Quietest internal return pump
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Drae
RAIDER NATION!
I've already heard about a substantial amount of them dying already. The second generation waveline's will be a lot better according to ************.com. we'll see. The Red Dragon 3 in the other hand is fine German engineering. Pricey though $$$
Uncle Luke
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Red Dragon is the quietest internal pump you can buy but be prepared to pony up some $$$
Saltwatercoral2
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I have a tunze silence return pump, and its quiet, I cant hear it outside of my sump.
azjohnny
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Laguna 1500 pumps can be found on Ebay for $100
the 3 most quiet pumps I have used in order
Laguna
Ehiem
Sicce
i have a eheim 1262 and think it is a little loud compared to their smaller versions due to vibrations of bottom of pump against bottom of sump.
gcarroll
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For those considering the Laguna 1500, I would strongly recommend considering the new Fluval Sea SP4. It is the same pump with a higher output, stand, barbed fittings, and upgraded bearings. Basically they noticed that the hobbyists were using the Laguna pond pumps and decided to make a version for the aquarium world that would be ready to go right out of the box. And yes, this pump (SP4 and SP6 only) still has the "Smart Pump Technology" that made the Laguna 1500 - 4200 such a great pump.
http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Pumps/Circulation/14337
http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Pumps/Circulation/14337
gcarroll
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No, Hydor is a separate company.
Fluval and Laguna are branches of Hagen. Hagen's pump motors (at least the ones we are talking about) are made by Askoll in Italy. Askoll pump motors were also used by Royal Exclusive which makes the Red Dragon although he claims that he purchased custom motor blocks direct from Askoll. It's definitely believable since his pumps have 10" cords and Laguna pumps have 20' cords. ATB also used Askoll pumps but here in the US they were modified Laguna pumps and not purchased directly from Askoll. This enabled them to have great customer service because Hagen was really good with ATB regarding the warranty.
TylerHaworth
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So basically you asked a question, got a myriad of good answers, and went with a pump that wasn't mentioned... What was the point in asking the question in the first place?
azjohnny
Active member
For those considering the Laguna 1500, I would strongly recommend considering the new Fluval Sea SP4. It is the same pump with a higher output, stand, barbed fittings, and upgraded bearings. Basically they noticed that the hobbyists were using the Laguna pond pumps and decided to make a version for the aquarium world that would be ready to go right out of the box. And yes, this pump (SP4 and SP6 only) still has the "Smart Pump Technology" that made the Laguna 1500 - 4200 such a great pump.
http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Pumps/Circulation/14337
Is the pump available in the states?
Wow! I went through like anyone who does some research i took numerous opinions, compiled the results, and I did some research myself, and looked at other forums and thus I made the decision!
I don't think I need criticized for not blindly jumpi g at what someone else recommends!
Mattewell
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I've had two Quiet One 4000's fail on me. Each one lasted less than a year. They are quite though.
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