outages? They are HORRENDOUSLY noisy. Do you think this would work with those? Obviously we'd need to change the batteries at some point, but hopefully power would be restored by then. I have a few of them, but cringe even turning them on.
