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!
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!
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.
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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.
I went another route... (AKA: two birds one stone!) I think you'll get it? I made a sandwich using carbon filter pads over and under, then I placed that sandrich inside of one of the mechanical filter pad bags from a whisper filter . because I had them handy, I used the ones posted here but there are hundreds of cheeper methods www.homedepot.com/p/Deodorizer-Carbon-Filter-for-Trash-Can-Models-3-Pack-HO12CF3/302003379?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal2_rr-_-203500757-_-302003379-_-N
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!
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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. ;-)
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.
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!
"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
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!
Very interesting as usual Mark, oh and by the way my Dads saying was that you will learn something new everyday and it's true. Because what ever video I watch of yours it is always interesting and well put thank you Mark. Keep up the good work 👍🏻👍🏻😀
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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%.
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).
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
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
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 .
It is a good idea. But what about the heat? Is it warming? Is it secure to leave my home? I would like to know the experience that you have if use this method. Thanks
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.
Oh there really aren't any silent air pumps out there?! I always thought I was unlucky. Thrice. I currently have one hanging by it's cable through a little noose. Both the solution and its punishment! Can one really be awarded with the Blue Peter Badge without mentioning sticky back plastic though? Love your videos!
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That pump is advertised as silent. Tetra must have a different definition of "silent" to everyone else, because mine sounds like a diesel engine.
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 think the person who checks these "silent" pumps in the factory must be slightly deaf.
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.
Only really silent ones I own is a tiny 1 watt pump I have on a shrimp tank (made by Cambani). I own 2 but one has become noisy.
@@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.
Just found this at midnight and it stopped me from smashing all my air pumps with a hammer
I’m up right now watching and it’s 01:31!
I’m watching this at 2:15 am to!
What stopped you all the other nights
😂😂😂😂
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!
hahahahahaha works with women to Travis :)
lol! we are gonna be in so much trouble!
hey that's offensive
just kidding I laughed for abt 5 mins and I'm 13
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?
Hahahahaha you guys are hilarious!
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!
Rebecca you are very welcome!!
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!
That is one thing that I hate about the aquarium hobby. Noise.
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 add a airstone in your sponge filter if you have one it worked for mine
@@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.
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Best method ever. Tryed it right after the video and it works great. Before I had 40db at 15 cm from the pump, now I have 20db. MASSIVE improvement.
glad it helped you
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.
I went another route...
(AKA: two birds one stone!)
I think you'll get it?
I made a sandwich using carbon filter pads over and under, then I placed that sandrich inside of one of the mechanical filter pad bags from a whisper filter .
because I had them handy, I used the ones posted here but there are hundreds of cheeper methods www.homedepot.com/p/Deodorizer-Carbon-Filter-for-Trash-Can-Models-3-Pack-HO12CF3/302003379?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal2_rr-_-203500757-_-302003379-_-N
@@babypunkangel what do you mean? I cant picture the sandwich part
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!
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!!
Glad I could help
Amazing! I just did mine exactly as you described... even better when I placed the jar in the cabinet stand! no noise at all!
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.
Thats actually an awesome idea I will have to try it.
Why just not put it in the coars filter foam and then inside of the jar?
@@adomijan1606 Foam would trap a good deal of heat whereas the rocks would disperse it better.
@@effervescentrelief but the pump is sucking air so there is no stagnant air inside the foam,there is always airflow inside.
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!
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!
,you are very very welcome
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 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!
You are very welcome my friend 😁
@@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.
How does it gets air what type of jar should i use a plastic one or a glass one
I mention in the video you should leave a hole the width of a pencil in the tape, and glass is what I use, I dont think plastic would work the same.
You are a genius! I used to have my air pump on a timer so it was off at night while i slept. Now my aquatic critters will get bubbles 24/7!
Glad its helped :)
Gonna do this. My hearing isn't the best, but when I get near, I can definitely hear the pumps. Thanks, Mark. You've been a great help to this newbie.
Glad to help
Hey Mark, I am a bit late to the show but this is gold! May have to nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize after this... Thank you!
