Recommend a good and SILENT return pump - price is not important. (Red Sea Max e170)

[Nadiaa]

I just bought the Red Sea Max e170 SUMP upgrade, and now I need to buy a return pump.
Red Sea recommend to use af return pump with a flow of at least 2700 lph.
Which one can you recommend?

It need to be as silent as possible. I would like to controlle it by wifi.

 

[piranhaman00]

WiFi control is completely unnecessary. Jebao have been the most reliable for me

 

[Nadiaa]

WiFi control is completely unnecessary. Jebao have been the most reliable for me

I would really like to know if something is wrong with the pump, when I am not home. Therefore I need the wifi.

 

[Blindzy]

Look at the Sicce Syncra pumps. Dead quiet, great options. e and all my friends run them in multiple tanks.

 

[exnisstech]

Are there wifi return pumps that send notifications? I was under the impression they just allowed control via WiFi which IMO is unnecessary. I would never change my return flow from a remote location where I could not monitor water levels in tank and sump. Maybe I'm missing out on available return pump tech?

 

[Nadiaa]

Look at the Sicce Syncra pumps. Dead quiet, great options. e and all my friends run them in multiple tanks.

I have been looking at the Syncra SDC 6.0 so glad to hear that

 

[Nadiaa]

Are there wifi return pumps that send notifications? I was under the impression they just allowed control via WiFi which IMO is unnecessary. I would never change my return flow from a remote location where I could not monitor water levels in tank and sump. Maybe I'm missing out on available return pump tech?

It is not for changing the flow from a remote location. It is so that I can get I notification when ex the power is off, the pump has stopped due to clocking and something like that. And yes there are many pump with wifi and notifications.

 

[VintageReefer]

Any dc pump is most likely silent. Mine doesn’t have Wi-Fi, but it can push a max of 4000lph. Bought on Amazon in 2017 for 70$, has been running 24/7, cleaned it maybe 2 times, and is silent to this day

The key is you don’t want to have to be running more than 75%. That’s when you start to hear noise. Buy a stronger pump and run it 40-75% and it will be silent

I see no need for Wi-Fi notifications. Just something else to fail. More tech to squeeze in a small object, they are cutting corners somewhere.

 

[piranhaman00]

If you got notified your pump failed on vacation what would you even do?

 

[Nadiaa]

If you got notified your pump failed on vacation what would you even do?

Call someone to come and fix it