does salt water break down rubber to the point it will affect my water parameters and livestock? To quite the vibration of my skimmer im thinking of putting a 1/16 thick piece of rubber underneath it in my sump
I think we linked to the same exact product. lolI bought some silicone dish during matt and cut it to size.
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actually I had a piece of the rubber in a plastic bag between the skimmer base and the egg crate it sits on in the sump. My landlord claims she can still hear the vibration from it, I was thinking of putting another one underneath the egg crate and bottom of glass sump. Although Im liking the sand in a bag idea. ThanksPlastic lunch bag with damp sand formed into the shape of a kitchen sponge. This will prevent any sound from transmitting from the pump base..
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lol I have! The set-up has been in my sons bedroom for 2 years now and its recently only become a problem. I went through everything, unplugging and plugging heater, powerhead, light, and when I got to the skimmer she said it was gone. Its a Diablo 160 skimmer that I got a great deal on from a guy who upgraded the pump on it to a sicce 1000psk. Its overrated for my sons tank which in total volume is 60-70 gls, the timing was right though. Im at the point where im ready to try to trade it for a smaller in-tank skimmer though. We had the same problem with the cpr hob skimmer on our 55gl tank in the living room. She said she could hear a vibration from that so after not running that skimmer for months the problem came up again. I literally emptied the whole tank and cut a piece of that rubber mat to fit under the 55. I also changed the powerhead on the 55. That problem is solved so she says so Im throwing the hob skimmer back on and see if anything is said. Come to think of it I cut a piece and put it under the sump on the tank in my sons room lol it really has become a pain in the a**, honestly I'm ready to move.I say turn it off for a day or two and see if they still hear it. I've done this trick on afboundguy's better 1/2 and she still thought she heard the noise