quiet large skimmer advice!!! is this possible?

[robertshaw85]

So my system volume is apprx 300 gallons and i have began to stock more fish and my sensitive corals are begginin to show signs of stress. i currently run an mrc mr1 in sump and i think its begging to lag. i also have an mr3r that i hooked up for about 5 minutes before removing it because it sounded like a jet plane. Unfortunately, my system is in a loft so all rooms are open and connected and i hate having a roaring ocean in my house. does anyone have any ideas on a silent yet efficient skimmer? it can be out of sump but needs to not pound my roof down. a good friend reccomended the mrc reeflo orca but i cant find any real feedback on them and also i currently have a dart pump on my system like the orca and its a little too loud as well. any input would be greatly appreciated...

 

[mockery]

PM Skirz he works at MRC. They are great skimmers! I want one just can't justify the $$$.

 

[skriz]

The new Orca Pro's are equipped with the dart gold pump, which is vitually silent.

Jmaneyapanda has a Pro II; you may want to ask him how he's liking his skimmer.

 

[mojo]

MRC is great. Also check out the Reeflow Orca skimmers.

 

[robertshaw85]

wow, the responses are unbeleivably quick with this club. glad to be a part. the reeflo is the direction im headed. jus havin a hardtime breakin out the checkbook haha. and i have a dart i bought new for my return running now that sounds like a jacuzzi pump. im goin to do away with it. is the dart on the orca quiter?

 

[mojo]

robertshaw85;408554 wrote: wow, the responses are unbeleivably quick with this club. glad to be a part. the reeflo is the direction im headed. jus havin a hardtime breakin out the checkbook haha. and i have a dart i bought new for my return running now that sounds like a jacuzzi pump. im goin to do away with it. is the dart on the orca quiter?

In my experience yes. I believe it's because of the difference in the actual pump mechanism - the skimmers use a needlewheel pump, which breaks up the water and induces cavitation, and seems to be quieter. It's not silent, but it's less noise than a standard Dart. At least it was quieter than the one I had.

Big skimmers are expensive. So are the corals it supports.... There's a lot of places you can skimp, but the skimmer really isn't it.