Rio Hyperflow 32HF Noisy!!!

[miss__kp]

Hi Everyone, Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to everyone :)

I just bought a Rio Hyperflow 32HF to run a filter on my 350gal, so it's sitting in my tank, and it's seriously noisy! So my questions are firstly,

Is this a problem? When I put my ear to the glass it sounds like a washing machine.

Will this bother the fish in anyway?

I'm really hoping it won't vibrate my tank to peices :D


Thanks!

[chesterthehero]

did you use the suctioncups?
any part of the pump assembly, cord or return line that touches the tank or stand will vibrate/hum

also moving the pump around under water before you connect it helps to get out any small pockets of air.. the HF pumps usuially clear themselves but ive had a bubble issue once or twice

[miss__kp]

I did use the suction cups yes, I was going to pull it out tonight and make sure nothing has gotten into it. Will a peice of foam underneath cut down the vibration?

[NOLAGT]

Is it still loud?