switching off skimmer at night

[hammy]

hey guys ,

do u think it is okie to swutch off the skimmer for a period of 8 hrs at night ??

i think the surface agitation create by my eheim 2026 and seio M1100 is still very turbulent.

without switching off the skimmer, my room is like having a very BIG fly flying around at night !

[searching4dan]

ur pump is so strong ah??

lol.. myb u can consider changing pumps??

[hammy]

ur pump is so strong ah??

lol.. myb u can consider changing pumps??

no lah , just that a while ago my skimmer pump was very noisy and it affected my sleep. wanna switch off so that i can sleep well as my tank in my room.

but i have solve my noisy skimmer prob. finally can sleep throguh the night yeah

[cjh]

no lah , just that a while ago my skimmer pump was very noisy and it affected my sleep. wanna switch off so that i can sleep well as my tank in my room.

but i have solve my noisy skimmer prob. finally can sleep throguh the night yeah

how??

[hammy]

how??

D & D aquarium solution webby offer some solution to reduce the noise

My Webpage

[mansiz]

You are asking us or answering? Haha, cas at 1st you started off with a question, then later you answer it. Haha. Btw what type of skimmer are you using? Venturi or needle wheel? Needle wheel type will sure create a lot of noise. Thats why to place them in the sump and shut off your cabinate door is the best. If you prefer to switch off the skimmer, I don't think thats a good idea, but if really no choice, then probably switch off for 8 hrs should be ok. But be sure to check that no large Ph fluctuation.

[hammy]

You are asking us or answering? Haha, cas at 1st you started off with a question, then later you answer it. Haha. Btw what type of skimmer are you using? Venturi or needle wheel? Needle wheel type will sure create a lot of noise. Thats why to place them in the sump and shut off your cabinate door is the best. If you prefer to switch off the skimmer, I don't think thats a good idea, but if really no choice, then probably switch off for 8 hrs should be ok. But be sure to check that no large Ph fluctuation.

initially i was asking whether is it okie to switch off skimmer for a period of 8hrs.

after which i have solutions to silence the skimmer while visiting the webby.

then cjh ask mi how i silence my skimmer.

then i provide a website.

using needlewheel. but it is really silence now. needlewheel skimmer will not surely create a lot of noise. sigh. no sump in cabinet to buffer the noise.

yup i dont really like the idea of switching off skimmer too for fear that it might crash due to low oxygen. have read that some reefer's tank crash after their skimmer was off for a period of time