Ryan S February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 (edited) Does Home Depot or Lowe's have: 1) Sound Dampening Pads like these, but preferably cheaper, different sizes, or even thinner? (to be placed under maxi jets in the sump, mag 9.5 return pump, etc). 2) Some sort of padding or foam I could attach to the inside of my stand to reduce the sound coming out of the sump area? Edited February 1, 2012 by Ryan S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 I have a few from BRS. I just gotta find them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 cheaper than 4.99????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S February 1, 2012 Author Share February 1, 2012 cheaper than 4.99????? Cost isn't really the prohibitive factor, but it's $5 for a piece that's only 3.75"x3.75". I figured home depot might have them in sheets or rolls, but are only 1/4" or 1/2" thick, instead of 1" thick perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 For under the pumps you could use old computer mouse pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S February 1, 2012 Author Share February 1, 2012 For under the pumps you could use old computer mouse pads. In a zip lock bag... That could totally work. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thefishman65 February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 If they are clean I don't think you need the zip lock. IMHO it will leak eventually and may cause stagnant zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S February 1, 2012 Author Share February 1, 2012 Alright. I don't have any old ones, but I could get them cheap enough at microcenter. I could then cut them to fit the 2 Maxi-Jets I am concerned about perfectly. I figure they should help with vibration and sound, at least a little bit. Now I need to find something to put on the inside of the wood in the stand to lessen sound. Do any of you use stuff for that as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 Mouse pads. If you were here in Herndon, I could probably scrounge up some. Since my company recently changed it's name, we were tossing out a lot of new mousepads with the old name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 1, 2012 Share February 1, 2012 I've seen people staple this stuff to the inside of the stand. I don't know where you can find it locally. http://www.foambymail.com/EC1-5-F-CH/1-5-eggcrate-foam.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S February 1, 2012 Author Share February 1, 2012 I've seen people staple this stuff to the inside of the stand. I don't know where you can find it locally. http://www.foambymail.com/EC1-5-F-CH/1-5-eggcrate-foam.html yeah, I've seen the foam before. Not sure I can get it to fit inside very well. Have you seen this stuff before? Much thinner, and would be easy to cover the interior of the stand with a layer of it (assuming it works). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encideought February 2, 2012 Share February 2, 2012 I bought a cheap yoga mat and cut it up. It worked great for exactly what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 2, 2012 Share February 2, 2012 I bought a cheap yoga mat and cut it up. It worked great for exactly what you're talking about. That's a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firecrackerbob February 2, 2012 Share February 2, 2012 I just use styrofoam sheets. I put them under pumps inside my sump then agin under the tanks(both display and sump) seems to do the trick... just hear a mild hum sound which I have actually grown kind of fond of. (BTW my sump has 2 mags and a maxi going at all times) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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