Biocube skimmer gen 2 NOISY

[BryGuy903]

A couple of months in on the biocube 14.
Time to add the skimmer.
I don’t think it’s installed wrong, but it is NOISY!
It sounds like cappuccino being made.
No skimmer I’ve ever had (in sump or hob) has ever been this loud.

It’s quieter if I starve the airline and less bubbles are made, but for the proper foam it needs to be turned up. I’ll never make proper skimate.

Is this thing just junk?
Anyone done anything to fix/hack?

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

Maybe try an air silencer?

HOB Air Silencer

Replacement Air Silencer Reef Octopus unique silencer reduces the vacuum suction noise created by the venturi suction of the skimmer pump. For HOB models

store.coralvue.com

Or just do without the skimmer and keep up with the water changes. Others go without skimmers on larger tanks even.

 

[marcellotomasella]

A couple of months in on the biocube 14.
Time to add the skimmer.
I don’t think it’s installed wrong, but it is NOISY!
It sounds like cappuccino being made.
No skimmer I’ve ever had (in sump or hob) has ever been this loud.

It’s quieter if I starve the airline and less bubbles are made, but for the proper foam it needs to be turned up. I’ll never make proper skimate.

Is this thing just junk?
Anyone done anything to fix/hack?

I have it on my 32 , and yeah its waaaaay too loud. I had to unplug it as it was stressing the fish (at least I think it was given the amount of noise and bubbles.) For the vibration I put a piece of filter sponge (thick) on top of teh skimmer so when the lid closes it absorbed the vibration, this helped alot. For the microbubbles I put a cut sheet of filter floss at the right intake holes in front of the skimmer, this resolved the microbubble problem.