Rio 26hf or 32hf can I get your review or comment
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Had a 32 HF and pumped like crazy...also VERY LOUD! Loud was not an option for me. I chose to run 2 smaller pumps verses 1 larger pump and I'm glad I did it...peace and quiet once again. If your thinking about the Rios, 2 X HF17's...they're much quieter...or 2 X Eheim 1262's...quieter yet.
I'm using 2 X Eheim 1262's + 1 FX-5 on a 300 With 90+ gallon sump... super quiet. The Eheims are slightly louder than the FX-5...and I can't hear the FX-5 unless I'm right next to it and nothing else is on in the room. Very faint humming from the Eheims. If I wasn't such a procrastinator, I would finnish the doors for my stand and install them. I'm sure you wouldn't even know the tank was running if the doors were on. I'm presently running a Rio 1700 on a 55... it's dead silent. A friend of mine runs 2 X rio 17 HF's on his 180...louder than the Ehiems but not much. He did say that he had to tinker with them a bit to get them that quiet...not sure as to what he did though.