effect of sound waves on a reef?

[shecter]

ok i apoligise if this sounds odd or if its in the wrong forum. my fishtank is in my bedroom. which is also where my entertainment center is. i was wondering if the vibration the subwoofer makes in the air would effect anything in a negitive way. the sub vibrates the house even at low volumes. is this something i should be worrying about? has anyone studied this before? thanks in advance :.

 

[pallobi]

great question... often wondered this myself as my system used to be near by bass amp, or well, in the same room...

 

[shecter]

i know what you mean. when i play music loud or play my guitar i check them out to see if theres a reaction but i dont notice a difference. figured id see if the smarter people knew better lol.

 

[Turbosnail]

My tank is in my living room with the surround sound and I have never notice a difference.

 

[pallobi]

My tank is in my living room with the surround sound and I have never notice a difference.

right?... you would think polyps would retract or something at least. or fish might get a little anxious... especially when there was some real low end frequency, which would cuase the most vibrations through the subwoofers... like Tom mentioned in his original post...

 

[aiaman]

well if that's true than my fish/corals are deaf now
I watched the latest pink floyd concert on max last week

 

[omarkattan]

I do notice my yellow tang change in behavior if I blast it too loud some fish hide a bit so I try not to go to crazy

 

[onefish]

watch your tank while someone slams a door in the house, may not even be to that room but the fish are still skiddish. to make this example even better, watch a freshwater tank with a school of fish, like neon tetras and perform this test, note they all spread from the school.

IMO noise will stress any living animal- be a fish, cat/dog, and even children.

 

[pallobi]

watch your tank while someone slams a door in the house, may not even be to that room but the fish are still skiddish. to make this example even better, watch a freshwater tank with a school of fish, like neon tetras and perform this test, note they all spread from the school.

IMO noise will stress any living animal- be a fish, cat/dog, and even children.

long term exposure to noise will definately stress animals and absolutely even humans, adults as well... i think the advantage the fish/water critters have, is that the water muffles it tremendously... however, if the noise is too loud, and too long, i think it will also take hold on water creatures...

 

[MisFit]

i think the advantage the fish/water critters have, is that the water muffles it tremendously...

Water is a much better conductor of sound than air... The key is not to go crazy. The ocean is not quiet on reefs, if you ever dove on a reef you would notice its pretty noisy, wave action, parrot fish, pistol shrimp, boats.

 

[Samc]

I play the drums, and my sister plays guitar, and I play pretty loud and whenever I do I look over at my fish and they never seem to be stressed out, and none of the polyps on any of my corals retract. I would think the glass would muffle the sound? Probably wrong, but just a guess.

 

[jdeb101]

My tank is in my mancave that includes drum set as well and I notice my fish mosh-pitting! lol bad joke I know... Besides coral / fish stress, I wonder if it causes any damage to the silicon joints on the tank??

 

[aiaman]

David Gilmore live at Albert Hall, need I say more.

 

[OceanGuy]

Fish like little kids should get used to the noise. I had a neighbor who used to ask us not to bounce the basketball because Tucker was sleeping. Our kids slept through everything as they were used to music and other noise....