Thank you Nigel, have a great christmas :)
I was a skeptic, but WOW- it totally worked! Can’t even hear it at all now! Thanks a ton!
Its awesome, the duct tape has a dampening effect on sound waves I thing because it really doesnt work with any other tape haha
Omg it’s a miracle. I finally don’t need earphones in while I’m sleeping
Thank you for the feedback Joon :)
😂😂😂
lol
if u have one of the little square ones, what works well is to put it on top of a sponge.
Mark, I keep my pumps on a wash clothes and it takes care of the annoying sound. Great video. Happy shrimping
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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.
Glad it helped haron :)
The jar will work as a resonance enhancer. That's why the duct tape works. If u also fill the jar with rock wool it will be even more quiet.
Thanks just reminded me to pinch my air hose bubbles,lovely and quiet now,big thanks❤
You are very welcome Nic
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. ;-)
That noise haunts my nightmares... Wish I'd known this, all my air pumps sat on the big yellow car cleaning sponges.
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.
oh it works :)
Gr8 tip m8. Thank you. Bought one of these advertised as "silent". Here I am
Glad I could help
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!
Thank you man, you saved my ears :) , tested and working. I would start putting all noisy household objects in jars :D
more like a drum instead of jars for toddlers!
"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
Exactly!
Agreed, it seems like this is the aquatic trade's dirty little secret.
I'll be trying this one on the bedroom tank's air pump... thanks Mark!
You are welcome :)
Marks Shrimp Tanks I am finishing a tank right now moving the canister from aother tank to it and am going to start building DIY filters for fun :)
Omg your a sanity saver! It worked, it was driving me nuts. Thank you so much such a quick and easy fix 🎉😁
You're welcome! just remember to leave a tiny breather hole 👍
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 still have the pump from this video, its still works. 👍
Very interesting as usual Mark, oh and by the way my Dads saying was that you will learn something new everyday and it's true. Because what ever video I watch of yours it is always interesting and well put thank you Mark. Keep up the good work 👍🏻👍🏻😀
Thank you Anita, How have you been ?
Marks Shrimp Tanks very well thanks Mark good to know that you survived whatever made you swear lol 😂
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.
Yes but your pump will not be silent no pump is,the way I do it you cant even hear it hum :)
Oooww.... got it now. ;)
Cheers.
Thank you so much. I don't own any aquariums but our tenant has a very noisy aquarium air pump. Will pass on the information to him.
Q, Where does the air for the air pump come from since you just starved it of air by enclosing it in a jar and sealing with duct tape?
A. th-cam.com/video/3JNcwZC-1To/w-d-xo.html You didn't watch the whole video did you?
I'm just getting into the shrimp hobby and your videos are my absolute favorite! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!
Thank you sir its nice to feel appreciated.
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.
Once you try it you will say FUUUUUUU IT WORKS LOL !!
Marks Shrimp Tanks haha I hope so 🤣
This video is pure fucking genius. Thanks for the great idea. My air pump is now almost silent!
Horse Malone true I bought one of those today and it wasn’t silent at all
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.
unfortunaly not, it has to be a big glass jar or even something ceramic like a large pot, ive tried plastic and it doesnt work.
THANK YOU!!!!! You have answered a problem I have been dealing with since I having aquariums. Also have the same problem with duct tape being a pain!
Glad I can help Dianne :)
Great tips and tricks, great vid and that personality earned an instant sub. Cheers, mate!
Thank you Nick
Great job mark,i have a noisy hidom pump,will give this a go asap👍🏽
Wtf. Utube said i was not subscribed. Sorry. Subscribed. Nice video!
The man is a genius! sorted my problem... thanks alot :)
That is the absolutely stickiest duct tape I’ve ever seen
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
Awesome idea. Thanks. Don't you hate it when your tape splits? LOL😂💚
lol I know normaly I struggle just to cut it lol
Well done it does work I’ve just tried it thank you so much
Glad I could help
awesome page, this is my first video Ive watched, but Im checking into the others now! thanks for sharing! I hate my pump, I want to try it!
