LOUD overflow question

fishyfun2

fishyfun2

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I got my sump/overflow box installed today. The overflow is a Eshopps PF-300 The noise from the overflow is horrendous!!! It will be going right along, and then a huge GLUG like a toilet flushing!!! THere is a chunk of PVC sitting in the drain in the bottom, before it enters the vinyl tubing to the sump. This is where they have provided a prefilter cylinder to fit over the PVC (floss-stuff), which makes it even louder if it is used. What if we drilled some holes in the side of the PVC so the water has other ways to get in? I think the sound is coming from so much water trying to drain into the only hole.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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You mentioned the "flushing" sound of the overflow....do you have any pics showing the inside of the overflow box??? You might want to consider looking at doing a "durso" standpipe or something along that line....If you frequent the other big site, you can see really good examples of what I'm referring too.....
 
orion3814

orion3814

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Originally Posted by FishyFun2
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I got my sump/overflow box installed today. The overflow is a Eshopps PF-300 The noise from the overflow is horrendous!!! It will be going right along, and then a huge GLUG like a toilet flushing!!! THere is a chunk of PVC sitting in the drain in the bottom, before it enters the vinyl tubing to the sump. This is where they have provided a prefilter cylinder to fit over the PVC (floss-stuff), which makes it even louder if it is used. What if we drilled some holes in the side of the PVC so the water has other ways to get in? I think the sound is coming from so much water trying to drain into the only hole.

first post yee hawwww
what i done is take a piece of small air line and put it in the hose goin down to my sump 1 piece sticking out at the top
and adjusted how far it was in i started at 1/4 the length and ended up about 2/3 and the other 1/2 the way down when the gurgle stopped and i affixed the top and trimmed it to stay above the tank water level beneath the light hood
i have 2 syphon overflows 1 at each end and the length of the air line varied on both 1 is about 1/2 the other 2/3
 
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