Driving the Neighbours Mad

[AlanN]

Now my pond has started to settle down, with a new much larger pump to help aerate the water, Ive now got a new problem... The noise of the running fountain and filter outfall is driving the neighbours mad... This a very quite area at night and I now have to close off the fountain at night and that means getting wet, as I don't want to turn the pump off to the filters.
Its OK in this weather, but I'm not sure I want to be doing this in the winter... Is it OK to turn off the pump at night, I was told this reek havoc with the stability of the filter and maybe upset my fish too.

 

[AlanN]

Now my pond has started to settle down, with a new much larger pump to help aerate the water, Ive now got a new problem... The noise of the running fountain and filter outfall is driving the neighbours mad... This a very quite area at night and I now have to close off the fountain at night and that means getting wet, as I don't want to turn the pump off to the filters.
Its OK in this weather, but I'm not sure I want to be doing this in the winter... Is it OK to turn off the pump at night, I was told this reek havoc with the stability of the filter and maybe upset my fish too.

 

[DrCase]

That's to bad the neighbors don't like the sound of falling water
You could switch to a smaller pump at night to keep the water moving
Or get a large wind chime and see what noise they like best

 

[DrCase]

That's to bad the neighbors don't like the sound of falling water
You could switch to a smaller pump at night to keep the water moving
Or get a large wind chime and see what noise they like best

 

[AlanN]

That's to bad the neighbors don't like the sound of falling water
You could switch to a smaller pump at night to keep the water moving
Or get a large wind chime and see what noise they like best

:lol::lol::lol:
I like the idea of a smaller pump for night. what about just an air pump with a air-stone, or am I still causing problems with the filter

 

[AlanN]

That's to bad the neighbors don't like the sound of falling water
You could switch to a smaller pump at night to keep the water moving
Or get a large wind chime and see what noise they like best

:lol::lol::lol:
I like the idea of a smaller pump for night. what about just an air pump with a air-stone, or am I still causing problems with the filter

 

[DrDave]

How about a windchime and a smaller pump? then when they complain about the chime, theymay not notice the smaller pump.

 

[DrDave]

How about a windchime and a smaller pump? then when they complain about the chime, theymay not notice the smaller pump.

 

[addy1]

:regular_waving_emot:lol::lol:
I like the idea of a smaller pump for night. what about just an air pump with a air-stone, or am I still causing problems with the filter

As long as you are flowing water through it the filter should be ok. With a bio filter, the good bacteria die with still water, not sure how long they would last without flow.

 

[addy1]

:regular_waving_emot:lol::lol:
I like the idea of a smaller pump for night. what about just an air pump with a air-stone, or am I still causing problems with the filter

As long as you are flowing water through it the filter should be ok. With a bio filter, the good bacteria die with still water, not sure how long they would last without flow.

 

[DrDave]

5 hours is what I have read.

 

[DrDave]

5 hours is what I have read.

 

[AlanN]

Ive spent a couple of hours today tring to balance out the flows from the pump without making too much noise, although the flow to the filters is good, the fountain is very low and possibly not of much use. I'll have keep an eye on it for a day or two

 

[AlanN]

Ive spent a couple of hours today tring to balance out the flows from the pump without making too much noise, although the flow to the filters is good, the fountain is very low and possibly not of much use. I'll have keep an eye on it for a day or two

 

[addy1]

That sucks, bye them some ear plugs! They are probably just jealous of your pond.