my friend just gave one of those to me. i had it set up last night and its pulling out some nasty green slime. it doing a pretty good job but the pump is loud as hell. anyone have experience with this pump and know a way to shut it up?
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I can not believe a rubber band worked. I would probably go get the right one. I would hate to see it leak when you was not at home and cause a fire or something bad. I got mine at Lowe's in the plumbing department. Take one of your old ones to compare them to. Most skimmers are noisy, unless the are in a sump under the tank, but they are needed.
Try this to reduce some noise and increase efficiency
http://www.cprusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2875
If you really want it to kick butt do the bio-ball, air stone and brass air valve mods and youll be amazed. When I had mine I was dang near filling a two liter soda bottle once a month with thick, dark, smelly skimate.
Check RCs DIY forum to find the thread