Oh you will thank me for this :D
Those plastic feet on that Tetra pump make it a lot bigger so why not cut them off first before suspending it in a jar.
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.
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
Hello Ryan,its flourish trace you see I dont use the other stuff :)
Hahahaha! Mark you are funny. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
It is also actually Duck tape as well, Duck tape is the brand and oddly enough is apparently pretty crap on ducting :P
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!
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!
Small powerhead with shrimp safe sponge filter would be better for you then,they are almost silent :)
Genius Idea Mark !
Thanks a lot
Remember to leave a small hole so your pump can breath and not overheat :)
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 add a hole I say this in the video, the actual breather hole on the pump is tiny as in 3mm.
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.
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!
Get a metal sleeve band and put it around the middle area and tighten the nut until the sound isn't loud.
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.
Omg! Your aquariums are beautiful!!
Thank you :)
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%.
GREAT! Thank you so much! Enjoy your vids
Thank you WMW
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 have had them on my channel before and I gave one away one time great little pumps so thank you for the input :)
Where can i get this piezoelectric japanese made air pump?
@@MarksShrimpTanks
Which quitiest air pump should i use for the aquarium in my room?
You sir helped me a lot!
thanks.
Happy to help
Thank you verry much. The sound is gone and the world looks much brighter now ;-))
How is the air entering inside the jar?
through the air hole ?
Thanks Mark m just a beginner with my aquarium so that's great will get some sleep now thanks for sharing too
Glad I could help :)
Great tip, Mark.
works like a charm, my pump was driving me crazy and this has solved it.
well that's me subscribe mate that must he hands down the best tip trick I have ever had and so simple 100% work fantastic thank you,
patent that
You are very very welcome John :)
Any overheating problems ??
None, I still have this pump today.
I am going to do it today! Say have tou ever done garlic vs shrimp? Roasted perhaps?
Not yet,I will get round to it though :)
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
Sounds great! Literally 👌👍😊
Hi Mark I’ve just tried this on my classic 30L biorb tank and it works 😲 thanks for the advice but not the patter 😂 awra best to ye 🏴❤️
Thanks I think 😂
@@MarksShrimpTanks yer welcome 🤨 seriously what a difference it’s made, thanks again 😄
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.
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...
Its not sealed I say that in the video,also all a pump is is a magnet and a copper coil.
The coil is what generates the heat
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 :)
It doesnt produce heat like you think it does,the case is cold to the touch in normal use.
It will absolutely not do any damage to the cable it only weights about 1/2 kilo ,I could hang 5 kg on that wire and it would do nothing to it.
Nice! Sound is literally vibration, without solid media the sound struggles to travel. Brilliant pump hack!
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.
Will it not over heat.. Great idea
Not at all
really thanks man it`s work like a Charm :D you made my day
awesome. I know how much a pain in the butt the pumps can get especially when you have a few of them in a room.
Thank you. Perfect for my DWC
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.
any recommendations of brands/models? Positive or negative?
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 .
I think alot of noise comes thru the airline and the airstone...
Yes possible
It was originally duck tape. It was designed to waterproof ammunition boxes in ww2
I took mine apart and it seemed like the noise came within the pump, not from the vibration of the pump shell. But I'm certainly going to try this.
I hope you fixed it beth :)
It is a good idea. But what about the heat? Is it warming? Is it secure to leave my home? I would like to know the experience that you have if use this method. Thanks
Not at all
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.
Sir which filter are u using?......water is so clean.....
most of my tanks have sponge filters with patmini powerheads , the water I think is just so clean because of the active soils :)
Oh there really aren't any silent air pumps out there?! I always thought I was unlucky. Thrice. I currently have one hanging by it's cable through a little noose. Both the solution and its punishment! Can one really be awarded with the Blue Peter Badge without mentioning sticky back plastic though? Love your videos!
THANK U awvanroon :)
Mark... i cant find an exact number, but there are over 40 original Scottish inventions! lets change that 41 now!