The best product to isolate inline pump vibrations!

[Len]

For any one searching for the best product to isolate inline pump vibrations resonating onto your floor/cabinet, I have found it. It's a product sold to audiophiles to isolate audio components from vibrations: Vibrapods. Putting one under each two "winged" bases of my Iwaki or Panworld effectively gets rid of ALL vibration transmission. It's much better then any elastomer (including pricey sorbothene) or mousepads I've used. Vibrapods are a little pricey for what you get (about $6-8 a piece, you'll need two), but it's not unreasonably priced and does the job to perfection. 8) I use the one rated for 4-8 pounds (model 2).

 

[intensity888]

Ok Len, Great info for a noob already doing research on noise reduction before the tank is set up, :lol:
well except for one thing....you didnt provide a link..

I have been looking at sound deadeners that we in the auto manufacturing biz used and then found a another site that sold some pads. Anyway, if you found the perfect one I will just go with that if you please.

 

[Anonymous]

Since len did not give a link.

http://www.vibrapod.com/vibrapod.htm

I use doubbled up mouse pads. Worked well so far.

 

[Anonymous]

I dont have an inline pump, but $16 to make a pump silent is money well spent. Out of curiosity would these work underwater too??

 

[LA-Lawman]

a piece of "dynamat" works also... you can buy them by a roll of square.... and can get it at just about any cara audio place...

 

[intensity888]

Thanks.

Hey physics. I checked out the design of the vibrapod and I dont think the design is very appropriate to underwater use. Looks like it would create a pocket of air that would just make noise.

As i am thinking now, I would think something flat like a a piece of a mousepad would work better underwater, but then you would have to be concerned about toxicity. However i suppose you could just deaden underneath the entire sump and that might help some. I'm just speculating of course because i don't know anything. :lol:

 

[Len]

I've tried dynamat, and vibrapods are much better. Dynamat is tar and works decently, but vibrapods kill all vibrations that would normally transmit to the ground/cabinet.

I don't know if this will work underwater, but I presume it will. However, I'm not sure if it is completely reef safe. It's a soft plastic material and I'm sure it's virtually harmless, but it may leech some stuff.

 

[LA-Lawman]

do you have pics?

 

[Len]

Wazzel's links has pics. It's the big image on their homepage.

 

[Anonymous]

I wonder if they would become hard and brittle in saltwater?

 

[intensity888]

This statement is from their website:

VIBRAPOD Isolators may leave rings on woods, acrylics, and painted surfaces. They may also dissolve the paint, especially if it is lacquer. To protect these surfaces and your equipment please use BAR COASTERS or PLAYING CARDS between the VIBRAPOD Isolators and these surfaces. AOL Discs work well too.

Doesn't sound like a totally inert or harmless composition to me.

I love the AOL disc comment :lol:

 

[magicman76]

it apperars to absorb vibration by transmiting the vibrations down to the base and the moving part is a ring shaped piece in the molded rubber/plastic.. in other words.. its not likely from being corsive.. just repeded physical contact with the surfase.. HTH

 

[intensity888]

yeah thats a good point. personally i know i dont have the guts to experiement with something like that. I also found ou theya ren't carried in stores in US any longer (brik and mortar that is) i did find an online store that sells them after a bit of searching.